3-10-23
THE LAFAYETTE CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT WILL NOW BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A DETENTION POND PROJECT NEAR MILTON. L-C-G ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE BENDEL PARTNERSHIP IN WHICH L-C-G WILL PURCHASE PROPERTY NEAR MILTON FOR ELEVEN-POINT-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS. L-C-G WILL USE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDS WHICH WERE BUDGETD BY THE PARISH COUNCIL LAST MAY. MAYOR PRESIDENT JOSH GUILLORY SAYS L-C-G CONTRACTORS WILL BE MOBILIZED TO COMPLETE THE HOMEWOOD DETENTION POND PROJECT WHICH WILL BENEFIT DETENTION EFFORTS FOR THE CITY, PARISH AND NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES.
A KAPLAN MAN WAS ARRESTED BY DUSON POLICE AFTER A TRAFFIC STOP YESTERDAY LED TO THE SEIZURE OF DRUGS, MONEY AND A FIREARM. TWENTY-THREE-YEAR-OLD KEONDRICK SOLOMON WAS STOPPED FOR SPEEDING ON RICELAND ROAD. AN OFFICER DETECTED THE STRONG ODOR OF MARIJUANA WHICH LED TO THE SEARCH OF THE VEHICLE. THEY FOUND SIX OUNCES OF MARIJUANA, A FORTY-CALIBER HANDGUN AND TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS IN CASH.
The head of one of Louisiana’s most powerful business groups has announced he is running for governor. Stephen Waguespack told Louisiana Association of Business and Industry board members on Thursday that he is resigning from his position of 10 years, as president and CEO of the group, to launch his Republican gubernatorial bid. Waguespack, 49, joins a growing list of candidates vying for the position, including Attorney General Jeff Landry, state Treasurer John Schroder, former Louisiana Transportation Secretary Shawn Wilson and attorney and minister Hunter Lundy.
A FIGHT IN ELTON WEDNESDAY LED TO SHOTS BEING FIRED, ACCORDING TO THE JEFF DAVIS PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE. AUTHORITIES WERE INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A FIGHT ON SAINT JOSEPH STREET BETWEEN A GROUP OF JUVENILES AND ADULTS AND ONE PERSON FIRED SHOTS. THAT PERSON WAS LATER IDENTIFIED AS THIRTY-ONE-YEAR-OLD LANDE MAURICE ANTHONY OF ELTON. HE WAS BOOKED INTO THE JEFF DAVIS PARISH JAIL ON CHARGES OF AGGRAVATED ASSAULT WITH A FIREARM AND ILLEGAL CARRYING OF WEAPONS.
YESTERDAY WAS THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THIRTY-THREE-YEAR-OLD ELLA GOODIE OF SCOTT. SHE WAS LAST SEEN ON MARCH NINTH OF LAST YEAR WHEN SHE LEFT HOME AS A CONTRACT DRIVER TO PICK UP A PASSENGER FOR TRANSPORT TO HOUSTON. THIRTY-SIX-YEAR-OLD BRANDON FRANSISCO OF MANSURA WAS NAMED A PERSON OF INTEREST IN THE CASE AS HE WAS THE LAST PERSON IN CONTACT WITH GOODIE BEFORE HER DISAPPEARANCE. JESSICA GOODIE TELLS KLFY TV THE FAMILY IS STILL HOLDING OUT HOPE, ESPECIALLY SINCE AUTHORITIES HAVE TURNED THE CASE INTO A HOMOCIDE INVESTIGATION.
SAINT MARTIN PARISH SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES WERE CALLED TO A PARISH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AFTER ADMINISTRATORS NOTICED VISIBLE INJURIES TO AN ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD. A WELFARE CHECK WAS THEN ORDERED FOR THE CHILD’S SIX-YEAR-OLD SIBLING, WHO WAS ALSO FOUND TO HAVE NOTICEABLE INJURIES, ACCORDING TO SHERIFF’S OFFICE SPOKESPERSON CAPTAIN GINNY HIGGINS. THE MOTHER’S BOYFRIEND, TWENTY-SEVEN-YEAR-OLD ALLEN SAM, WAS ARRESTED AFTER IT WAS DETERMINED HE HAD ALLEGEDLY INJURED THE CHILDREN. THE MOTHER WAS ALSO ARRESTED FOR NOT SEEKING MEDICAL ATTENTION AND ON SEVERAL DRUG CHARGES.
A PARENT’S RIGHTS BILL SPONSORED BY LOUISIANA CONGRESSWOMAN JULIA LETLOW, WAS ADVANCED OUT OF THE HOUSE EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE COMMITTEE ALONG PARTY LINES. HOUSE SPEAKER KEVIN MCCARTHY SAYS IT WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE FULL HOUSE AS EARLY AS MARCH TWENTIETH. HOUSE MAJORITY LEADER STEVE SCALISE OF JEFFERSON SAYS THE PARENT’S BILL IS A KEY PLANK IN THE REPUBLICAN’S COMMITMENT TO AMERICA CAMPAIGN PLATFORM. THE BILL REQUIRES LOCAL SCHOOL AUTHORITIES TO MAKE CURRICULUM, BOOKS, BUDGETS AND TEACHER TRAINING MATERIAL AVAILABLE AND ALLOW PARENTS A CHANCE TO VOICE THEIR OPINIONS OR FACE THE WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL FUNDS.
A FOURTH SUSPECT HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE FEBRUARY SHOOTING OF THREE PEOPLE ON HIGHWAY NINETY IN BERWICK. SYLVIA MASTERS REPORTS.
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