3-11-20
ADVERTISING FOR A NEW LAFAYETTE POLICE CHIEF HAS BEGUN AS THE POSITION HAS BEEN POSTED ON NATIONAL SEARCH BOARDS. THE NEW MAYOR PRESIDENT JOSH GUILLORY ASKED POLICE CHIEF TOBY AGUILLARD TO RESIGN, WHICH HE DID ON THE DAY GUILLORY WAS SWORN IN TO OFFICE. APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED THROUGH THE MONTH. GUILLORY WILL INTERVIEW THE APPLICANTS BASED UPON TEST SCORES, ACCORDING TO POLICE DEPARTMENT SPOKESWOMAN CPL. BRIDGETTE DUGAS.
THE ACADIA PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE BELIEVES THEY HAVE FOUND THE BODY OF JAMES GUNNELS, WHO HAS BEEN MISSING SINCE FEBRUARY THIRTEENTH. GUNNELS LEFT AN ASSISTED LIVING HOME IN ALEXANDRIA TO GO TO WALMART AND NEVER CAME BACK. HIS PICKUP TRUCK WAS FOUND ON BLUE JAY ROAD IN MORSE THE NEXT DAY. YESTERDAY AFTERNOON A FARMER AND HIS EMPLOYEE FOUND A BODY IN A FIELD SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS FROM THE SITE WHERE THE TRUCK WAS LOCATED. THE ACADIA PARISH CORONER WILL DO AN AUTOPSY TO CONFIRM THE IDENTITY.
THE LAKE ARTHUR TOWN COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY PASSED AN ORDINANCE ALLOWING GOLF CARTS ON PUBLIC STREETS. THE ORDINANCE WAS INTRODUCED LAST MONTH AFTER SEVERAL RESIDENTS ASKED ABOUT IT. MAYOR SHERRY CROCHET TOLD KATC TV THAT SOME PEOPLE FELT IT WOULD BE EASIER GETTING AROUND TOWN ON A GOLF CART. THE GOLF CARTS MUST MEET CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS SUCH AS HAVING ADEQUATE HEADLIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, BRAKES AND MIRRORS.
City of News Orleans officials say they are canceling all weekend events as the number of Louisiana residents who have tested positive for the new coronavirus grew to six. New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said Tuesday events, including the Downtown St. Patrick’s Day parade, have been canceled to combat the spread of coronavirus. According to Gov. John Bel Edwards the state currently has a total of six presumptive positive cases. The state’s first case was announced Monday.
CONSTRUCTION ON A SECTION OF JOHNSTON STREET FROM MAURICE TO BROUSSARD ROAD, WHICH WAS SET TO BEGIN TODAY, HAS BEEN DELAYED BECAUSE OF RAIN. THE FOURTEEN-POINT-ONE MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT INCLUDES THE BUILDING OF MORE TURN LANES AND J-TURNS IN THAT SECTION. THAT PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETE BY JULY FIFTEENTH. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXPECT LANE CLOSURES ALONG THAT THREE MILE STRETCH FOR THE NEXT FOUR MONTHS.
AN EMPLOYEE AT THE CITGO REFINERY IN SULPHUR HAS DIED. A SPOKESPERSON FOR TURNER INDUSTRIES CONFIRMED THE DEATH OF ONE OF THEIR EMPLOYEES ON MONDAY. THE EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER AN INCIDENT AND LATER DIED. VICE PRESIDENT JOHN H. FENNER SAYS THEY ARE COORDINATING WITH OSHA AND THE MANAGEMENT AT THE FACILITY TO INVESTIGATE THE INCIDENT.
A CECILIA MAN IS BEHIND BARS AFTER DEPUTIES RESPONDED TO AN ALLEGED SEXUAL ASSAULT LATE MONDAY NIGHT. CAROLINE MARCELLO REPORTS.
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Louisiana’s chief elections official says the state is restarting its stalled effort to replace its voting machines. Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin told the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday that the solicitation for bidders is expected to go out shortly. New machines won’t be in place quickly. Louisiana will continue casting ballots for the presidential election this fall on the same types of voting system that it has used for 15 years.
