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3-25-22

A LAFAYETTE MAN WAS SENTENCED TO THIRTY-FIVE YEARS HARD LABOR FOR THE KIDNAPPING OF HIS ESTRANGED WIFE IN TWENTY-SEVENTEEN.  LAWRENCE MICHAEL HANDLY HIRED TWO MEN TO KIDNAP HIS NOW EX-WIFE, SCHANDA HANDLY, WHILE SHE WAS VISITING WITH HER FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER AND A FRIEND.  LAWRENCE HANDLY PLED GUILTY IN EXCHANGE FOR THE CHARGE TO BE REDUCED FROM AGGRAVATED KIDNAPPING TO SECOND DEGREE KIDNAPPING, AND CONSPIRACY AND PROTECTIVE ORDER CHARGES WERE REDUCED.  A MEMBER OF THE PROSECUTION TOLD KLFY TV THAT THE JUDGE RECOGNIZED HANDY WAS A DANGEROUS MAN AND MADE SURE HE WOULD NOT GET OUT ANYTIME SOON.

 

A POLICE OFFICER SHORTAGE IN OPELOUSAS IS DUE TO A LACK OF FUNDING, ACCORDING TO POLICE CHIEF MARTIN MCLENDON AND CITY MARSHAL PAUL MOUTON.  MCLENDON TELLS KLFY TV THAT THEY CAN’T INCREASE THE OFFICER’S THIRTEEN DOLLAR PER HOUR SALARY IF THE CITY DOESN’T HAVE THE MONEY TO DO IT.  MOUTON SAYS THE INCREASE IN VIOLENCE IN THE CITY IS DUE TO MORE CRIMINALS ON THE STREET THAN THE DEPARTMENT’S MANPOWER CAN HANDLE.  MOUTON SAYS IF THEY HAD MORE MANPOWER, THEY COULD TEAM UP, COVER MORE TERRITORY AND STOP CRIME.

 

THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THE AWARDING OF FORTY MILLION DOLLARS IN GRANT FUNDS THROUGH THE REIMAGINE SCHOOL SYSTEMS PROGRAM.  THIRTY-SIX APPLICATIONS FROM THIRTY-ONE SCHOOL SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN APPROVED INCLUDING LAFAYETTE AND VERMILLION PARISH SCHOOLS.  STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION CADE BRUMLEY SAYS THE REIMAGINE SCHOOL SYSTEMS PROGRAM WAS LAUNCHED LAST YEAR TO ENCOURAGE SCHOOL SYSTEMS TO CREATE NEW HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.  HE SAYS THEY ARE EXTEMELY PLEASED WITH THE QUALITY OF THE APPLICATIONS THEY HAVE RECEIVED.

 

LAKE CHARLES POLICE HAVE MADE AN ARREST IN CONNECTION WITH THE SHOOTING DEATH OF A SIX-YEAR-OLD GIRL SUNDAY NIGHT.  DRAYA MICHELLE GUILLORY WAS WATCHING TV ON THE COUCH OF HER GRANDMOTHER’S HOME WHEN SHE WAS STRUCK BY A BULLET THAT HAD BEEN FIRED AT THE HOUSE.  ELIJAH PAUL CARTER WAS ARRESTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN THE FIVE HUNDRED BLOCK OF SHATTUCK STREET IN LAKE CHARLES.  HE IS CHARGED WITH SECOND DEGREE MURDER AND HIS BOND WAS SET AT TWO-POINT-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS.

 

THE UNITED WAY OF ACADIANA IS HOSTING A SUPPLY DRIVE ALL DAY TODAY TO HELP THOSE AFFECTED BY THE TORNADO THAT HIT SAINT BERNARD PARISH TUESDAY.  IT’S CALLED THE SPIRIT OF ACADIANA DAY OF GIVING DRIVE ALSO SPONSORED BY SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK AND KATC.  THEY ARE ACCEPTING DONATIONS OF CLEANING SUPPLIES AND BOTTLED WATER AT THE UNITED WAY CAMPUS, LOCATED AT TWO-FIFTEEN EAST PINHOOK IN LAFAYETTE.  NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS WILL BE ON HAND TO UNLOAD SUPPLIES.

 

THE THIRD CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS RULED THAT THE MAYOR OF SAINT MARTINVILLE HAS VETO AUTHORITY.  IN TWENTY-NINETEEN, MAYOR MELINDA MITCHELL VETOED A VOTE THAT WOULD HAVE MADE HER POSITION PART-TIME, BUT THE COUNCIL SAID SHE COULDN’T DO THAT.  A DISTRICT JUDGE AGREED WITH THE COUNCIL, BUT ON WEDNESDAY, THE APPEALS COURT REVERSED THAT DECISION AND ORDERED THE COUNCIL TO PAY THE MAYOR’S ATTORNEY FEES.  THE COUNCIL WILL NOW DECIDE WHETHER TO APPEAL TO THE STATE SUPREME COURT.

 

STATE REPRESENTATIVE LARRY BAGLEY AGREED TO DEFER A BILL THAT WOULD HAVE MADE IT A CRIME FOR A BUSINESS TO ASK CUSTOMERS OF THEIR VACCINATION STATUS IN ORDER TO LET THEM IN.  THE BILL WOULD HAVE IMPOSED A ONE THOUSAND DOLLAR FINE ON ANYONE WHO ASKS FOR COVID-NINETEEN VACCINATION STATUS.  MANY MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BILL, EVEN THOUGH MOST WERE OPPOSED TO VACCINE MANDATES.  BAGLEY VOLUNTARILY PULLED THE BILL TO WORK ON IT AND POSSIBLY RESUBMIT IT AT A LATER DATE.

 

TODAY LEADERS IN ACADIA PARISH WILL BE DISCUSSING THE PAST YEAR AND WHAT PLANS THEY HAVE FOR THE PARISH IN THE COMING YEAR.  CAROLINE MARCELLO HAS MORE.

 

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