3-27-23
A LAFAYETTE MAN IS IN JAIL, ACCUSED OF ARMED ROBBERY. DANIELLE JOHNSON REPORTS.
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ON SATURDAY, CAROL BRO BOURGEOIS WAS RE-ELECTED AS MAYOR OF JEANERETTE. HE FACED A CHALLENGE FROM MAYOR PRO-TEM AND ALDERMAN CLARENCE CLARK. BOURGEOIS RECEIVED ALMOST SIX HUNDRED VOTES COMPARED TO LESS THAN FIVE HUNDRED FOR CLARK. BOURGEOIS, WHO WAS ELECTED TO A SECOND TERM IN OFFICE, SAYS HE WANTS TO INCREASE THE BUDGET FOR THE TOWN TO BRING MORE IMPROVEMENTS TO FACILITIES, RECRUIT MORE POLICE OFFICERS AND MAKE JEANERETTE MORE ATTRACTIVE TO ENHANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
SIX SCHOOLS IN CALCASIEU PARISH WILL BE OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED NEXT MONTH AS STATE OF LOUSIANA CERTIFIED WORLD LANGUAGE IMMERSION SCHOOLS. THE SCHOOL BOARD SAYS THE CERTIFICATION IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT HELPS THE DISTRICT ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN HIGH QUALITY DUAL LANGUAGE IMMERSION PROGRAMS LEADING TO BILITERACY FOR THE STUDENTS. THREE OF THE SCHOOLS OFFER FRENCH LANGUAGE IMMERSION: HENRY HEIGHTS AND PRIEN LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND S-J WELSH MIDDLE. THE OTHER THREE OFFER SPANISH IMMERSION: FRASCH ELEMENTARY AS WELL AS OAK PARK AND W-W LEWIS MIDDLE SCHOOLS.
Louisiana state Rep. Mandie Landry as of Friday is part of the Democratic Party again, after registering as a political independent last year to protest decisions made by the Democratic Party’s leadership. Landry is the second state representative to switch political parties this month. Francis Thompson, the state’s longest serving legislator, switched parties from Democrat to Republican. With Thompson’s switch, Republicans gained a two-thirds supermajority in the Louisiana House — they already had a two-thirds supermajority in the Senate — giving them the power to override gubernatorial vetoes if they all vote in bloc.
A GOAL OF NEARLY TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS HAS NEARLY BEEN RAISED FOR A LAFAYETTE WOMAN, WHO HAS DAYS TO LIVE. KATHRYN LOUISE SMITH BUCK, WHO HAS STAGE FOUR CERVICAL CANCER, IS NOW IN HOSPICE CARE. HER SISTER-IN-LAW, MINDY BUCK, WHO HELPED CREATE A GOFUNDME PAGE TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE FUNERAL, SAYS KATHRYN AND HER BROTHER DO NOT HAVE LIFE INSURANCE AND HER BROTHER’S JOB DOES NOT PROVIDE HEALTH CARE. MINDY TELLS KLFY TV THAT IT’S HEARTBREAKING THAT THE TIME IS ALMOST UP FOR HER SISTER-IN-LAW AND BEST FRIEND, AND SHE DOESN’T WANT HER TO SUFFER ANYMORE.
A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT FROM BERWICK WAS ARRESTED THURSDAY AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY MADE A THREAT AGAINST A TEACHER ON SNAPCHAT. EIGHTEEN-YEAR-OLD DRAVIAN MORRIS WAS BOOKED INTO THE SAINT MARY PARISH JAIL ON A CHARGE OF ASSAULT ON A SCHOOL TEACHER. HE WAS RELEASED ON A TEN THOUSAND DOLLAR BAIL. A FOOTBALL RECRUITING WEBSITE SAYS MORRIS WAS A FORMER FOOTBALL PLAYER AT MORGAN CITY HIGH SCHOOL.
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED HAIL IN PARTS OF SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. A TORNADO WARNING WAS ISSUED FOR BEAUREGARD PARISH AT MIDAFTERNOON BECAUSE OF A THUNDERSTORM MOVING ACROSS DERIDDER CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. SOME RESIDENTS REPORTED HAIL THE SIZE OF PING PONG BALLS. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICES IN BEAUREGARD AND ALLEN PARISHES SAY THEY DID NOT RECEIVE ANY REPORTS OF DAMAGE.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE HAS PARTNERED WITH THE LOUISIANA SHERIFF’S ASSOCIATION TO PROVIDE FREE CHILD I-D KITS TO PARENTS OF YOUNG CHILDREN, WHICH IS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE CHILD’S SCHOOL OR THE LOCAL SHERIFF’S OFFICE UPON REQUEST. ATTORNEY GENERAL JEFF LANDRY SAYS THEY HAVE ENOUGH KITS TO PROVIDE ONE FOR EACH CHILD IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FIFTH GRADE. THE KITS ALLOW PARENTS TO GATHER INFORMATION ON THEIR CHILD SUCH AS THEIR FINGERPRINTS, D-N-A, AND OTHER IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION. LANDRY SAYS THE INFORMATION GATHERED WILL NOT GO INTO A DATABASE, BUT THE PARENTS WILL HOLD ONTO IT IN CASE THEIR CHILD GOES MISSING.
