3-8-23
A FORMER CITY JUDGE FROM BREAUX BRIDGE HAS BEEN DISBARRED. THE STATE SUPREME COURT VOTED SEVEN-TO-ONE TO DISBAR SEVENTY-FOUR-YEAR-OLD W. GLENN SOILEAU, WHO WILL NEVER BE ALLOWED TO PRACTICE LAW IN LOUISIANA. THE HIGH COURT ORDERED THAT SOILEAU BE PERMANENTLY PROHIBITED FROM BEING READMITTED TO THE PRACTICE OF LAW IN LOUISIANA. THE FILING BY THE COURT INCLUDED A LONG LIST OF DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS AND CHARGES OF JUDICIAL MISCONDUCT.
LAFAYETTE CITY MARSHAL REGGIE THOMAS SAYS THERE HAS TO BE MORE COMMUNICATION AFTER HEARING HIS OFFICE, ALONG WITH CITY COURT, COULD BE MOVED SOMEWHERE ELSE. SYLVIA MASTERS HAS MORE.
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U.S. Rep. Garret Graves, a Republican who had previously said he felt “extraordinary pressure” to enter Louisiana’s gubernatorial race, announced Tuesday that he has decided not to run. Graves says he feels the best place for him to serve Louisianans remains in Congress at this time. Republican state House Speaker Clay Schexnayder told reporters earlier this month he would consider launching a gubernatorial bid if Graves opted out. Also considering entering the race is Stephen Waguespack, the head of one of Louisiana’s most powerful business groups.
A MAN FLED FROM CALCASIEU PARISH SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES DURING A TRAFFIC STOP LAST NIGHT. LAKE CHARLES POLICE AIDED THE DEPUTIES IN THE SEARCH FOR THE MAN IN THE AREAS OF DEATON AND SEVENTEENTH STREETS IN LAKE CHARLES. A K-9 OFFICER WITH THE CALCASIEU PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE FOUND THE MAN HIDING UNDER A HOME ON DEATON STREET. NO OTHER DETAILS WERE RELEASED ON THIS INCIDENT.
DATA SHOWS A MONTH-OVER-MONTH GAIN IN HOME SALES ACROSS ACADIANA, NEARING THE TOTAL PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC-RELATED DROP IN INTEREST RATES IN TWENTY-TWENTY, ACCORDING TO BILL BACQUE OF MARKET SCOPE CONSULTING. HE TELLS THE ADVOCATE IF MARKET ACTIVITY SHOWS HEALTHY GROWTH FROM JANUARY TO FEBRUARY, IT’S A POSITIVE SIGN FOR THE COMING SPRING SEASON UPSWING. THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-TWO HOMES WERE SOLD ACROSS THE REGION IN FEBRUARY, FORTY-TWO PERCENT OF WHICH WERE SOLD OUTSIDE LAFAYETTE PARISH, THE HIGHEST RATE IN OVER A YEAR. PENDING SALES TOTALED FOUR-HUNDRED-NINETY-SEVEN, THE HIGHEST IN OVER FIVE MONTHS.
TWO LAFAYETTE RESIDENTS, REPRESENTED BY THE TULANE FIRST AMENDMENT CLINIC, HAVE FILED SUIT AGAINST THE PRESIDENT OF THE LAFAYETTE PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD AND THE LAFAYETTE CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT. THE TWO RESIDENTS, WHO ARE CO-FOUNDERS OF LAFAYETTE CITIZENS AGAINST CENSORSHIP, CLAIM THE BOARD HAS TRIED TO SILENCE VIEWPOINTS WITH WHICH THEY DON’T AGREE. ONE OF THE TWO, MELANIE BREVIS, WAS REMOVED FROM A MEETING IN JANUARY WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A COMMENT. THEY WANT PUNITIVE DAMAGES AND AN ORDER FOR TRAINING FOR L-C-G AND THE BOARD PRESIDENT TO ENSURE FUTURE BOARD POLICIES FOLLOW OPEN MEETINGS LAW AND THE U-S CONSTITUTION.
GOVERNOR JOHN BEL EDWARDS CONTINUES HIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRIP IN ASIA. SYLVIA MASTERS HAS THE DETAILS.
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CROWLEY POLICE ARE SEEKING THE PUBLIC’S HELP REGARDING VANDALISM AND BURGLARIES IN A WEST CROWLEY SUBDIVISION. ELEVEN VACANT RESIDENCES ON DEJEAN CIRCLE, JOHN F. KENNEDY DRIVE AND LESLIE AMOS STREET WERE BROKEN INTO. THE SUSPECTS BROKE WINDOWS AND KICKED IN DOORS TO GAIN ACCESS AND THEY CAUSED MORE THAN FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE. ANYONE WHO HAS INFORMATION IS URGED TO CALL THE TIPS LINE AT SEVEN-EIGHT-NINE-TIPS, WHERE UP TO A THOUSAND DOLLAR CASH REWARD IS BEING OFFERED FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO AN ARREST.
