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4-15-15

FORMER C-E-O OF KNIGHT OIL TOOLS MARK KNIGHT SURRENDERED TUESDAY, TWO DAYS AFTER NEWS BROKE OF THE ALLEGED SCHEME TO SET UP HIS BROTHER, BRIAN.  JULIE DARCE HAS MORE.

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THE CALCASIEU PARISH SCHOOL BOARD AGREED UNANIMOUSLY TO RECONFIGURE SIX ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.  IN WESTLAKE, WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY WILL BE FOR KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SECOND GRADERS AND WESTERN HEIGHTS WILL TAKE STUDENTS IN THIRD THROUGH FIFTH GRADE. SUPERINTENDENT KARL BRUCHAUS SAYS THEY ARE RECONFIGURING FOUR LAKE CHARLES SCHOOLS SO THAT J-D CLIFTON WILL BE A PRE-K THROUGH SECOND GRADE SCHOOL AND COMBRE FONDEL A THIRD THROUGH FIFTH GRADE SCHOOL.  BRUCHAUS SAYS ENROLLMENT IN NORTH LAKE CHARLES HAS BEEN DECREASING AND THE RECONFIGURATION WILL INCREASE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE SCHOOLS AND REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF HAVING TO CLOSE ANY SCHOOLS.

 

ST. LANDRY PARISH AUTHORITIES HAVE YET TO CAPTURE AN ESCAPED INMATE.  21-YEAR-OLD THEOBEGI LEVIER MANAGED TO ESCAPE MONDAY MORNING AS HE WAS BEING TRANSPORTED TO THE HEALTH CARE UNIT ON BLOCH STREET IN OPELOUSAS.  HE MANAGED TO KNOCK A CORRECTIONS OFFICER TO THE GROUND TO MAKE HIS ESCAPE, EVEN THOUGH HIS HANDS AND ANKLES WERE SHACKLED.  LEVIER ALSO ESCAPED ON FEBRUARY EIGHTH AND MANAGED TO STAY ON THE LOOSE FOR THREE WEEKS BEFORE AUTHORITIES CAPTURED HIM IN VILLE PLATTE.

 

A Louisiana lawmaker says changes are coming to his divisive religious objections bill, a key piece of Gov. Bobby Jindal’s legislative agenda that has run into sharp criticism.  Rep. Mike Johnson says his bill will be clarified in the hopes of addressing concerns it could lead to discrimination against gays and other minorities.  The Bossier City Republican says: “We are not in favor of discriminating against anyone.”  As written, the legislation would ban the state from denying any resident business licenses, benefits or tax deductions because of actions that person takes “in accordance with a religious belief or moral conviction” about marriage.

 

THE LOUISIANA ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATORS HAS AWARDED THEIR HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS AWARD FOR THIS YEAR TO A LAFAYETTE PARISH TEACHER.  PATRICIA COLBERT CORMIER HAS TAUGHT FOR THE PAST 50 YEARS AND IS CURRENTLY A BIOLOGY TEACHER AT THE DAVID THIBODEAUX STEM MAGNET ACADEMY IN LAFAYETTE.  COLBERT CORMIER WAS GIVEN THE HONOR FOR HELPING ORGANIZE A BLACK HISTORY MONTH PROGRAM AT HER HIGH SCHOOL 27 YEARS AGO, AND SHE FOUNDED A NONPROFIT THAT REACHES OUT TO HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTS.  SHE IS NOW ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THE HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS AWARD FROM THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATORS.

 

THIS WEEK THE SULPHUR CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A CHANGE TO AN ORDINANCE THAT WILL NOT ALLOW SMOKING IN BARS AND CASINOS.  THE CHANGE WILL ALSO APPLY TO E-CIGARETTES AND VAPES.  ALEXANDRIA PASSED A SIMILAR LAW THREE YEARS AGO, AND ALEXANDRIA CITY COUNCILMAN ROOSEVELT JOHNSON TOLD SULPHUR CITY OFFICIALS THAT IT HAS NOT AFFECTED BUSINESSES THERE.  THE NEW LAW GOES INTO EFFECT IN THIRTY DAYS, THOUGH BUSINESSES WILL HAVE A 60 DAY GRACE PERIOD TO APPLY FOR VARIANCES.

 

THE LOREAUVILLE BOARD OF ALDERMEN HELD THEIR FIRST OFFICIAL MEETING THIS WEEK WITHOUT THEIR MAYOR, THE TOWN HALL CLERK, AND THEIR ATTORNEY.  MAYOR AL BROUSSARD WAS KILLED IN A CAR CRASH APRIL THIRD, AND HIS FIANCEE, PHYLLIS SAVOY, WHO HAS SERVED AS THE TOWN HALL CLERK FOR 39 YEARS, IS STILL IN THE HOSPITAL HEALING FROM BROKEN BONES.  THE TOWN’S ATTORNEY, LEWIS PITMAN, HAD TO RESIGN BECAUSE HE IS RUNNING FOR JUDGE.  INTERIM MAYOR MARK LANDRY SAYS THEY ARE TURNING TO OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES FOR HELP SUCH AS THE IBERIA PARISH GOVERNMENT AND THE 15TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE FOR LEGAL ASSISTANCE.

 

A 5-year-old Louisiana girl who called 911 after her mother had a seizure has been recognized for staying calm under pressure.  KPLC-TV reports Natalye Semien was able to give dispatchers the information they needed to send first responders after her mother suffered an epileptic seizure in early April. The Calcasieu Parish dispatch center in Lake Charles awarded Semien with the 9-1-1 Heroes Award on Monday. She received a plaque and a medal at a ceremony.