4-22-19
ONE MAN IS DEAD FOLLOWING A SHOOTING IN CADE OVER THE WEEKEND. JEFF HORCHAK REPORTS.
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SUSPENDED LAFAYETTE CITY MARSHAL BRIAN POPE BROKE HIS SILENCE ON HIS LEGAL TROUBLES WITH A FACEBOOK POST ON FRIDAY. HE SAYS HE HAS STAYED SILENT BECAUSE HE IS CONFIDENT THAT JUSTICE WILL PREVAIL. POPE SAYS IT APPEARS THAT HIS NAME WILL FINALLY BE CLEARED ONCE AND FOR ALL AND, WHEN HE IS REINSTATED AS MARSHAL, HE WILL RETURN WITH A RENEWED SENSE OF PURPOSE. MARSHAL WILL BE SENTENCED ON A FELONY CONVICTION IN JUNE AND HAS OTHER FELONY INDICTMENTS PENDING.
A PLANNED POWER OUTAGE WILL TAKE PLACE TONIGHT IN WELSH. IT BEGINS AT TEN P-M AND IS EXPECTED TO LAST FOR ABOUT SIX HOURS. THE OUTAGE IS THE RESULT OF A 106 MILLION DOLLAR UPGRADE TO ENTERGY LOUISIANA’S TRANSMISSION SYSTEM IN JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH. REGIONAL MANAGER CHIP ARNOULD SAYS WELSH HAS BEEN ON A TEMPORARY POWER FEED SINCE MARCH NINTH AND THE POWER OUTAGE IS NECESSARY TO SWITCH THE TOWN TO ITS PERMANENT POWER CONFIGURATION.
The Louisiana National Guard has elevated an African American woman to the rank of colonel for the second time in its history. Alexandria native Katrina Lloyd received the promotion on April 12 at an event that included the city’s mayor declaring the day in Lloyd’s honor. Lloyd served as an enlisted member of the National Guard for 10 years, achieving the rank of sergeant before she was commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1996. About 22% of the total Louisiana National Guard force is female, with 2,220 women in the ranks.
EARLY VOTING FOR THE MAY FOURTH ELECTION IS TAKING PLACE THIS WEEK THROUGH SATURDAY. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SALES TAX PROPOSALS IN ACADIANA. VOTERS IN EUNICE WILL DECIDE THE FATE OF A QUARTER CENT SALES TAX TO RAISE MORE THAN 600 THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR FOR PUBLIC SAFETY SALARIES. IN ABBEVILLE, A PROPOSED HALF CENT SALES TAX WOULD ALLOW FULL TIME CITY EMPLOYEES TO RECEIVE RAISES.
THERE ARE ALSO SOME PROPERTY TAXES UP FOR RENEWAL. IN LAFAYETTE PARISH, VOTERS WILL DECIDE A PROPERTY TAX RENEWAL FOR THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE RECEIVES MORE THAN TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS ANNUALLY FROM THE TAX, WHICH WOULD BE RENEWED FOR TEN YEARS IF APPROVED. ALSO SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY TAXES ARE UP FOR RENEWAL IN ST. MARTIN AND IBERIA PARISHES.
AN EIGHT-YEAR-OLD JENNINGS BOY HAS RAISED OVER SEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS THROUGH A LEMONADE STAND TO HELP ANOTHER YOUNG BOY, WHO SUFFERS FROM SEIZURES AND NEEDS A LOT OF MONEY FOR A SERVICE DOG. LANDON LABOUVE SAW A FACEBOOK POST ABOUT FIVE-YEAR-OLD JACE COOPER’S PREDICAMENT AND DECIDED TO TRY TO RAISE THE FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS COOPER’S FAMILY NEEDS TO GET THE SERVICE DOG. LANDON TELLS KPLC TV HE’S NOT GOING TO STOP SELLING LEMONADE UNTIL HE RAISES THE FULL AMOUNT. HE’S HOLDING HIS NEXT LEMONADE STAND IN JENNINGS ON SATURDAY, MAY ELEVENTH.
The part of the South known for deadly tornadoes — “Dixie Alley” — is continuing to live up to its name. The Montgomery Advertiser reports that recent research has found that tornadoes are occurring more frequently in the region than in part of the Great Plains which has been known as “Tornado Alley.” Northern Illinois University professor Victor Gensini found that twisters are occurring more frequently in “Dixie Alley.” It includes Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia.
