4-26-22
A SECOND PERSON HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR THE ALLEGED BEATING OF A WOMAN AT A NEW IBERIA RESTAURANT. POLICE SAY TWENTY-NINE-YEAR-OLD LEOTIA CARELLE DAVIS AND TWO OTHER WOMEN WERE CAPTURED ON VIDEO SEVERELY BEATING A WOMAN INSIDE THE RESTAURANT ON ADMIRAL DOYLE DRIVE. IT’S NOT KNOWN WHAT TRIGGERED THE ASSAULT. DAVIS WAS BOOKED INTO THE IBERIA PARISH JAIL SUNDAY ON AN ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGE.
A TODDLER, WHO DIED FROM A GUNSHOT WOUND IN A MOTEL ROOM ON THE EVANGELINE THRUWAY, HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS FOUR-YEAR-OLD PRINCESTON MACE COPELAND. THE CHILD’S MOTHER, KEEIRA LEON, TELLS KLFY-TV THAT SHE WENT OUTSIDE TO GET BETTER WIFI RECEPTION SO SHE COULD ORDER FOOD FOR HER CHILDREN. WHILE OUTSIDE, PRINCESTON FOUND THE MOTHER’S LOADED HANDGUN HIDDEN UNDER THE BED SHEETS AND APPARENTLY PULLED THE TRIGGER, HITTING HIMSELF. THE BOY’S FATHER TOLD KLFY TV THAT NEGLIGENCE BY THE MOTHER PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE IN THE CHILD’S DEATH, BUT POLICE HAVE RULED THE SHOOTING WAS ACCIDENTAL.
REHABILITATION, REPAIRS AND DEVELOPMENTS ARE UNDERWAY ON THE LAKE CHARLES LAKEFRONT. OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS, CONTRACTORS HAVE WORKED TO REMOVE AND REPAIR HURRICANE-DAMAGED FISHING PIERS. WORK HAS ALSO BEGUN TO REHABILITATE THE PARKING GARAGE, WITH THE HELP OF PERC DEVELOPMENT AND LOCAL ARCHITECT RANDY M. GOODLOE. CITY OFFICIALS TELL KPLC TV THAT IT WILL TAKE ABOUT A YEAR TO FINISH RENOVATING THE PARKING GARAGE, DEPENDING ON WEATHER AND THE ABILITY TO GET SUPPLIES.
State House members in Louisiana have voted to fine-tune a law enabling either the House or the Senate to end a governor’s emergency declarations. The bill by Abita Springs Republican Lawrence Frieman follows clashes between Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards and some GOP officials over now-expired mitigation efforts against COVID-19. Current law already allows either chamber of the Legislature to cancel an emergency declaration. The bill approved Monday would allow partial cancellation.
YESTERDAY THE STATE SENATE OVERWHELMINGLY PASSED SENATE BILL THREE-EIGHTY-EIGHT, WHICH WOULD PROHIBIT THE SALE OF CHEMICAL ABORTION PILLS IN LOUISIANA. SYLVIA MASTERS HAS MORE.
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SAINT MARTIN PARISH AUTHORITIES ARE SEARCHING FOR TWO TEENAGE GIRLS WHO ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE RUN AWAY. ZJOLYE NADIE AND RHYLEN ZENON WERE LAST SEEN SATURDAY AROUND NOON IN THE ONE HUNDRED BLOCK OF HUVAL ROAD IN BREAUX BRIDGE. NADIE IS FIVE-TWO, ONE HUNDRED TEN POUNDS WITH LONG BLACK BRAIDED HAIR WITH A BLOND STREAK, WHILE ZENON IS DESCRIBED AS FIVE-SIX, ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE POUNDS WITH LONG BLACK BRAIDED HAIR. IF YOU KNOW THEIR LOCATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE SAINT MARTIN PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE.
A PERSON WAS SHOT MONDAY NIGHT NEAR THE SUPER ONE FOODS ON THE EVANGELINE THRUWAYAND LAFAYETTE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING. SYLVIA MASTERS REPORTS.
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A TOWN HALL IS PLANNED FOR NEXT WEEK TO DISCUSS THE DEVELOPMENT OF DOWNTOWN ABBEVILLE AND THE REUSE OF THE FORMER AUDREY HOTEL. THE ACADIANA PLANNING COMMISSION, THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY’S TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO BROWNFIELDS ARE PARTNERING TO CONDUCT A WEEKLONG STUDY. THEY WILL BE WORKING WITH LOCALS TO GENERATE IDEAS FOR REUSE THAT WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE TOWN HALL MEETING. IT WILL TAKE PLACE THURSDAY, MAY FIFTH, BEGINNING AT SIX P-M AT THE ABBEVILLE BRANCH OF THE VERMILLION PARISH LIBRARY.
