4-27-18
THERE WAS EXTRA SECURITY AT THE DISTRICT COURTHOUSE IN LAFAYETTE THURSDAY AFTER WEDNESDAY’S THREAT THAT FORCED THE BUILDING TO BE EVACUATED. JEFF HORCHAK HAS MORE.
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THE PRIEN LAKE MALL AND CINEMARK THEATRE IN LAKE CHARLES ARE ENFORCING RESTRICTIONS ON TEENS. IF TEENS ARE IN GROUPS OF THREE OR MORE, THEY HAVE TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT AT THE MALL. IF THEY ARE NOT, THEY WILL BE TAKEN TO A V-I-P SECTION BY MALL SECURITY, WHO WILL WAIT WITH THEM UNTIL A PARENT ARRIVES. THE CINEMARK THEATRE IS NOT ALLOWING TEENS TO GOT TO MOVIES AFTER SIX UNLESS THEY ARE ACCOMPANIED BY A PARENT.
A ST. LANDRY PARISH ROAD THAT IS IN VERY BAD SHAPE WILL BE GETTING SOME ATTENTION FROM THE PARISH GOVERNMENT. RESIDENTS WHO LIVE ON MARTINEZ ROAD TELL KLFY TV THEY HAVE COMPLAINED FOR YEARS ABOUT ITS CONDITION BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS NOT ENOUGH MANPOWER OR MONEY TO DO THE REPAIRS. THE REPORT ON TV 10 LED TO A RESPONSE FROM THE PARISH PRESIDENT. HE SAID THAT, AFTER INSPECTING THE ROAD, HE SCHEDULED THE PARISH ROAD CREW TO ADDRESS ANY PROBLEMS WITHIN THE NEXT TWO TO THREE WEEKS.
The Louisiana Senate has backed a proposal that opens the door to school employees praying with their students during the class day. The measure by Sen. Ryan Gatti, a Bossier City Republican, would allow teachers and other workers to pray with students during the workday, if parents of every student in attendance submits a signed request and if the prayer is student-initiated. Senators voted 29-0 Thursday for the bill with no debate. The vote sent the measure to the House for consideration.
TWO HORSES WERE KILLED IN A BARN FIRE IN LAFAYETTE YESTERDAY. A SMALL FIRE BROKE OUT AT THE BARN IN THE 22-HUNDRED BLOCK OF CARMEL AVENUE AT AROUND FOUR P-M BUT WAS QUICKLY CONTAINED. FIREFIGHTERS WERE LATER CALLED OUT AGAIN TO THE BARN FOR A MUCH BIGGER FIRE THAT DESTROYED THE BARN AND KILLED THE TWO HORSES. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.
THE THIRD CIRCUIT HAS REFUSED A REQUEST BY KEVIN DAIGLE’S ATTORNEYS TO REMOVE THE JUDGE IN HIS CAPITAL MURDER CASE. HOWEVER THEY ARE STILL TRYING TO DELAY THE TRIAL WITH ANOTHER MOTION TO CHANGE THE VENUE. SPECIAL PROSECUTOR RICK BRYANT SAYS THE DEFENSE HAS FILED MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED MOTIONS AND THIS IS THE THIRD CHANGE OF VENUE REQUEST. JURY SELECTION IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN MONDAY IN BOSSIER PARISH AND THE JURY WILL BE BROUGHT BACK TO LAKE CHARLES FOR THE TRIAL OF DAIGLE, FOR SHOOTING AND KILLING STATE TROOPER STEVEN VINCENT IN 2015.
GOVERNOR JOHN BEL EDWARDS WILL BE IN ACADIANA LATER THIS MORNING. JEFF HORCHAK EXPLAINS WHY.
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Four Gulf of Mexico states and their coastal counties are getting nearly $188 million in revenue-sharing funds as the offshore leasing areas involved expand.
The money must be used for coastal conservation, restoration and hurricane protection. An Interior Department news release Thursday says Louisiana is getting a total of about $82 million. Congress approved the revenue-sharing program in 2006.
