5-15-17
RANDAL KARL STEWART, 59 OF LAKE CHARLES, LOST CONTROL OF HIS 1997 F 150 WHILE DRIVING ON 1-10 NEAR IOWA YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AROUND 5:15 AND FLIPPED OVER ONTO THE EAST SERVICE ROAD. STEWART WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH CRITICAL INJURIES, WHERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD. IT’S UNCLEAR WHAT CAUSED STEWART TO LOOSE CONTROL OF HIS TRUCK.
HOMEOWNERS TROY AND WYNONA ALLEMAN’S HOUSE AT 211 GERALD DRIVE, CAUGHT FIRE YESTERDAY MORNING AROUND 6:30. A NEIGHBOR CALL 9 11 TO REPORT THE HOUSE’S CARPORT WAS ON FIRE. WHEN FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED, THE CARPORT AND VEHICLES IN THE CARPORT WERE ON FIRE. THANKFULLY THE ALLEMANS WERE ALREADY SAFELY OUTSIDE THEIR HOME AND THE FIRE WAS BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL WITHIN ABOUT TWENTY MINUTES. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE UTILITY ROOM IN THE CARPORT AND WAS INTENTIONALLY SET. LATER YESTERDAY, THE ALLEMAN’S SON, 21 YEAR OLD ADAM RAY ALLEMAN WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED ARSON. RECENTLY ADAM ALLEMAN HAD A RESTRAINING ORDER ON HIM, BUT WAS AT HIS PARENTS HOUSE WHEN FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED.
THE TWO PEOPLE WANTED FOR THE FATAL SHOOTING AT A FAMILY DOLLAR FRIDAY NIGHT ARE NOW IN CUSTODY. MELISSA NEIILSON, OF LAFAYETTE, WAS ARRESTED ON SATURDAY AND HER HUSBAND ROBERT NEILSON, OF LAFAYETTE, WAS ARRESTED YESTERDAY ON FIRST DEGREE MURDER AND CONSPIRACY TO POSSESS SCHEDULE/NARCOTICS CHARGES. THE COUPLE WERE ENGAGED IN A DRUG DEAL WITH THE VICTIM WHEN IT TURNED VIOLENT AND RESULTED IN LEROY HAMILTON, 36 OF LAFAYETTE BEING SHOT.
SCOTT FIREFIGHTERS RESPONDED TO A HOUSE FIRE ON THE 1000 BLOCK OF ST. LOUIS STREET AROUND 5 SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WHEN THEY ARRIVED THE RESIDENTS WERE EVACUATED WITHOUT INJURY. SCOTT FIRE CHIEF CHAD SONNIER SAID THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE HOMEOWNER BEGAN COOKING AND LEFT THE STOVE UNATTENTED, WHICH CAUGHT FIRE AND QUICKLY SPREAD TO THE CABINETS AND REST OF THE KITCHEN. THE HOME HAD HEAVY FIRE DAMAGE IN THE KITCHEN, WITH MODERATE SMOKE DAMAGE THROUGH THE REST OF THE HOUSE.
TODAY IS THE DEADLINE FOR FILING YOUR LOUISIANA 2016 TAXES. JULIE DARCE HAS MORE.
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AP— Louisiana is holding outreach sessions to help homeowners with damage from last year’s floods to fill out a survey that is the initial step to requesting aid from the state. Six events are scheduled across Louisiana to offer personalized assistance with the survey: May 16 in Hammond, May 17 in Gonzales, May 18 in Shreveport, May 23 in Baton Rouge, May 24 in Youngsville and May 25 in Denham Springs. Any homeowner with flood damage is encouraged to complete the survey, even if they don’t think they qualify for aid from the $1.3 billion program. More people may qualify if Congress sends additional recovery money to Louisiana.
The survey also can be completed online at restore.la.gov or by phone at 866-735-2001, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
National police Week is May 14th – 20th, which honors our police officers serving our communities and also remembers those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice. Memorial services will be held in Crowley tonight at 7pm at First Presbyterian church. A roll call will be at 9:30 tomorrow morning in Lake Charles at the civic center exhibition hall. The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s will have its annual law enforcement torch run at 7 Wednesday morning beginning at the Civic Center and ending at the Sheriff’s office headquarters on Broad St. Sulphur, Westlake, Vinton and DeQunicy will hold a joint memorial program at 2 on Wednesday afternoon at Heritage Square Pavilion in Sulphur. Iowa will have a candlelight vigil at 5:30 Thursday afternoon at their headquarters. And Lafayette Parish will have a memorial service at 6:00 Thursday evening at Saint Barnabas on Camellia in Lafayette.
