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5-23-18

A LAFAYETTE SOFTWARE DEVELOPER PLANS TO ADD 400 NEW JOBS IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.  GOVERNOR JOHN BEL EDWARDS MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT YESTERDAY IN A SPEECH AT U-L LAFAYETTE.  BY THE YEAR 2023, C-G-I WILL EMPLOY 800 PEOPLE WITH A PAYROLL EXPECTED TO EXCEED 480 MILLION DOLLARS.  WILLIAM LABAR WITH C-G-I SAYS THEY HAVE A GREAT PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY AND THE STATE AND THEY ARE EXCITED TO MAKE THE ANNOUNCEMENT.

 

A NEW WEATHER ALERT SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES REAL TIME FLOOD COVERAGE IN CALCASIEU PARISH COULD BE COMING SOON.  THE WEATHER SYSTEM WOULD COST AROUND 100 THOUSAND DOLLARS AND IT WOULD COST ANOTHER FIFTY THOUSAND TO ADD VISUAL ANIMATION.  THE SYSTEM WOULD ALERT RESIDENTS IN AN AREA WITH POTENTIAL STREET FLOODING THROUGH THE PARISH’S WEBSITE OR ALERTS ON THE PHONE.  A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WILL BE VOTED ON IN THE COMING WEEKS BY THE PARISH POLICE JURY, THE LAKE CHARLES CITY COUNCIL AND THE PORT OF LAKE CHARLES BOARD.

 

IBERIA PARISH DEPUTIES ARRESTED A MAN FOR CARRYING A RIFLE AT A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL IN NEW IBERIA MONDAY NIGHT.  WHEN DEPUTIES ARRIVED, THEY APPROACHED A GROUP OF PEOPLE GATHERED AROUND A VEHICLE, WHO THEN LEFT THE AREA.  THE DEPUTIES FOUND IN PLAIN SIGHT TWO A-R 15 RIFLES, AN AK-47 RIFLE WITH THE STOCK REMOVED AND A .22 CALIBER REVOLVER IN A VEHICLE.  A FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED ILLEGAL NARCOTICS AND MORE THAN 200 ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION ALSO IN THE VEHICLE.  THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE WAS THE MAN CARRYING A RIFLE AT THE VIGIL, DERRICK ADAMS, WHO WAS ARRESTED ALONG WITH A PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE.

 

Louisiana lawmakers have started yet another special session about state finances, the sixth such gathering in three years.  The House and Senate opened the 14-day session Tuesday afternoon.  Gov. John Bel Edwards called the session, hoping to persuade lawmakers to replace some temporary taxes expiring July 1.  The Democratic governor wants to keep $648 million out of about $1.4 billion in expiring taxes. He says without that money, deep cuts could fall across critical government services, hitting health, education and public safety programs.

Edwards is recommending renewal of half the expiring 1 percent state sales tax, along with reductions to sales tax breaks to raise most of the money. But House lawmakers haven’t yet reached any agreements.  A February special session on taxes failed to raise any money for the budget.

 

IN LAFAYETTE, A MAN IS ACCUSED OF STABBING A WOMAN SEVERAL TIMES ON MONDAY.  JEFF HORCHAK REPORTS.

 

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THE FIRST DEGREE MURDER TRIAL OF JOHNNIE PAUL HARDMAN JUNIOR BEGAN YESTERDAY IN LAKE CHARLES.  HE’S ACCUSED OF THE MURDER OF JOSHUA TOUCHET LAST JULY.  JURORS SAW POLICE BODY CAMERA VIDEO OF TOUCHET’S LAST MOMENTS BEFORE HE WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL AND DIED.  A 14-YEAR-OLD CO-DEFENDANT HAS ALREADY PLEADED GUILTY IN CONNECTION TO THE CASE AND ANOTHER CO-DEFENDANT, DESMOND ORPHEY, IS SET TO GO TO TRIAL NEXT YEAR.

 

A 13-YEAR-OLD BOY WAS ARRESTED YESTERDAY FOR TAKING A HANDGUN TO A RAYNE SCHOOL.  AN OFFICER RECEIVED A TIP THAT THE BOY HAD BROUGHT THE HANDGUN ON THE CAMPUS OF ARMSTRONG MIDDLE SCHOOL.  THE BOY WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY  ON CHARGES OF CARRYING A CONCEALED WEAPON, ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF A HANDGUN BY A JUVENILE, POSSESSING A FIREARM IN A FIREARM FREE ZONE, AND POSSESSION OF A STOLEN FIREARM.  STATE LAW DOES NOT ALLOW THE BOY’S IDENTITY TO BE RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC.