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THE FAMILY OF A WOMAN, WHOSE BODY WAS FOUND INSIDE A NEW IBERIA ARBY’S FREEZER, HAS FILED A WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT AND ARE SEEKING OVER A MILLION DOLLARS IN DAMAGES. DANIELLE JOHNSON REPORTS.
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THE TRIAL FOR A LAFAYETTE MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING A LAFAYETTE POLICE OFFICER IS SET FOR MARCH FIRST OF NEXT YEAR. IAN HOWARD IS ACCUSED OF THE MURDER OF CORPORAL MICHAEL MIDDLEBROOK AND THE ATTEMPTED MURDER OF THREE OTHERS IN OCTOBER OF TWENTY-SEVENTEEN. HOWARD WAS ORIGINALLY DETERMINED TO BE NOT COMPETENT TO STAND TRIAL BUT JUDGE VALERIE GOTCH GARRETT REVERSED THAT RULING LAST MONTH. HOWARD HAS PLEADED NOT GUILTY BY REASON OF INSANITY.
A BILL THAT WOULD HAVE HELD BARS RESPONSIBLE FOR SERVING PEOPLE UNDER TWENTY-ONE FAILED TO MAKE IT OUT OF A HOUSE COMMITTEE ON A SIX-TO-SIX VOTE. THOSE VOTING AGAINST IT WERE CONCERNED THAT INSURANCE RATES FOR BARS WOULD SPIKE AND GOOD-FAITH BARTENDERS FOOLED BY SOPHISTICATED FAKE I-D’S WOULD BE OPEN TO LEGAL ACTION. THE BILL SPONSORED BY REPUBLICAN STATE SENATOR BETH MIZELL ORIGINALLY AIMED TO PREVENT ANYONE UNDER TWENTY-ONE YEARS-OLD FROM ENTERING A BAR. THE FORM REJECTED BY THE COMMITTEE WOULD HAVE GIVEN THOSE UNDER TWENTY-ONE AND SURVIVING FAMILY MEMBERS CAUSE FOR LEGAL ACTION IF THEY SUFFERED DAMAGES OR INJURY BECAUSE THEY WERE SERVED UNDERAGE.
LAKE CHARLES POLICE HAVE ISSUED A SECOND-DEGREE MURDER WARRANT FOR AN EIGHTEEN-YEAR-OLD MAN, WHO’S ACCUSED OF SHOOTING ANOTHER EIGHTEEN-YEAR-OLD FROM LAKE CHARLES. ON WEDNESDAY, POLICE RECEIVED A REPORT OF SHOTS FIRED AT HUBER PARK AND A WHITE CAR LEAVING THE AREA. THEY FOUND MARKELL B. JACKSON SUFFERING FROM A GUNSHOT WOUND AND TOOK HIM TO THE HOSPITAL, WHERE HE LATER DIED. AUTHORITIES ARE SEARCHING FOR DEMONTORIYUANA CHARLES, THE ACCUSED GUNMAN.
THERE ARE TWO PEOPLE BELIEVED TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MULTIPLE VEHICLE BREAK-INS IN THE BREAUX BRIDGE AREA. SOME RESIDENTS HAVE POSTED VIDEO ON FACEBOOK OF THE TWO ROAMING AROUND AT NIGHT. SEVERAL RESIDENTS REPORTED THEIR WINDOWS HAVE BEEN SHATTERED BY THE SUSPECTS. THE BREAUX BRIDGE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS ACTIVELY INVESTIGATING THE BREAK-INS AND ENSURE THEY WILL BRING AN END TO IT.
ACADIANA WASTE WILL BE TAKING OVER TRASH AND RECYCLING COLLECTIONS IN LAFAYETTE PARISH BEGINNING NOVEMBER FIRST. ALL CUSTOMERS WILL RECEIVE A NEW NINTEY-FIVE GALLON TRASH CONTAINER. HOWEVER, IF YOU WISH TO GET A SECOND CONTAINER OR A RECYCLING CART, YOU MUST APPLY BY MAY THIRTY-FIRST. THAT’S TO ENSURE THAT YOU GET THEM BY THE NOVEMBER FIRST START DATE.
WITH HURRICANE SEASON JUST DAYS AWAY, LOUISIANA LEADERS ARE URGING RESIDENTS TO GET READY. DANIELL JOHNSON HAS MORE.
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A MAN FROM RAYNE WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY YESTERDAY AFTERNOON ON TWO COUNTS OF ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF HUMAN REMAINS. THE CHARGES STEM FROM THE DISCOVERY OF HUMAN BONES LEFT OUTSIDE SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH IN RAYNE ON MAY EIGHTEENTH AND TWENTY-THIRD. FORTY-FOUR-YEAR-OLD RUSSELL JAMES RICHARD WAS ARRESTED IN LAFAYETTE PARISH. HE WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE ACADIA PARISH JAIL AND HIS BOND IS SET AT TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.
