5-3-18
THERE’S NEW INFORMATION ON A WEEKEND HIT-AND-RUN IN DOWNTOWN LAFAYETTE. HERE’S JEFF HORCHAK.
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BREAUX BRIDGE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A DRIVE BY SHOOTING YESTERDAY IN A MOBILE HOME PARK ON REES STREET. A MAN AND WOMAN WERE OUTSIDE TALKING AT ABOUT THREE A-M WHEN A GRAY OR SILVER BMW PULLED UP AND FIVE OR SIX SHOTS WERE FIRED AT THEM. THE SUSPECT THEN FLED THE SCENE. THE MAN WAS HIT IN THE LEG AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL TO BE TREATED.
Louisiana is inching toward the most restrictive abortion policy in the country. The House criminal justice committee voted 9-8 Wednesday for a ban on abortion after 15 weeks that would only take effect after a legal battle over the same policy plays out in Mississippi. Sen. John Milkovich sponsored the measure , saying he wants to see Louisiana outlaw all abortions. The Senate-approved bill moves next to the House floor.
State lawyers head to a federal appeals court in hopes of reviving a law requiring that doctors who perform abortions in Louisiana have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals. A federal district judge in Baton Rouge blocked enforcement of the law. A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans hears arguments today. The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down a similar Texas law.
LAST MONTH THE LAKE CHARLES CITY COUNCIL REVOKED THE LICENSE OF THE THREE-TOPIA RESTAURANT. LAST NIGHT, BY A 6-TO-1 VOTE THEY REVERSED THEIR EARLIER DECISION. THREE-TOPIA WILL BE ALLOWED TO SERVE LIQUOR IF THERE IS NO LOITERING OUTSIDE, THERE’S MORE SECURITY OUTSIDE AND NOISE CONTROL, AND THE RESTAURANT HAS TO CLOSE BY ONE-THIRTY ON THE WEEKENDS. NEIGHBORS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE NOISE. THE OWNER OF THREE-TOPIA WILL HAVE TO MEET BACK WITH THE CITY COUNCIL IN SIX MONTHS.
ALSO LAST NIGHT, THE LAKE CHARLES CITY COUNCIL VOTED 4-TO-3 IN FAVOR OF A NEW 240 SPACE R-V PARK ON MCNABB STREET IN NORTH LAKE CHARLES. THE VOTE IN FAVOR CAME IN SPITE OF A NUMBER OF RESIDENTS IN THE AREA, WHO VOICED THEIR OPPOSITION DURING THE MEETING. THE REALTOR SAYS THE OWNER WILL SPEND 6-POINT-5 MILLION DOLLARS ON THE PARK. IT WILL INCLUDE A POOL, A MEETING PLACE, A LAUNDRY AREA, AND A FITNESS CENTER.
ANTLERS SEAFOOD AND STEAKHOUSE IS CLOSING ITS DOORS. THE DOWNTOWN RESTAURANT, WHICH OPENED A SECOND LOCATION IN BREAUX BRIDGE, MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT ON FACEBOOK THAT BOTH RESTAURANTS WILL BE CLOSING. IN THE FACEBOOK POST, THEY CITED THE SLOWING ECONOMY OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS AS THE REASON FOR CLOSING. ANTLERS HAS BEEN IN DOWNTOWN LAFAYETTE SINCE 1921.
THE ACADIA PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE BELIEVES THREE HOME BURGLARIES THAT OCCURRED ON APRIL 17TH IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE PARISH ARE RELATED. THEY SAY THE SAME METHOD WAS USED BY THE BURGLARS TO FORCE THEIR WAY INTO THE HOMES, WHICH WERE LOCATED ON FOURNERAT ROAD, THE EUNICE IOTA HIGHWAY AND SCHULTZ ROAD. A PHOTO OF A VEHICLE THAT IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN USED BY THE SUSPECT CAN BE VIEWED ON THE CRIMESTOPPERS OF ACADIA PARISH FACEBOOK PAGE. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ON THE CRIME IS URGED TO CALL 789-TIPS.
