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THE LAFAYETTE PUBLIC TRUST AUTHORITY SAYS THEY MAY HAVE A TENANT FOR THE OLD COBURN SUPPLY BUILDING IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. THEY ARE CURRENTLY IN NEGOTIATIONS TO LEASE THE BLOCK THE BUILDING IS IN FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, WHICH PURCHASED IT IN 2009. THEY HAD INTENDED TO DEMOLISH THE ENTIRE BLOCK TO MAKE WAY FOR AN INTERSTATE 49 CONNECTOR INTERCHANGE, BUT THEIR PLANS HAVE SINCE CHANGED. THE PROGRAM COORDINATOR FOR THE AUTHORITY, REBEKKE MILLER, TELLS THE ADVOCATE THEY ARE WEEKS AWAY FROM REACHING A COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT TO LEASE THE PROPERTY.
MANY RESIDENTS OF SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA HAVE BEEN GETTING ROBOCALLS FROM A PLUS 6-7-6 NUMBER WHICH IS AN INTERNATIONAL CALL OUT OF TONGA. ONE PERSON TELLS KPLC TV THAT SHE RECEIVED ABOUT TWELVE CALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. ANGELA GUTH OF THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF LAKE CHARLES SUGGESTS LETTING THE ANSWERING MACHINE TAKE THE CALL BECAUSE IT IS MORE THAN LIKELY A SCAM. SHE TELLS KPLC TV THAT IF YOU PICK UP THE PHONE FROM THOSE NUMBERS, YOU ARE PUTTING YOURSELF AT RISK.
A EUNICE MAN IS RECOVERING IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER HE WAS SHOT IN HIS OWN YARD DURING AN ARMED ROBBERY YESTERDAY MORNING. MEGAN KELLY REPORTS.
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A SUMMIT IS PLANNED FOR NEXT WEEK TO TRY TO HELP GET FARMERS AND RESTAURANT OWNERS, DISTRIBUTORS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TOGETHER. A 2016 SURVEY BY THE ACADIANA FOOD ALLIANCE FOUND THAT FARMERS COULDN’T FIND THE DEMAND FOR THEIR GOODS. AT THE SAME TIME, RESTAURANT OWNERS SAID THEY COULDN’T FIND THE SUPPLY TO BUY LOCAL PRODUCTS. THE INAUGURAL SOUTH LOUISIANA FOOD SUMMIT WILL TAKE PLACE ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY AT VARIOUS ACADIANA FARMS AND AT THE CAJUNDOME CONVENTION CENTER.
THE LAFAYETTE CITY MARSHAL IS CALLING FOR SECURITY UPGRADES AT THE CITY COURTHOUSE. MARSHALL MICHAEL HILL SAYS THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME BLOCKAGE TO PREVENT SOMEONE FROM DRIVING THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR. HE’S ALSO CONCERNED WITH THE DESIGN OF THE BUILDING WHICH HAS TOO MANY WINDOWS WHERE PEOPLE ON THE OUTSIDE CAN SEE INSIDE MOVEMENT. HILL SAYS HE UNDERSTANDS IT MAY BE HARD TO IMPLEMENT SOME CHANGES BECAUSE OF A LACK OF MONEY.
A FORMER LAKE CHARLES CHARTER ACADEMY TEACHER HAS BEEN REARRESTED ON SEVENTEEN ADDITIONAL COUNTS FOR INAPPROPRIATE RELATIONS WITH A TEN-YEAR-OLD STUDENT. IN LATE APRIL, AN ADMINISTRATOR AT THE SCHOOL RECEIVED A COMPLAINT ABOUT AN INAPPRORIATE RELATIONSHIP BY 34-YEAR-OLD DEIDRE SMITH AND THE BOY WHICH LED TO HER INITIAL ARREST. HER BOND WAS ORIGINALLY SET AT FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS. A FURTHER INVESTIGATION LED AUTHORITIES TO DISCOVER NUMEROUS INCIDENTS WITH THE SAME BOY WHICH LED THEM TO ARREST SMITH YESTERDAY ON THE NEW CHARGES AND HER BOND WAS RAISED TO ONE-POINT-3 MILLION DOLLARS.
A WOMAN WANTED BY THE ST. MARTIN PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE FOR ATTEMPTED SECOND DEGREE MURDER SHARED A COMMENT ON FACEBOOK ABOUT HER MUG SHOT. THE ST. MARTIN CRIME STOPPERS PAGE SHARED THE PHOTO OF PRECIOUS LANDRY ASKING THE PUBLIC’S HELP IN LOCATING HER FOR AN INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED IN PARKS LAST WEEKEND. LANDRY POSTED A COMMENT SAYING THAT HER PICTURE WAS UGLY. CRIME STOPPERS RESPONDED THAT THEY WOULD BE GLAD TO TAKE A NEW PHOTO IF SHE WOULD STOP BY THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE OR SHE COULD WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO TURN HER IN AND COLLECT THE THOUSAND DOLLAR REWARD.
AFTER THREE MONTHS OF NEAR RECORD HIGHS, THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER IS DROPPING BELOW FLOOD STAGE IN IOWA. MEGAN KELLY HAS MORE.
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