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6-25-15

Thursday, June 25, 2015

 

AN ARCHITECT FOR A NEW HIGH SCHOOL IN YOUNGSVILLE SHOULD BE CHOSEN BY THE LAFAYETTE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD BY EARLY AUGUST, ACCORDING TO THE SCHOOL SYSTEM’S CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER KYLE BORDELON.  LAST WEEK WAS THE DEADLINE FOR ARCHITECT FIRMS TO SUBMIT THEIR QUALIFICATIONS.  HE SAYS A COMMITTEE WILL VISIT THE FIRMS AND INTERVIEW FINALISTS, AND A REVIEW COMMITTEE WILL MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE SCHOOL BOARD.  THE SCHOOL BOARD VOTED EARLIER THIS MONTH TO BUILD THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL ON PROPERTY LOCATED ON A SUGAR CANE FIELD NEAR CHEMIN METAIRIE PARKWAY.

 

AN OBERLIN MAN, ON TRIAL FOR THE DEATH OF HIS GIRLFRIEND’S TWO-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER, TOOK THE STAND TO DENY THE CHARGES.  33-YEAR-OLD BOBBY DAVIS JUNIOR SAYS HE OCCASIONALLY SPANKED THE CHILD, TATIANA HOLYFIELD, BUT HER MOTHER, BRANDY, HANDLED MOST OF THE DISCIPLINE.  HE SAYS BRUISES ON HER BODY WERE THE RESULT OF FALLING OFF THE PORCH ON APRIL TENTH, 2013, AND A DAY LATER, SHE RECEIVED BURNS AFTER FALLING ON A SPACE HEATER.  BRANDY HOLYFIELD HAD ALREADY PLED GUILTY TO MANSLAUGHTER, AND TESTIFIED ON TUESDAY THAT SHE DID SO BECAUSE SHE HADN’T DONE ENOUGH TO GET HELP FOR HER DAUGHTER.

 

THE ST. MARTIN PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE HAS RELEASED MORE DETAILS ON A SHOOTING IN BREAUX BRIDGE TUESDAY NIGHT THAT LEFT THREE PEOPLE DEAD AND A FOURTH CRITICALLY WOUNDED.  58-YEAR-OLD CLIFFORD BLANCHARD IS BELIEVED TO HAVE SHOT AND KILLED HIS WIFE, 72-YEAR-OLD LEOLA BLANCHARD, AND HIS GRANDAUGHTER, THREE-YEAR-OLD ASHLYN BLANCHARD, AND WOUNDED HIS 32-YEAR-OLD SON, SCOTT.  THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE SPOKESWOMAN GINNY HIGGINS SAYS SCOTT MANAGED TO GET THE GUN AWAY FROM CLIFFORD, WHO HE SHOT AND KILLED.  SCOTT IS EXPECTED TO SURVIVE HIS INJURIES.

 

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is kicking off his campaign for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination in a speech intended to separate himself from his better-known rivals.  The 44-year-old, two-term governor is telling a rally in the New Orleans suburbs that the party has “a bunch of great talkers” running for president but “it’s time for a doer.”  Jindal says he’s running for president to “do something,” not “be somebody.”  He plans to continue courting evangelical voters, while also relying on his reputation as a policy wonk with experience running government.

 

THE LAFAYETTE PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE HAS ISSUED A WARRANT FOR KATELYN GAUTHIER’S ARREST.  JULIE DARCE EXPLAINS.

 

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SOUTHWEST LAKE CHARLES IS EXPECTED TO SEE MAJOR GROWTH OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS.  DUB HENNING IS OPENING A NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ALONG NELSON ROAD NEAR HAM REID ROAD CALLED OAK CROSSING, THAT WILL FEATURE AN ITALIAN RESTAURANT, LAVOGLIA.  HE SAYS HE DECIDED TO PURCHASE THE PROPERTY AFTER LOOKING AT STATISTICS THAT SHOWED DEVELOPMENT MOVING IN THAT DIRECTION.  HAM REID ROAD IS CURRENTLY BEING EXTENDED FROM ELLIOT ROAD TO BIG LAKE ROAD.

 

THE SECOND DEGREE MURDER TRIAL OF A KROTZ SPRINGS WOMAN IS UNDERWAY IN OPELOUSAS.  69-YEAR-OLD ODEAL PIPPINS IS ACCUSED OF SHOOTING AND KILLING HER SON’S ROOMMATE, 21-YEAR-OLD RICKY GUILLORY IN NOVEMBER OF 2013.  THE PROSECUTOR SAYS PIPPINS WAS A CONTROLLING WOMAN WHO SHOT GUILLORY BECAUSE SHE DIDN’T WANT HIM LIVING WITH HER SON.  THE DEFENSE ATTORNEY SAYS PIPPINS DIDN’T INITIALLY RECOGNIZE GUILLORY AND HAD GOTTEN A GUN TO PROTECT HERSELF.

 

A STOMACH VIRUS HAS BEEN SPREADING IN THE AREA.  VIRAL GASTROENTERITIS IS HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS CAUSES DIARHEA, NAUSEA, VOMITING, AND OCCASIONALLY FEVER AND CHILLS, ACCORDING TO DR. JASON FUQUA OF THE CALCASIEU FAMILY PHYSICIANS OF WEST CALCASIEU-CAMERON HOSPITAL.  HE TELLS KPLC TV THAT PEOPLE WHO CONTRACT THE VIRUS ARE USUALLY SICK FOR TWO TO FOUR DAYS.  HE SUGGESTS GOING TO SEE YOUR DOCTOR IF THE PATIENT DOESN’T GET BETTER AFTER A FEW DAYS, OR IF THERE’S HIGH FEVER OR BLOOD IN THE VOMIT OR STOOL.