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6-27-17

DANNY HARRIS JR., 42 OF NEW IBERIA AND JUDD JUDICE, 37 OF NEW IBERIA DIED YESTERDAY MORNING IN A MURDER-SUICIDE. THE SHOOTING HAPPENED AROUND 10:25 YESTERDAY MORNING AT THE 200 BLOCK OF EAST LAWRENCE STREET IN NEW IBERIA.

 

SAM BROWN III, 25 OF PORT SULPHUR, WAS ARRESTED YESTERDAY AND CHARGED WITH SECOND DEGREE MURDER FOR THE DEATH OF 21 YEAR OLD DONALD RANDALL JR. THE SHOOTING TOOK PLACE AROUND 1:40 IN THE MORNING ON JUNE 18TH ON THE 200 BLOCK OF JEFFERSON STREET. BROWN’S ARREST CAME ABOUT AS A RESULT OF THE LAFAYETTE POLICE DEPARTMENT SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS UNIT WORKING WITH THE EASTERN AND WESTERN DIVISIONS OF LOUISIANA’S U.S. MARSHALL SERVICE VIOLENT OFFENDER TASK FORCE AND LAFAYETTE CRIME STOPPERS.

 

A JURY FOUND MELYNNIE SHANNONE DADE-FONDEL, 34 OF WESTLAKE NOT GUILTY OF SECOND DEGREE CRUELTY TO A JUVENILE. FONDEL WAS ARRESTED IN NOVEMBER 2014 FOR CRUELTY TO A 2 YEAR OLD BOY WHO SUFFERED SEVERE BURNS AND HAD TO BE TRANSPORTED TO A BATON ROUGE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. FONDEL TOLD AUTHORITIES THAT THE BURNS HAPPENED WHILE SHE WAS RUNNING WATER FOR THE CHILD’S BATH. DOCTORS FROM BATON ROUGE STATED THAT THE BOYS BURNS WERE CONSISTENT WITH BEING SUBMERGED IN HOT WATER AND NOT CONSISTENT WITH ACCIDENTAL BURNS.

 

A JURY UNANIMOUSLY FOUND RODERICK CAWTHORNE JR. GUILTY OF SECOND DEGREE MURDER AND OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE FOR BEATING TO DEATH 73 YEAR OLD CHARLES RAYMOND TALEN SR. OF LAKE ARTHUR IN 2015. CAWTHORNE, AT THE TIME WAS 18 AND BRETT HEBERT ENTERED TALEN’S HOME, BEAT HIM TO DEATH AND STOLE AN ESTIMATED $100,000 IN GOLD COINS AND OTHER ITEMS. HEBERT, ALSO CHARGED WITH MURDER, CONFESSED TO HIS PART IN THE CRIME, BUT DENIED HURTING TALEN. OF THE NINE CO-DEFENDANTS, TWO WERE GRANTED IMMUNITY FOR THEIR TESTIMONY AND NO TIMETABLE HAS BEEN SET FOR WHEN HEBERT OR THE OTHER CO-DEFENDANTS WILL GO TO TRIAL. WITH THE VERDICT, CAWTHORNE WILL RECEIVE AUTOMATIC LIFE IN PRISON

 

Louisiana officials say a rifle confiscated in a night hunting case let authorities track down a father and son accused of killing a Louisiana black bear. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says 59-year-old Elie Dupre of New Iberia and his 15-year-old son both were cited for killing a bear near Lydia in 2015. Dupre could not be reached for comment. The citation can bring up to 120 days in jail, a $950 fine, plus up to $10,000 in civil restitution. A news release Monday said agents arrested Dupre in a separate night hunting case in December 2015, and confiscated three firearms. It says one rifle turned out to match the bullet found in a black bear killed in November 2015.

 

THE YOUNGSVILLE CITY COUNCIL PASSED A NEW BUDGET LAST NIGHT INCLUDING ALLOCATED FUNDS OF ALMOST $1.5 MILLION JUST FOR DRAINAGE. LAST YEAR THE CITY SPENT AROUND $600,000 ON DRAINAGE. SINCE DECEMBER THE CITY HAS DREDGED AND CLEANED OUT 19 MILES OF DRAINAGE, AFTER NO IMPROVEMENTS TO DRAINAGE THE PREVIOUS FIVE YEARS. THE BUDGET ALSO INCLUDES UPDATES TO THE SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE CITY PLANS ON LOOKING AT WATER FLOW IN CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOODS REGARDING RETENTION PONDS. PLANS ALSO INCLUDE ADDING MORE EQUIPMENT AND THREE MORE EMPLOYEES TO THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. THE PLANNED IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE FUNDED WITH SALES TAX DOLLARS. THE CITY COUNCIL ALSO APPROVED IN THE NEW BUDGET A 10 PERCENT PAY RAISE FOR YOUNGSVILLE POLICE OFFICERS. THE NEW BUDGET GOES INTO EFFECT JULY 1.

 

 

 

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