6-7-23
A LAFAYETTE WOMAN, ACCUSED OF STEALING FROM HER EMPLOYER, HAS BEEN CONVICTED FOR FELONY THEFT. DANIELLE DUNCAN REPORTS.
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THE EVANGELINE PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT THEY ARRESTED A VILLE PLATTE MAN WHO HAD ILLEGAL NARCOTICS IN HIS VEHICLE. THE NARCOTIC’S UNIT CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STOP THURSDAY AND THEY CALLED IN A POLICE DOG BECAUSE THE DRIVER APPEARED JITTERY AND NERVOUS. THE K-NINE DIEGO SNIFF AROUND THE VEHICLE AND GAVE A POSITIVE ALERT WHICH LED TO A SEARCH AND THE DISCOVERY OF FENTANYL AND METHAMPHETAMINE. THIRTY-SEVEN-YEAR-OLD ALEX FONTENOT WAS ARRESTED ON DRUG POSSESSION CHARGES AND HIS BOND WAS SET AT ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND.
THE CALCASIEU PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE SPECIAL VICTIMS’ UNIT HAS ISSUED A WARRANT FOR A CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THIRTY-SEVEN-YEAR-OLD ANTHONY BRUNER SENIOR ALLEGEDLY HAD INAPPROPRIATE CONTACT WITH A GIRL UNDER THE AGE OF FOURTEEN BETWEEN JANUARY AND APRIL OF LAST YEAR. BRUNER IS CURRENTLY BEING HELD AT THE TENSAS DETENTION CENTER FOR FAILING TO REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER. BRUNER WAS CONVICTED IN TWENTY-TEN FOR INDECENT BEHAVIOR WITH A JUVENILE IN JEFF DAVIS PARISH.
The Republican-controlled Legislature on Tuesday sent a package to the Democratic governor that includes a ban on sex change procedures for minors. The Legislature also overwhelming passed a bill preventing public school teachers from teaching about gender and sexuality issues beyond the curriculum, and a measure outlining pronoun usage for students. Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards opposes the legislation but has not said whether he would veto the bills. Republicans hold a veto-proof majority in the Legislature, and the bills passed largely along party lines.
A bill that would allow people in Louisiana who are 21 or older to carry concealed guns without a permit is dead. Republican state Rep. Danny McCormick voluntarily deferred his bill Tuesday in the final days of Louisiana’s legislative session. The bill, which has routinely been offered to the GOP-dominated Legislature, would have eliminated all training and background-check requirements to carry a concealed weapon in Louisiana. Currently, 26 states allow people to carry concealed guns without a permit.
APPLICATIONS ARE BEING ACCEPTED FOR THE LAFAYETTE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OR LEAP. LOW TO MODERATE INCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN THE PARISH MAY BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE FUNDS TO PAY RENT AND UTILITY BILLS. THE CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT’S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR MARY SLIMAN SAYS THOSE WHO STRUGGLED WITH INCOME LOSS DURING COVID-NINETEEN ARE URGED TO APPLY. THE CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT IS PARTNERING WITH THE SMILE COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY TO DISTRIBUTE THE FUNDS.
THE IBERIA PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC’S HELP TO FIND A RUNAWAY JUVENILE. FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD RAMON ESTRADA JUNIOR WAS LAST SEEN AT HIS FAMILY’S RESIDENCE ON JUNE FIFTH. RAMON IS FIVE FEET, FIVE INCHES AND AROUND ONE HUNDRED TWENTY POUNDS WITH BLACK HAIR AND BROWN EYES. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ON RAMON’S WHEREABOUTS IS ASKED TO CALL THE IBERIA PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE OR SUBMIT A TIP ON THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE’S APP.
AN INVESTIGATION INVOLVING THE THEFT OF LIVESTOCK IN SAINT LANDRY PARISH LED TO THE ARREST OF AN IBERIA PARISH MAN. ON MONDAY, SIXTY-SIX-YEAR-OLD ORLANDO WILLIAMS TURNED HIMSELF OVER TO BRAND INSPECTORS AT THE SAINT LANDRY PARISH JAIL. IT WAS LEARNED THAT WILLIAMS ALLEGEDLY RECEIVED TWO HORSES IN FEBRUARY BUT DID NOT MAKE PROPER PAYMENTS TO THE LOCAL LIVESTOCK MARKET AS REQUIRED BY LAW. HE’S BEEN CHARGED WITH THEFT OF LIVESTOCK.
