6-9-26
TWO PEOPLE ARE IN CUSTODY IN SAINT LANDRY PARISH. GEORGE FAUST EXPLAINS WHY.
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A KITCHEN FIRE AT A SCOTT HOME WAS IGNITED BY COOKING GREASE BEING HEATED UP ON THE STOVE. FIREFIGHTERS RESPONDED TO THE RESIDENTIAL FIRE ON SOUTH ORTHELLO COURT JUST BEFORE SIX MONDAY NIGHT. THEY QUICKLY BROUGHT THE FIRE UNDER CONTROL BEFORE IT SPREAD TO OTHER PARTS OF THE HOME. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
A SENATE BILL AND TWO HOUSE BILLS SIGNED INTO LAW ARE DESIGNED TO ADDRESS ELECTION INTEGRITY AND SECURITY IN LOUISIANA. SECRETARY OF STATE NANCY LANDRY SAYS LOUISIANA HAS BECOME A NATIONAL LEADER IN ELECTION INTEGRITY BECAUSE THEY ARE COMMITTED TO CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVING THE ELECTION SYSTEM. SHE SAYS THE REFORMS REFLECT A COMMONSENSE APPROACH TO ELECTION ADMINISTRATION. THEY INCLUDE ENSURING VOTER’S IDENTITIES ARE VERIFIED, VOTER ROLLS REMAIN ACCURATE AND PERSONAL INFORMATION IS PROTECTED.
A LONG TIME SEXUAL ASSAULT ADVOCATE IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA HAS PASSED AWAY. TAMMY VINCENT HELPED ESTABLISH THE SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINER PROGRAM AT LAKE CHARLES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. THE PROGRAM WAS THE FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND IN THE AREA, HELPING TREAT VICTIMS IN THE CRITICAL MOMENTS AFTER AN ASSAULT. VINCENT WAS THE COORDINATOR OF THE PROGRAM AND THE SEXUAL ASSAULT RESEARCH TEAM.
A COUPLE FROM ACADIA PARISH WERE ARRESTED ON MULTIPLE CHARGES FOR CRIMES AGAINT MINORS. ONE OF THE TWO VICTIMS CALLED A HOTLINE ALLEGING THEY WERE PHYSICALLY AND SEXUALLY ABUSED BY AN ADULT MAN AND THE ACADIA PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE WAS CONTACTED. AFTER AN INVESTIGATION, FORTY-THRERE-YEAR-OLD SIMEON JOLIE GUIDRY OF CROWLEY WAS ARRESTD ON MULTIPLE CHARGES INCLUDING FIRST- AND SECOND-DEGREE RAPE. ALSO ARRESTED WAS THIRTY-SIX-YEAR-OLD KRISTI RENEE WEISMORT OF CROWLEY FOR PRINCIPAL TO CARNAL KNOWLEDGE OF A JUVENILE, PRINCIPAL TO AGGRAVATED CRIMES AGAINST NATURE AND DOMESTIC ABUSE BATTERY.
BYRON STARKS HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE NEXT DIRECTOR OF LAFAYETTE PARKS, ARTS, RECREATION AND CULTURE. MAYOR PRESIDENT MONIQUE BOULET SAYS STARKS PASSION, LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH WILL HELP STRENGTHEN AND FURTHER IMPROVE THE PARC’S PROGRAMS. SHE SAYS STARK’S COMMITMENT TO DEVELOPING PEOPLE, STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES AND CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL AGES MAKE HIM AN OUTSTANDING CHOICE. STARKS SAYS HE’S HONORED TO SERVE LAFAYETTE IN THIS ROLE.
STATE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER TIM TEMPLE TOLD THE BATON ROUGE PRESS CLUB THAT THE INSURANCE MARKETPLACE IN LOUISIANA IS HEALTHY. HE SAYS FORTY COMPANIES HAVE FILIED PERSONAL AUTO RATE DECREASES IN THE LAST YEAR. HE ADDED THAT NINETEEN COMPANIES HAVE STARTED THE PROCESS TO MOVE INTO THE STATE.
THE ACADIANA REGIONAL AIRPORT HAS RECEIVED A TEN MILLION DOLLAR GRANT THROUGH THE LOUISIANA FAST SITE’S PROGRAM, WHICH INVESTS IN SITES READY FOR DEVELOPMENT. THE GRANT WILL HELP SUPPORT A ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-EIGHT ACRE EXPANSION FOR A NEW HANGAR COMPLEX AT THE AIRPORT. THE GRANT WILL SPECIFICALLY TARGET THE EXPANSION OF AVEX, WHICH HAS BUSINESS OPERATIONS AT THE AIRPORT. IT IS EXPECTED TO DOUBLE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COMPANY’S OPERATIONS.
