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IT’S BEEN ALMOST SEVEN WEEKS SINCE DAISY LYNN LANDRY OF LAFAYETTE WENT MISSING, AND LAFAYETTE POLICE HAVE NOW CHANGED THE STATUS OF THE CASE FROM “SEARCH AND RESCUE” TO “SEARCH AND RECOVERY.” THE FAMILY OF LANDRY ANNOUNCED THE CHANGE ON THE FINDING DAISY LYNN FACEBOOK PAGE. ONE MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE CASE, 22-YEAR-OLD MALIK DAVIS OF LAFAYETTE, WHO HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH SECOND DEGREE MURDER. THE LATEST SEARCH EFFORT TOOK PLACE SATURDAY IN OBERLIN.
THE BEAUREGARD PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS ASKING THE PUBLIC’S HELP IN LOCATING A WORK RELEASE INMATE WHO WALKED OFF THE JOB AT A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT IN LAKE CHARLES SATURDAY NIGHT. JONATHAN ASHCRAFT WAS LAST SEEN AROUND THREE P-M SUNDAY IN THE AREA OF COUNTRY CLUB AND NELSON ROADS. ASHCRAFT WAS BEING HOUSED AT THE BEAUREGARD SHERIFF’S OFFICE SOUTHWEST TRANSITIONAL WORK RELEASE PROGRAM AT THE FORMER PHELPS CORRECTIONAL CENTER. ASHCRAFT IS FIVE-ELEVEN, 120 POUNDS, WITH BROWN HAIR AND GREEN EYES. IF YOU THINK YOU’VE SEEN HIM, YOU CAN CALL THE CALCASIEU PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE.
THE WALMART STORE IN OPELOUSAS WAS EVACUATED LAST NIGHT AFTER SOMEONE SAID THE WORD “BOMB.” SERGEANT CRYSTAL LEBLANC WITH THE OPELOUSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYS IT CAUSED A PANIC AMONG CUSTOMERS, LEADING TO THE EVACUATION. A SEARCH WAS CONDUCTED BUT NO BOMB WAS FOUND AND THE ALL CLEAR WAS GIVEN. LEBLANC SAYS A PERSON OF INTEREST WAS INTERVIEWED BY POLICE.
Louisiana’s corrections department is looking for donations of professional clothing to give to men and women leaving prison who need something to wear for job interviews. The department is asking for the contributions as part of the 10th annual National Suit Drive, a partnership with Refined by Fire Ministries and Men’s Wearhouse. Men’s Wearhouse locations around the state are accepting donations of used and cleaned clothing items, including suits, dress shirts, sports coats, shoes, jackets, ties and belts for both men and women. Donors receive a 50 percent coupon for future purchases at the store.
ONE MAN IS BEHIND BARS AFTER A HIGH SPEED CHASE FROM CHURCH POINT TO LAFAYETTE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. JULIE DARCE REPORTS.
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The Beauregard Parish Sheriff’s Training Center will be abuzz for the next few Monday evenings as the Southwest Louisiana Beekeepers Association and LSU AgCenter present their fourth annual beginning beekeepers class. AgCenter parish agent Keith Hawkins says backyard beekeeping is growing statewide and nationwide, with 17 clubs around Louisiana compared to three or four a decade ago. The state agriculture department says there are 696 registered beekeepers, easily double the number in 2005. Hawkins says 18 to 24 people usually take for the classes, but he won’t know how big this class is until people register Monday.
MORGAN CITY POLICE HAVE ARRESTED A CONVICTED FELON WHO FIRED A GUNSHOT AT PEOPLE IN A VEHICLE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. DURING AN INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE GUN USED BY 25-YEAR-OLD JALEN A. WALKER WAS STOLEN. THE REPORT STATES THAT WALKER HAD BEEN IN A PHYSICAL FIGHT WITH AT LEAST ONE PERSON AND, WHEN THEY GOT INTO THEIR VEHICLE TO LEAVE, HE PULLED OUT THE GUN AND STARTED SHOOTING. NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THE SHOOTING.
Gov. John Bel Edwards hasn’t let a single bill become law without his signature across the six legislative sessions held since the Democratic governor took office last year. That’s a contrast from his predecessor, Republican Bobby Jindal, who let 168 pieces of legislation take effect without his signature, all in his first two years in office in 2008 and 2009. Many bills that received the hands-off approach from Jindal allowed local governments to boost taxes or fees, raised fees at state agencies or increased per diem payments. Others tinkered with Louisiana’s criminal statutes and carved out an ethics exemption in state law.
