7-11-24
ONE PERSON IS DEAD FOLLOWING A SHOOTING INVOLVING A LAFAYETTE PARISH SHERIFF’S DEPUTY. GEORGE FAUST REPORTS.
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A LAFAYETTE MAN WAS ARRESTED AFTER THE SAINT LANDRY PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE RECEIVED A COMPLAINT ABOUT HIM EXPLOITING HIS AUNT, LEADING TO HER HOME BEING FORECLOSED. SIXTY-TWO-YEAR-OLD GREGORY T. RED ALLEGEDLY GOT HIS AUNT TO CO-SIGN A LOAN IN TWENTY-SEVENTEEN TO KEEP HIS HOME FROM BEING FORECLOSED. DETECTIVES CONFIRMED A MORTGAGE WAS TAKEN OUT AGAINST THE VICTIM’S HOME FOR TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND, CREDIT CARDS WITH A TOTAL LIMIT OF NEARLY FOURTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS, AND A VEHICLE LOAN FOR FORTY-SEVEN THOUSAND. RED FACES SEVERAL CHARGES INCLUDING EXPLOITATION OF THE INFIRMED AND THEFT IN EXCESS OF FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
LESS THAN HALF OF THIRD-GRADERS ARE READING AT THEIR GRADE LEVEL, ACCORDING TO A RECENT ASSESSMENT. THAT’S CAUSE FOR CONCERN BECAUSE OF A NEW LAW THAT GOES INTO EFFECT THIS SCHOOL YEAR. SCHOOLS WILL HAVE THIRTY DAYS FROM TESTING TO DEVELOP A READING PLAN FOR CHILDREN WHO SCORE WELL BELOW GRADE LEVEL. THIRD-GRADERS WHO FINISH WELL BELOW GRADE LEVEL ON THE END-OF-YEAR EXAM WILL BE GIVEN TWO OTHER ATTEMPTS, BUT IF THEY STILL FINISH WELL BELOW GRADE LEVEL, THEY WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO MOVE UP TO THE FOURTH GRADE.
A Louisiana sheriff says a 1-year-old boy survived two days of sometimes stormy weather before a truck driver spotted him crawling along a roadside. Sheriff “Stitch” Guillory is calling the child a “miracle baby.” He was spotted Tuesday in southwest Louisiana a day after his 4-year-old brother was found dead and his mother was arrested in Mississippi. Autopsy reports were pending on the 4-year-old who was found in a lake behind an Interstate 10 welcome center near the Texas state line.
THE FINAL BEAM WAS PUT IN PLACE YESTERDAY FOR THE NEW ONE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLAR LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS. SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, TEACHERS, AND STUDENTS GATHERED YESTERDAY FOR THE TOPPING OUT CEREMONY. SINCE THE PROJECT BEGAN LAST YEAR, WORKERS HAVE INSTALLED MORE THAN THREE MILLION POUNDS OF STEEL AND FOUR THOUSAND YARDS OF CONCRETE. THE NEW LAFAYETTE HIGH CAMPUS IS EXPECTED TO BE READY FOR THE TWENTY-TWENTY-FIVE-TWENTY-SIX SCHOOL YEAR.
A VEHICLE PURSUIT ENDED WITH A CRASH YESTERDAY EVENING NEAR RAYNE. STATE POLICE SAY THE CRASH HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY NINETY AND LEROY BREAUX ROAD. STATE POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE OF THE CRASH AT FIVE-FIFTY-FIVE P-M. NO OTHER INFORMATION ON THE CHASE HAS BEEN RELEASED.
Louisiana officials say dead pine trees are a major public safety concern. Thousands of trees in the state have been weakened by last summer’s drought and hungry beetles. Legislators on Louisiana’s House Emergency Beetle Subcommittee gathered for their first meeting on Tuesday to try to come up with solutions. From directing residents to charitable entities to asking the governor’s help in seeking federal aid, officials say something must be done.
TWO PEOPLE ARE IN JAIL IN CONNECTION WITH A HOMOCIDE THAT HAPPENED MONDAY NIGHT ON ISRAEL PARKER DRIVE IN ABBEVILLE. FIFTY-SEVEN-YEAR-OLD CARLTON HILLS FACES NUMEROUS CHARGES INCLUDING SECOND-DEGREE MURDER WHILE PRINCIPAL TO SECOND-DEGREE MURDER IS AMONG THE CHARGES AGAINST FORTY-TWO-YEAR-OLD LATICIA LEWIS. ABBEVILLE POLICE HAVE NOT YET RELEASED THE NAME OF THE VICTIM THOUGH FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE BEEN INFORMED. PASTOR LAWRENCE LEVY, A COMMUNITY ACTIVIST, IS PLANNING TO HOST A STOP THE VIOLENCE RALLY SOON.
