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LAST WEEK, LAFAYETTE POLICE CHIEF TOBY AGUILLARD NOTIFIED SHERIFF MARK GARBER THAT HE WAS WITHDRAWING FROM A JOINT TASK FORCE ON NARCOTICS INVESTIGATIONS. AGUILLARD TELLS THE ADVOCATE THAT ONE REASON FOR THE WITHDRAWAL, WHICH WILL HAPPEN AT THE END OF OCTOBER, IS BECAUSE OF PHILOSOPHICAL DIFFERENCES. HE SAYS THAT HE’S LOOKING FOR NEW AND INNOVATIVE IDEAS, WHILE GARBER WANTS TO STICK TO THE SAME APPROACH. AGUILLARD SAY HE WANTS TO CONTINUE PARTNERING WITH THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE ON CRIME SCENES.
A LONG-TIME RECYCLING COMPANY IN SULPHUR THAT CLOSED TWO YEARS AGO IS REOPENING ITS DOORS. THE MOSELEYS, WHO OWNED THE ALUMINUM RECYCLING CENTER, CLOSED THE BUSINESS BECAUSE WALTER MOSELY BECAME ILL IN 2016. THEY DECIDED TO REOPEN BECAUSE OF A REBOUNDING ECONOMY AND BECAUSE OF NEW TARIFFS IMPOSED BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ON STEEL AND ALUMINUM IMPORTS. MOSELEY TELLS KPLC TV THAT HE HOPES THE COMMUNITY WILL SUPPORT THE CENTER AFTER PREVIOUS YEARS OF SUCCESS.
CROWLEY POLICE CHIEF JIMMY BROUSSARD HAS RELEASED THE IDENTITY OF THE PERSON WHO WAS SHOT AND KILLED EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WHICH EVENTUALLY LED TO AN OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING. 19-YEAR-OLD ERIC ROBINSON WAS SHOT IN THE HEAD AND KILLED BY A 24-YEAR-OLD SUSPECT. WHEN POLICE ARRIVED ON THE SCENE, THE SUSPECT FLED IN A VEHICLE, HITTING AN OFFICER IN THE KNEE. THAT’S WHEN ANOTHER OFFICER FIRED AND HIT THE SUSPECT, WHO IS IN STABLE CONDITION AT A HOSPITAL. HIS NAME HAS NOT YET BEEN RELEASED.
A federal judge’s order bars Louisiana from carrying out any death sentences for at least one more year. At the request of state authorities, U.S. District Judge Shelly Dick agreed Monday to order a 12-month extension in an order temporarily staying all executions in Louisiana. A lawsuit challenging the state’s lethal injection protocols has blocked Louisiana from carrying out any death sentences since 2014.
Dick’s order suspends the litigation through at least July 18, 2019.
THE FIRST TOWN HALL MEETING WAS HELD LAST NIGHT ABOUT THE POSSIBLE CHARTER AMENDMENT TO CREATE SEPARATE CITY AND PARISH COUNCILS IN LAFAYETTE. JEFF HORCHAK HAS MORE.
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THE CALCASIEU PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS THE SAME MAN BURGLARIZED A BUSINESS ON L-A 14 TWICE IN MAY. SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SHOWS THE MAN STOLE A PORTABLE BATTERY CHARGER ON MAY 23RD, AND HE CAME BACK THE NEXT DAY TO STEAL A ROLLING BATTERY CHARGER AND A PORTABLE AIR COMPRESSOR. EACH TIME HE ENTERED THE PROPERTY THREW A BACK GATE AND PRIED THE DOOR OPEN, THE FIRST TIME WITH A CROWBAR, THE SECOND WITH A SCREWDRIVER. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ON THE CRIMES OR WHO CAN IDENTIFY THE SUSPECT IN THE PHOTOS OR VIDEOS IS ASKED TO CALL CRIMESTOPPERS AT 439-2222.
A HOMEOWNER FROM THE PATTERSON AREA HELD A 14-YEAR-OLD AT GUNPOINT WHEN THE JUVENILE BROKE INTO HIS VEHICLE. THE HOMEOWNER SAW ON SURVEILLANCE VIDEO TWO ARMED PEOPLE BREAKING INTO HIS TRUCK AT AROUND 3:18 SUNDAY MORNING. HE WENT OUT AND CAPTURED THE JUVENILE BUT THE OTHER PERSON FLED. THE JUVENILE, WHO FACES NUMEROUS CHARGES, HAS BEEN RELEASED INTO THE CUSTODY OF HIS GUARDIAN.
STATE HEALTH SECRETARY REBEKAH GEE YESTERDAY ANNOUNCED THE END OF A WAITING LIST FOR THOSE SEEKING A CERTAIN MEDICAID WAIVER. SOME FAMILIES HAVE BEEN ON THE WAIT LIST FOR YEARS IN HOPES OF GETTING THE WAIVER TO PROVIDE HOME BASED MEDICAL AND PERSONAL CARE FOR A FAMILY MEMBER WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. THE NEW APPROACH WILL INCLUDE SCREENING EACH OF THE PEOPLE ON THE WAITING LIST AND TAILORING ASSISTANCE TO THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS. THIS WILL ALLOW THE STATE TO GIVE PRIORITY TO THOSE WITH MORE URGENT NEEDS.
