7-18-23
THE SEARCH FOR A MISSING YOUNGSVILLE TEEN, JAVION BATISTE, CONTINUES WITH A RECENT DEVELOPMENT. DANIELLE DUNCAN HAS THE INFORMATION.
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A TANKER TRUCK CRASHED AND ROLLED OVER ON I-TEN, JUST WEST OF THE MILE 80 EXIT IN CROWLEY. STATE POLICE SAY A TIRE FAILURE LED TO THE CRASH AND THE DRIVER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH INJURIES. THE OUTSIDE LANE WAS CLOSED FOR HOURS AS DIESEL FUEL FROM THE CRASHED TANKER WAS TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER TANKER. ALL LANES ARE NOW OPEN.
THE JEFF DAVIS PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM RECEIVED A FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR GRANT TO UPGRADE SAFETY MEASURES. THE MONEY WILL BE USED TO CREATE VESTIBULES, FENCING AND OTHER UPGRADES TO FORCE VISITORS TO ENTER SCHOOLS THROUGH A SINGLE POINT OF ENTRY. THE UPGRADES ARE BEING INSTALLED AT JENNINGS HIGH SCHOOL AND FENTON ELEMENTARY AND ARE EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE TIME SCHOOL STARTS. SUPERINTENDENT JOHN HALL SAYS SOMETHING IN THE FUTURE THAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING IS ADDING WEAPONS DETECTORS AT THE FRONT OF SCHOOLS.
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR AN ONLINE JOB FAIR THAT TAKES PLACE WEDNESDAY, JULY TWENTY-SIXTH, BETWEEN ELEVEN A-M AND TWO P-M. SO FAR FIVE LOUISIANA COMPANIES ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE CAREER FAIR, SEEKING TO FILL DOZENS OF JOB OPENINGS. THEY INCLUDE TWO LAFAYETTE COMPANIES, SCHOOLMINT AND CALLS PLUS. L-E-D FAST START, LOUISIANA’S CUSTOM WORKFORCE SOLUTION, IS HOSTING THE JOB FAIR.
LAFAYETTE POLICE HAVE MADE AN ARREST IN CONNECTION WITH THE SHOOTING DEATH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT OF A SIXTY-TWO-YEAR-OLD MAN OUTSIDE HIS RESIDENCE ON RAILROAD STREET. CLEVELAND STINER WAS SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES, LEADING TO HIS DEATH. A SECOND MAN WAS SHOT AS WELL, BUT WAS TREATED AND RELEASED AT A HOSPITAL. THIRTY-SIX-YEAR-OLD JEREMY TYLER OF LAFAYETTE WAS BOOKED ON ONE COUNT OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER AND ONE COUNT OF ATTEMPTED FIRST-DEGREE MURDER.
SAINT LANDRY PARISH SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES ARE SEARCHING FOR A MAN BELIEVED RESPONSIBLE FOR TWO SHOOTINGS ON SUNDAY. SHERIFF BOBBY GUIDROZ SAYS ROBERT TANNER ALLEGEDLY SHOT A MAN WHO WAS TRYING TO REPOSSESS HIS VEHICLE AND SHOT AT A CHURCH THAT WAS OCCUPIED BY A GROUP OF PEOPLE. THE MAN, WHO WAS SHOT, IS IN STABLE CONDITION. TANNER IS CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS AND GUIDROZ SAYS HE IS PART OF A GROUP OF SOVERIEGN CITIZENS WHO GO AGAINST AUTHORITIES.
THE SAINT MARTIN PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM IS SEEKING PUBLIC INPUT AS IT DEVELOPS A MAGNET SCHOOL PROGRAM. THE PROPOSED SCHOOL IS PLANNED TO BE LAUNCHED IN THE TWENTY-TWENTY-FOUR TWENTY-FIVE SCHOOL YEAR AT SAINT MARTINVILLE PRIMARY AND THE EARLY LEARNING CENTER. THE DISTRICT IS SEEKING PUBLIC FEEDBACK TO DETERMINE THE EDUCATIONAL THEME OF THE SCHOOL AS WELL AS OTHER ASPECTS OF HOW THE SCHOOL WILL OPERATE. IT’S HOPED THE NEW SCHOOL WILL HAVE A DIVERSE POPULATION AND HELP THE DISTRICT TO ENHANCE DESEGREGATION.
JANISE’S SUPERMARKET IN SUNSET IS CLOSING MONDAY AT EIGHT P-M. THE STORE HAS BEEN SERVING THE COMMUNITY FOR NEARLY FIFTY YEARS. THE FOLLOWING FRIDAY, THE STORE WILL REOPEN AS HARP’S FOODS. THAT IS AN EMPLOYEE-OWNED GROCERY CHAIN BASED OUT OF ARKANSAS THAT OPERATES ONE HUNDRED FORTY-SIX STORES IN SIX STATES.
