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JUSTIN NED, 16, TURNED HIMSELF IN YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AT THE IOWA POLICE DEPARTMENT. KAJN REPORTED YESTERDAY THAT THE LAKE CHARLES POLICE DEPARTMENT HAD RELEASED A WARRANT FOR NED’S ARREST WITH CHARGES OF A PRINCIPLE TO FIRST DEGREE MURDER, 3 COUNTS OF ARMED ROBBERY AND 3 COUNTS OF ARMED ROBBERY WITH A FIREARM. IT WAS BELIEVED THAT THREE MALES WERE INVOLVED IN THE SHOOTING DEATH OF 31 YEAR OLD GARY O’BRIEN, DURING A ROBBERY AT THE RESIDENCE AT 409 NORTH SIMMONS STREET. MONDAY EVENING, POLICE ARRESTED AND CHARGED JUSTIN LANDRY, 20 OF LAKE CHARLES, WITH FIRST DEGREE MURDER, WHO POLICE NOW SAY WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE CRIME. POLICE ALSO ARRESTED AND CHARGED JERMYRE BOWERS, 18 OF LAKE CHARLES, WITH OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE ON MONDAY. YESTERDAY, BOTH DEVONTA DEYWANE ORPHEY, 23 OF LAKE CHARLES AND JALMAL HOLEFIELD, 25 OF LAKE CHARLES WERE ARRESTED IN WACO, TEXAS FOR THEIR INVOLVMENT IN THE CRIME. SO FAR THERE’S BEEN FOUR ARREST MADE INVOLVING MONDAY’S SHOOTING.
(AP) Louisiana congressman Clay Higgins says the announcement of an agreement allowing rice exports to China is welcome news. Rice is a major crop in the Acadiana region represented by Higgins. The first-term Republican congressman says the expanding market will be good for a crop that contributes hundreds of millions of dollars to the state’s economy. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced yesterday that the department and Chinese officials had worked out final details on an agreement that will, for the first time, allow U.S. exports of rice to China.
IBERIA PARISH IS GETTING SOME HELP FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE, JULIE DARCY HAS MORE.
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The Restore Louisiana Homeowner Assistance Program will host public outreach events next week in Pineville, Jennings, and Abbeville, offering one-on-one help for homeowners affected by the 2016 floods. Representatives are available on a first-come, first-served basis to answer questions and help complete the flood damage survey. The Pineville event is 2-6 p.m. on Monday, July 24 at the Rapides Parish Library – Martin Branch, 801 W. Shamrock Ave.
The Jennings event is 2-6 p.m. on Tuesday, July 25 at the William E. Broussard Multi-Purpose Building, 814 Lake Arthur Ave. The Abbeville event is 2-6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 26 at the Vermilion Parish Library – Abbeville Branch, 405 E. St. Victor St. in Abbeville
SCOTT IS MOVING THE OLD WATER METERS THAT REQUIRES A READER METER TO A NEW SYSTEM IN THE CLOUD. SCOTT MAYOR PURVIS MORRISON SAYS THE CITY WAS APPROVED FOR A $980,000 LOAS LAST YEAR IN ORDER TO DEVELOP A NEW WATER METER SYSTEM THAT WILL ALLOW MONITORING TO BE DONE ONLINE. THE UPGRADE WILL BRING MORE ACCURACY OF METER READING, EASIER ACCESS TO DATA, INCLUDING FOR CUSTOMERS AND SAVING WORKERS FROM HAVING TO GO TO HOMES. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ACCESSING YOUR HOME’S WATER USAGE VIA SATELLITE, CONTACT SCOTT CITY HALL.
THE SOUTHERN BUSINESS & DEVELOPMENT MAGAZINE AWARDED LAKE CHARLES AS THE TOP SMALL MARKET OF THE YEAR FOR THE FIFTH YEAR IN A ROW AND LOUISIANA AS NUMBER ONE FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOUTH FOR THE 9TH STAIGHT YEAR. THE RANKINGS COME FROM 2016 DATA BASED ON CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROJECTS AND LARGE JOB CREATION PROJECTS. LOUISIANA HAD 57 PROJECTS OF $30 MILLION OR MORE AND THE TELLURIAN’S $11.8 BILLION LNG PROJECT IN CALCASIEU PARISH AS ONE OF TWO LIQUIFIED NATAURAL GAS PROJECTS TOPPING THE LIST OF JOB CREATING PROJECTS.
(AP) The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says anglers have caught about 655,600 pounds (nearly 297,400 kilograms) of red snapper off the Louisiana coast this summer, and will be able to go after the fish again this weekend. The state is more than halfway to its self-imposed limit. The department will end the season for angles when it appears the catch will total just over 1 million pounds (about 453,600 kilograms). Under an agreement between the U.S. Commerce Department and all five Gulf states, the federal government added 39 weekend days to the red snapper season for recreational angles in federal waters. The agreement required the states to match those days rather than having longer seasons. Louisiana has set its limit at 15 percent of the total recreational quota.
