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THERE WAS A STANDOFF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON BETWEEN LAFAYETTE PARISH SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES AND A SUSPECT THEY WERE ATTEMPTING TO ARREST. SIXTY-FOUR-YEAR-OLD BRIAN TRAHAN WAS WANTED FOR ILLEGAL DISCHARGE OF A FIREARM FROM A MOTOR VEHICLE AND AGGRAVATED CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. WHEN THE DEPUTIES ATTEMPTED TO EXECUTE THE ARREST WARRANT, TRAHAN REFUSED TO LEAVE THE RESIDENCE, LOCATED IN THE TWO HUNDRED BLOCK OF L-A TWELVE-FIFTY-TWO. AFTER AN HOUR OF NEGOTIATING, TRAHAN WALKED OUT AND WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN INTO CUSTODY.
THE SAINT LANDRY PARISH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALLY CEASED ALL ANIMAL CONTROL OPERATIONS YESTERDAY. THE PARISH GOVERNMENT WILL NO LONGER RESPOND TO OR PROVIDE ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES. MUNICIPALITIES WITHIN THE PARISH WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ADDRESSING ITS OWN ANIMAL CONTROL MATTERS. PARISH PRESIDENT JESSIE BELLARD SAYS THE PARISH IS NOT MANDATED BY THE STATE TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES AND THEY MADE THE DIFFICULT DECISION TO END THESE OPERATIONS.
A special prosecutor has dismissed felony criminal charges against Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill. Wednesday’s dismissal came just weeks after the Republican was indicted on accusations of threatening the jobs of officials in New Orleans who fought a Republican-led overhaul of courts in the heavily Democratic city. The case had been placed on hold almost immediately after the indictment. The Louisiana Supreme Court said the local court and special prosecutor did not follow procedures.
THE JEFF DAVIS PARISH POLICE JURY HAS SCHEDULED A PUBLIC HEARING AT FIVE P-M ON AUGUST TWELFTH AT THE SIDNEY E. BRISCOE BUILDING IN JENNINGS. THEY WILL CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF THE ROLL FORWARD OF PROPERTY TAX MILLAGE RATES. THE PROPOSED ROLL FORWARD WOULD RESULT IN INCREASED PROPERTY TAX REVENUES FOR CERTAIN PARISH FUNDS. THE TOTAL ESTIMATED INCREASE IN TAX REVENUES ATTRIBUTED TO THE PROPOSED ROLL FORWARD IS AROUND ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
THE LOUISIANA BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ANNOUNCED THE ARREST OF A REGISERED SEX OFFENDER FROM LAFAYETTE BECAUSE OF A TIP RECEIVED FROM THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN. TWENTY-EIGHT-YEAR-OLD JOHN HAMBURN THE FOURTH WAS ALLEGEDLY OPERATING MULTIPLE INSTAGRAM AND FACEBOOK ACCOUNTS, WHICH IS ILLEGAL IN LOUISIANA FOR REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS. HAMBURN WAS ARRESTED TUESDAY ON FOUR COUNTS OF UNLAWFUL USE OF A SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITE. THE INVESTIGATION REMAINS ONGOING.
MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED PEOPLE GATHERED AT THIS WEEK’S ROTARY CLUB MEETING IN ABBEVILLE TO HEAR STATE SENATOR BOB HENSGENS DISCUSS RUMORS OF A LAND PURCHASE AT PECAN ISLAND BY SPACEX. HENSGENS SAYS HIS PURPOSE FOR THE MEETING WAS NOT TO DENY OR CONFIRM RUMORS OF A POTENTIAL SPACEX PROJECT. HENSGENS SAYS HE DOES NOT KNOW OF MAJOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEALS IN VERMILLION PARISH. INSTEAD, HE DISCUSSED WHY HE BELIEVES VERMILLION PARISH WOULD BE AN ATTRACTIVE LOCATION FOR AN AEROSPACE PROJECT BECAUSE OF THE AREA’S NATURAL RESOURCES, WATERWAYS AND TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE.
THE U-S DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR HONORED THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES ALLIGATOR MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. THE ALLIGATOR POPULATION WAS LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND IN NINETEEN SEVENTY-TWO WHEN THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES DEVELOPED THE PROGRAM. NOW THE ALLIGATOR POPULATION IS THRIVING WITH OVER THREE MILLION. L-D-W-F SECRETARY TYLER BOSWORTH TOLD THOSE IN ATTENDANCE THAT LOUISIANA’S ALLIGATOR MANAGEMENT PROGRAM IS RECOGNIZED INTERNATIONALLY AS A MODEL FOR SUSTAINABLE USE.
LAST WEEK A STATUS HEARING WAS POSTPONED FOR ACADIA PARISH PRIEST KOREY LAVERGNE. GEORGE FAUST REPORTS.
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