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THE LAFAYETTE REGIONAL AIRPORT RECENTLY BOUGHT A NEW STRYKER FIRE TRUCK BY OSHKOSH. THE NEW TRUCK IS REPLACING AN OLDER FIRE TRUCK AND WILL BETTER SERVE THE AIRPORT’S CAPABILITIES TO RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES. THE NEW FIRE TRUCK COST AROUND $1.8 MILLION DOLLARS AND WAS FUNDED BY THE LAFAYETTE AIRPORT COMMISSION, THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION AND THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION. THE NEW FIRE TRUCK WAS BUILT IN APPLETON, WISCONSIN AND CARRIES A SIGNIFICANT TECHNOLOGLY UPGRADE FOR THE AIRPORT.
KATELYN LEBLANC, A SCHOOL TEACHER AT LEONVILLE ELEMENTARY DIED SUNDAY FROM AN ACCIDENT ON I-49 NEAR THE SUNSET GRAND COTEAU EXIT IN ST.LANDRY PARISH. LEBLANC WAS AIRLIFTED TO A HOSPITAL WHERE SHE DIED. LEBLANC LEAVES BEHIND HER HUSBAND AND FOUR YOUNG DAUGHTERS WHO ALL ATTENDED LEONVILLE ELEMENTARY.
LAFAYETTE OFFICIALS HAVE ANNOUNCED THAT THE COOLING STATIONS WILL BE OPEN THRU FRIDAY. GEORGE FAUST HAS MORE.
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THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HAS NAMED DR. HOLLY BOFFY LOUISIANA HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR. DR. BOFFY IS PRINCIPAL OF THE W.D. & MARY BAKER SMITH CAREER CENTER AND THE EDWARD J. SAM ACCELERATED SCHOOL OF LAFAYETTE. DR. BOFFY HAS SERVED STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS IN LAFAYETTE PARISH FOR YEARS. IN 2010 DR. BOFFY WAS NAMED LOUISIANA TEACHER OF THE YEAR.
TERRAL HARRIS, WANTED FOR FIRST DEGREE MURDER, WAS ARRESTED YESTERDAY IN NEW IBERIA. HARRIS WAS WANTED FOR FIRST DEGREE MURDER, ATTEMPTED FIRST DEGREE MURDER AND AGGRAVATED CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. US MARSHALS AND THE IBERIA PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE EXECUTED AND ARREST WARRANT FOR HARRIS ISSUED BY LAFAYETTE POLICE AT A RESIDENCE NEAR THE 100 BLOCK OF RUE DEGRAVELLE ROAD. HARRIS WAS BOOKED INTO THE IBERIA PARISH JAIL.
TWO CARENCRO MEN AND A LAFAYETTE MAN ARE FACING MULTIPLE HUNTING VIOLATION CITATIONS IN VERNON AND LAFAYETTE PARISHES. GEORGE FAUST HAS DETAILS.
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