7/31/26
A HOUSE WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE AROUND SEVEN YESTERDAY MORNING IN CHURCH POINT. CHRIS ROYTER, HIS WIFE BRITTANY, THEIR SIX CHILDREN AND TWO DOGS WERE ABLE TO ESCAPE SAFELY. TWO OTHER FAMILY DOGS DID NOT SURVIVE THE FIRE. THE FAMILY BELIEVES AN AIR CONTITIONING UNITY IN THE LIVING ROOM MAY HAVE CAUSED THE FIRE. A GOFUNDME HAS BEEN SET UP TO HELP THE FAMILY AS THEY SUFFERED A TOTAL LOSS OF THEIR HOUSE AND BELONGINGS.
LOCAL RESIDENTS OF CROWLEY ARE ASKING FOR SOMETHING TO BE DONE ABOUT A PROPERTY AT 1015 JEANETTE STREET THAT MANY BELIEVE TO BE A HEALTH AND SAFETY RISK. THE PROPERTY HAS MANY CITY CODE VIOLATIONS, BUT THE LAW REQUIRES THE CITY TO GO THROUGH A PROCESS BEFORE THEY CAN TAKE CONTROL OF THE STRUCTURE OR MAINTENANCE OF THE PROPERTY. MAYOR CHAD MONCEAUX STATED THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY IS WORKING TO GO THROUGH THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS THROUGH THE COURT SYSTEM TO EMPOWER THE CITY TO BE ABLE TO DO WHAT’S NECESSARY TO MAKE THE PROPERTY SAFE. THE LEGAL PROCESS HAS BEEN FURTHER DELAYED BECAUSE THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY IS INCARCERATED. MAYOR MONCEAUX POINTED OUT THAT THE CITY HAS BEEN ACTIVE IN REMOVING BLIGHTED STRUCTURES, INCLUDING DEMOLISHING 88 PROPERITES SINCE HE TOOK OFFICE AND CURRENTLY HAVE 17 MORE BEING DEMOLISHED. THE CITY CANNOT DO ANY KIND OF WORK ON THE PROPERTY UNTIL PROPER NOTIFICATIONS AND DUE LEGAL PROCESS HAS BEEN FULFILLED, THAT REQUIRES A PRESCRIBED AMOUNT OF TIME.
A NEW STATE LAW HAS THE LAFAYETTE PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM AS WELL AS OTHER PARISHES INACTING NEW SMART DEVICE POLICIES FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR. GEORGE FAUST HAS THE STORY.
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THERE WAS A POWER OUTAGE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON THAT AFFECTED A SECTION OF CROWLEY. A TREE FELL KNOCKING DOWN POWER LINES AND BLOCKING THE ROAD NEAR NORTH AVENUE J AND EAST 14TH STREET. CLECO ARRIVED AND GOT THE POWER BACK ON AND WORK IS BEING DONE TO CLEAR THE ROADWAY.
THERE’S A BACKPACK DRIVE THIS WEEKEND TO HELP GET KIDS BACK TO SCHOOL. GEORGE FAUST FROM TV10 HAS MORE.
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FORMER SULPHUR MAYOR RONALD “RON” LELEUX PASSED AWAY. LELEUX SERVED AS MAYOR FOR TWO TERMS FROM 2002 TO 2010. LELEUX IS RECOGNIZED MOST FOR HIS RESPONSE TO AND GUIDANCE TO RECOVERY AFTER HURRICANE RITA IN 2005.
