8-16-24
A BABY GIRL LEFT IN A HOT CAR TUESDAY AFTERNOON IN JENNINGS HAS DIED. POLICE CHIEF DANNY SEMMES SAYS THE TEN-MONTH-OLD BABY DIED AT AROUND ELEVEN LAST NIGHT AT THE HOSPITAL. THE MOTHER TOLD INVESTIGATORS SHE HAD BEEN CALLED INTO WORK AND INADVERTANTLY LEFT THE CHILD IN THE CAR. SEMMES SAYS THE CASE HAS BEEN REFERRED TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE TO DETERMINE IF ANY CHARGES WILL BE FILED. HE SAYS PARENTS SHOULD MAKE IT A HABIT TO CHECK THE BACK SEAT BEFORE GETTING OUT OF THEIR VEHICLE.
A CARENCRO MAN HAS BEEN MISSING SINCE AUGUST FIFTH. THIRTY-ONE-YEAR-OLD PIERCE PITRE HAD SPOKEN TO HIS SISTER ABOUT RUNNING OUT OF GAS IN SWORDS AND THAT WAS THE LAST HE WAS HEARD FROM. THE EVANGELINE PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS LEADING THE INVESTIGATION INTO HIS DISAPPEARANCE. THE FAMILY OF PITRE TELLS KLFY TV IT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT FOR THEM BUT THEY REMAIN HOPEFUL.
THE IBERIA PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS SEEKING THE PUBLIC’S HELP IN FINDING A MISSING FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD GIRL. DESIREE CONNORS WAS LAST SEEN AT HER HOME AT AROUND FIVE-THIRTY YESTERDAY MORNING. DESIREE, WHO IS BLACK, FIVE FEET, EIGHT INCHES AND AROUND ONE HUNDRED FIFTY POUNDS, WAS WEARING BLACK SHORTS AND A BLACK SHIRT WITH BROWN SHOES. ANYONE WHO KNOWS WHERE DESIREE IS LOCATED IS ASKED TO CONTACT THE IBERIA PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE.
IN JUNE, A DATA BREACH AT ACADIAN AMBULANCE LEFT THOUSANDS OF PATIENTS AND FORMER EMPLOYEES AT RISK OF IDENTITY THEFT, POTENTIALLY FOR LIFE. SYLVIA MASTERS HAS MORE.
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ON MONDAY, LAFAYETTE UTILITY SYSTEM WORKERS WILL MAKE REPAIRS TO A SEWER MAINLINE AT THE INTERSECTION OF WEST CONGRESS AND LAFAYETTE STREET. THE WORK WILL TAKE PLACE FROM SIX-THIRTY A-M UNTIL FIVE-THIRTY IN THE AFTERNOON. IT WILL TAKE ABOUT TEN DAYS TO COMPLETE. THE WORK IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAFFIC DELAYS AT THAT INTERSECTION SO DRIVERS ARE ADVISED TO TAKE ALTERNATE ROUTES.
ACADIA PARISH IS ONE OF THE FEW PARISHES IN THE STATE TO OPT IN TO A STATEWIDE AMENDMENT THAT PROVIDES A PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR FIRST RESPONDERS. THE EXEMPTION TAKES OFF TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS OF THE ASSESSED VALUE OF PROPERTIES OWNED AND OCCUPIED BY FIRST RESPONDERS. ACADIA PARISH PRESIDENT BEAU PETITJEAN SAYS FIRST RESPONDERS DESERVE A TAX BREAK BECAUSE THEY PUT THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE TO PROTECT PEOPLE’S PROPERTY. QUALIFYING FIRST RESPONDERS HAVE UNTIL THE END OF AUGUST TO APPLY FOR THE PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR THIS YEAR.
LOUISIANA HAS THE HIGHEST AUTO INSURANCE RATES IN THE COUNTRY AND STATE LAWMAKERS ARE TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO LOWER THE COSTS. SENATOR KIRK TALBOT, CHAIRMAN OF THE SENATE INSURANCE COMMITTEE, SAYS THEY ARE MEETING MONTHLY UNTIL PROBABLY THE REGULAR SESSION BEGINS. HE SAYS HE EXPECTS A PACKAGE OF BILLS WILL BE FORTHCOMING. A SPOKESMAN FOR STATE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER TIM TEMPLE SAYS HE FAVORS HAVING A SPECIAL SESSION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO ADDRESS THE AUTO INSURANCE RATES.
A STUDENT AT OPELOUSAS JUNIOR HIGH WAS REMOVED FROM A CLASSROOM YESTERDAY MORNING FOR PULLING OUT A KNIFE, ACCORDING TO SCHOOL OFFICIALS. SYLVIA MASTERS REPORTS.
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