8-18-22
LAFAYETTE POLICE ARRESTED A MAN WHO TRIED TO FLEE FROM THEM BY JUMPING IN THE VERMILLION RIVER. WITNESSES SAID THEY SAW THIRTY-ONE-YEAR-OLD NATHANIEL ZENO HIT A WOMAN AND FORCE HER AND HER EIGHT-YEAR-OLD CHILD INTO HIS VEHICLE. THEY WERE FOUND LATER AT A GAS STATION BY POLICE. HE DROVE AWAY WITH THE CHILD IN HIS VEHICLE, BUT AFTER A SHORT PURSUIT, HE LEFT THE VEHICLE WITH THE CHILD INSIDE AND TRIED TO RUN AWAY, EVENTUALLY JUMPING IN THE RIVER.
OPELOUSAS POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A SHOOTING THAT LEFT ONE PERSON INJURED ON WEDNESDAY. SYLVIA MASTERS REPORTS.
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A judge’s order that forced the Biden administration to resume sales of oil and gas leases on federal land and waters has been lifted by a federal appeals court. It was a victory for President Joe Biden but the immediate effect was unclear. Biden had postponed new sales soon after taking office in 2021 amid worries about climate changing emissions from burning the fuels, but a federal judge in Louisiana later blocked the policy. The appeals court said Wednesday the judge’s reasons were unclear and sent the case back.
A STUDENT AT LAGRANGE HIGH SCHOOL IN LAKE CHARLES HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR BRINGING A GUN AND MARIJUANA ON THE SCHOOL CAMPUS. A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER NOTICED A STRONG ODOR FROM A GROUP OF STUDENTS, PROMPTING A SEARCH. THE PRINCIPAL FOUND A LOADED GUN ALONG WITH A SMALL AMOUNT OF MARIJUANA IN THE SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD STUDENT’S BACKPACK. THE STUDENT HAS BEEN BOOKED INTO THE JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER ON SEVERAL CHARGES INCLUDING ILLEGAL CARRYING OF A WEAPON IN A FIREARM FREE ZONE.
A CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS STOLEN TUESDAY NIGHT FROM A TRUCK USED TO HELP THE HOMELESS. THE TRUCK BELONGED TO ARCH, THE ACADIANA REGIONAL COALITION ON HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING, AND WAS USED TO PICK UP DONATIONS AND DELIVER HOUSEHOLD GOODS TO CLIENTS WHO ARE REESTABLISHING THEMSELVES IN NEW HOMES. ARCH HAS BEEN TOLD IT MAY BE MONTHS BEFORE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS ARE ABLE TO BE REPLACED. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ON THE THEFT IS ASKED TO CONTACT CRIME STOPPERS AT TWO-THREE-TWO-TIPS.
A SECOND PERSON HAS DIED AS A RESULT OF A HEAD-ON COLLISION ON HIGHWAY THIRTEEN IN ACADIA PARISH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE DRIVER OF A CAR, FORTY-YEAR-OLD LATASHI EDDY OF CROWLEY, DIED AT THE SCENE. STATE POLICE SAY SHE HAD CROSSED THE CENTER LINE AND COLLIDED WITH A PICKUP TRUCK. STATE POLICE ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT A PASSENGER IN HER CAR HAS ALSO DIED, FORTY-YEAR-OLD GREGORY LAFLEUR OF EUNICE.
The chairman and CEO of Entergy is retiring and his successor as CEO has been chosen. Entergy Corp. is one of two Louisiana companies in the Fortune 500. It announced Wednesday that 62-year-old Leo Denault has announced plans to retire, and the board of directors has elected Chief Financial Officer Andrew Marsh to become CEO on Nov. 1. Denault has been with the company for 23 years and has been CEO since 2013.
A CANDIDATE FOR GUEYDAN ALDERMAN IS ASKING RESIDENTS TO NOT VOTE FOR HIM. AFTER QUALIFYING FOR THE ELECTION, SCOTT VALLO LEARNED THAT HIS FULL TIME FEDERAL JOB DOES NOT ALLOW HIM TO RUN IN A BIPARTISAN ELECTION, BUT BY THE TIME HE LEARNED ABOUT THAT, IT WAS TOO LATE TO PULL HIS NAME FROM THE BALLOT. VALLO SAYS IF HE DOES GET ELECTED, HE WILL HAVE TO RESIGN AND A SPECIAL ELECTION WOULD BE HELD LATER AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS. THAT’S WHY VALLO SAYS HE WILL BE ADVERTISING IN THE NEWSPAPER AND SOCIAL MEDIA REMINDING PEOPLE NOT TO VOTE FOR HIM.
