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THE CAJUN NAVY HAS NOW JOINED THE U-S COAST GUARD AND IBERIA PARISH DEPUTIES IN THE SEARCH FOR A MISSING BOATER. GEORGE FAUST HAS MORE.
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A SIX-YEAR-OLD GIRL IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER A SHOOTING AT DEBAILLON (duh BI yon) PARK IN LAFAYETTE DURING A VIGIL FOR THE VICTIM OF A DEADLY HOTEL SHOOTING. POLICE RESPONDING TO REPORTS OF GUNFIRE FOUND THE GIRL WITH MULTIPLE GUNSHOT WOUNDS. AUTHORITIES DO NOT BELIEVE THIS SHOOTING IS CONNECTED TO THE HOTEL SHOOTING. POLICE HAVE MADE NO ARRESTS AND ARE CONTINUING TO INVESTIGATE.
LOUISIANA STATE POLICE ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE SUDDEN IMPACT PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL SOPHOMORES. IT’S DESIGNED TO TEACH KIDS THE DANGERS OF DISTRACTED AND IMPAIRED DRIVING. THE COURSE WILL INCLUDE TESTIMONY FROM STATE POLICE, TRAUMA NURSES AND GUEST SPEAKERS WHO SHARE THEIR OWN EXPERIENCES. THE PROGRAM PUTS ON A MOCK CRASH WHICH DISPLAYS THE LIFE-ALTERING AND LIFE-ENDING CONSEQUENCES OF DISTRACTED AND IMPAIRED DRIVING.
A WOMAN HAS BEEN REPORTED MISSING BY THE JEFF DAVIS PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE. FIFTY-THREE-YEAR-OLD SIGNORELLI FONTENOT WAS LAST SEEN FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE LOST SHOES RV PARK NEAR LACASSINE. SHE IS WHITE, FIVE FEET, FOUR INCHES TALL, AROUND ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE POUNDS WITH BROWN AND GRAY HAIR. HER PICTURE CAN BE SEEN AT THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE FACEBOOK PAGE. ANYONE WHO KNOWS HER WHERABOUTS IS ASKED TO CALL THE JEFF DAVIS PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE OR THEIR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
A DROWNING IN A POND IN RAYNE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN ACCIDENTAL. THE BODY OF FORTY-FIVE-YEAR-OLD JOSHUA MARSHALL WAS FOUND FLOATING IN THE POND LAST MONTH. A POST-MORTEM BY GULF COAST FORENSIC SOLUTIONS FOUND THE CAUSE OF DEATH TO BE ACUTE COMBINED DRUG TOXICITY. THEY ALSO SUGGESTED DROWNING WAS A POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IN MARSHALL’S DEATH.
GREEN T. LINDON ELEMENTARY IN YOUNGSVILLE SHUT DOWN EARLY YESTERDAY WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WENT DOWN. REPAIRS WERE EXPECTED TO TAKE SOME TIME, SO SCHOOL OFFICIALS DECIDED TO CLOSE EARLY FOR THE SAFETY AND COMFORT OF THE STUDENTS. OFFICIALS SAY REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. THE SCHOOL WILL BE BACK OPEN TODAY.
GOVERNOR JEFF LANDRY ANNOUNCED LEADERSHIP CHANGES IN TWO DEPARTMENTS. HE SAYS JULIA FISHER-CORMIER HAS BEEN NAMED DEPUTY SECRETARY WHILE ERIC DAUPHINE WILL SERVE AS ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF PROJECT DELIVERY. MEANWHILE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES, DEPUTY SECRETARY DUSTIN DAVIDSON HAS BEEN PROMOTED TO SECRETARY WHILE CHIEF RESILIENCE OFFICER STEPHEN SWIBER WILL SERVE AS DEPUTY SECRETARY. THE CHANGES GO INTO EFFECT NEXT TUESDAY.
A SPECIAL MEETING CONCERNING THE BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF OPELOUSAS ENDED UP HAVING A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THE NEED FOR WATER IMPROVEMENTS. THE CITY HAS HAD AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH BROWN WATER. SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS SAID MONEY FROM A RECENTLY RENEWED ONE CENT SALES TAX CAN BE USED TO IMPROVE THE WATER SYSTEM. MAYOR JULIUS ALSANDOR SAYS THAT, HOPEFULLY WITHIN A MONTH OR SO, THEY WILL HAVE A LOAN APPROVED BY THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH THAT WILL GO TOWARD IMPROVEMENTS AT THE WATER PLANT.
