9-11-26
TODAY IS THE TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH, TWO THOUSAND-ONE TERRORIST ATTACKS AND THERE ARE SEVERAL EVENTS TO MARK THE OCCASION IN ACADIANA. THEY INCLUDE A CEREMONY AT THE
U-L LAFAYETTE ALUMNI CENTER AT NINE-ELEVEN THIS MORNING TO REMEMBER THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES INCLUDING TWO ALUMNI. THE LAFAYETTE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS HOSTING A COMMUNITY TRIBUTE AT NINE THIS MORNING AT PARC SAN SOUCI. THERE WILL ALSO BE A NEVER FORGET COMMEMORATION CEREMONY AT EIGHT-THIRTY THIS MORNING AT THE SAINT LANDRY PARISH COURTHOUSE.
IBERIA PARISH LEADERS ARE SEEKING INPUT FROM RESIDENTS TO HELP THEM IN FORMING THEIR FIRST COMPREHENSIVE PARISHWIDE DRAINAGE MASTER PLAN. THROUGH AN ONLINE SURVEY AT THE IBERIA PARISH GOVERNMENT WEBSITE, RESIDENTS CAN IDENTIFY AREAS WHERE WATER ROUTINELY COLLECTS OR DRAINAGE PROBLEMS OCCUR. PARISH PRESIDENT LARRY RICHARD SAYS FIRSTHAND INFORMATION FROM RESIDENTS WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO ENGINEERING AND MODELING BEING DONE ON THE PLAN. HE SAYS, ONCE THE ANALYSIS IS COMPLETE, THE PARISH COUNCIL WILL REVIEW THET FINDINGS AND DETERMINE WHICH DRAINAGE PROJECTS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED FIRST.
VERY LITTLE WAS SAID ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED DURING A MEETING YESTERDAY OF SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE PRESIDENTS AND CHANCELLORS. THE S-E-C SAID ONLY THAT TALKS INVOLVING L-S-U WILL CONTINUE AS S-E-C SCHOOLS SEEK A RESOLUTION TOGETHER. THERE WAS A CONFRONTATION BETWEEN THE CONFERENCE AND L-S-U WHEN THE TIGERS WANTED TO ADD TWO PLAYERS WITH PROFESSIONAL TIES BUT L-S-U DECIDED TO LEAVE THE PLAYERS OFF THE ROSTER. THE S-E-C HAD TALKED ABOUT KICKING L-S-U OUT OF THE CONFERENCE BUT THOSE TALKS HAVE COOLED OFF.
JENNINGS POLICE ARRESTED A MAN WHO ALLEGEDLY DELIBERATELY CAUSED A CRASH YESTERDAY AFTERNOON ON PETERSON STREET NEAR PARK STREET. INVESTIGATORS SAY TWENTY-FOUR-YEAR-OLD PHILLIP LYONS JUNIOR ATTEMPTED TO CUT OFF ANOTHER VEHICLE, CAUSING THE OTHER DRIVER TO RUN INTO A CULVERT, WHERE THE VEHICLE FLIPPED AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED AND AIRLIFTED TO AN AREA HOSPITAL. LYONS, WHO WAS ARRESTED ON MULTIPLE CHARGES, WAS BELIEVED TO HAVE PULLED A GUN DURING THE ENCOUNTER, BUT OFFICERS HAVEN’T FOUND ANY SHELL CASINGS.
THERE ARE NEW DEVELOPMENTS CONCERNING A MAN RESCUED FROM A STORM DRAIN ON WEST PONT DES MOUTON ROAD IN LAFAYETTE. LANEY MILLER HAS MORE.
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THE SAINT MARTIN PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE HAS OFFICIALLY OPENED A NEW SUBSTATION IN LOWER SAINT MARTIN PARISH. FOUR DEPUTIES WILL WORK FROM THE NEW FOURTEEN HUNDRED SQUARE FOOT FACILITY, WHICH REPLACES A THREE HUNDRED SIXTY FOOT BUILDING. THE LARGER FACILITY WILL ALLOW RESIDENTS TO FILE COMPLAINTS OR SPEAK WITH DEPUTIES INSIDE RATHER THAN MEETING IN A PATROL VEHICLE. SHERIFF BECKETT BREAUX SAYS IT’S BETTER TO SERVE PEOPLE WHEN YOU HAVE A SUBSTATION WHERE THEY CAN MEET AND HAVE A CONVERSATION.
ALL LOUISIANA OFFICE OF MOTOR VEHICLE CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTERS WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY. THE CLOSURE IS DUE TO MODERNIZATION AND STAFF TRAINING. THE O-M-V’S WEBSITE, EXPRESS LANE-DOT-L-A-DOT-GOV, AND L-A WALLET WILL BE UNAVAILABLE SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY. ALSO PRIVATE COMPANIES THAT DO BUSINESS WITH THE O-M-V WILL BE UNABLE TO PERFORM DREIVRE’S LICENSE, REINSTATEMENT, VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND TITLE TRANSACTIONS DURING THE SAME PERIOD.
AUTHORITIES ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR AN ESCAPED INMATE, THIRTY-SEVEN-YEAR-OLD COSTANDZER ARVIE OF VILLE PLATTE. EVANGELINE PARISH SHERIFF CHARLES GUILLORY SAYS THEY REVIEWED SURVEILLANCE VIDEO THAT DETERMINED ARVIE HAD BEEN PROPERLY RESTRAINED BUT SOMEHOW HE FREED HIMSELF. GUILLORY SAYS, WHEN THEY GOT TO THE CITY JAIL AND THE DOOR WAS OPENED, ARVIE TOOK OFF RUNNING WITHOUT ANY RESTRAINTS. OFFICIALS SAY ARVIE IS A KNOWN MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY WITH A DOCUMENTED HISTORY OF FLEEING FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT.
