9-20-24
A LAFAYETTE MAN WAS ARRESTED TWO DAYS AGO FOR CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN AND RELEASED THE SAME DAY ON A THIRTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLAR BOND. FORTY-THREE-YEAR-OLD TOMMY WEST HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH INDECENT BEHAVIOR WITH JUVENILES AND THREE COUNTS OF SEXUAL BATTERY. THE VICTIMS ARE TWO GIRLS UNDER THE AGE OF THIRTEEN, ACCORDING TO FAMILY MEMBERS WHO GAVE THAT INFORMATION TO KLFY-TV. THEY ARE OUTRAGED THAT WEST WAS RELEASED AND EXPRESSED CONCERN HE COULD RUN AWAY BEFORE HE’S PROSECUTED.
A BICYCLIST WAS KILLED WHEN HIT BY A VEHICLE IN EUNICE. EYEWITNESSES TOLD KADN TV THAT IT HAPPENED AT THE CORNER OF U-S ONE-NINETY AND MARTIN LUTHER KING ROAD. THAT’S RIGHT IN FRONT OF SAINT MATILDA’S CATHOLIC CHURCH. POLICE HAVE NOT RELEASED INFORMATION ON THE INCIDENT.
AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION INTO A BARBER SHOP SHOOTING ON LOUISIANA AVENUE IN LAFAYETTE CONTINUES. GEORGE FAUST REPORTS.
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STATE TREASURER JOHN FLEMING ANNOUNCED THAT RESIDENTS NOW HAVE THE OPTION OF USING CRYPTO CURRENCY AS PAYMENT FOR STATE SERVICES. THE STATE WILL ACCEPT THREE FORMS OF PAYMENT: BITCOIN, BITCOIN LIGHTNING, AND U-S-D COIN. FLEMING SAYS THAT BY ACCEPTING CRYPTO CURRENCY AS A PAYMENT OPTION, THEY ARE INNOVATING AND GIVING CITIZENS FLEXIBILITY AND FREEDOM IN INTERACTING WITH STATE SERVICES. THE STATE OF LOUISIANA IS WORKING WITH BEAD PAY, A CRYPTO CURRENCY SPECIALIST, WHICH CONVERTS CRYPTO PAYMENTS AND DEPOSITS U-S DOLLAR AMOUNTS INTO STATE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTS.
A MOTORCYCLIST IS CLINGING TO LIFE AFTER CRASHING INTO A TRUCK ON UNIVERSITY AVENUE IN LAFAYETTE WEDNESDAY. THE TRUCK, ATTEMPTING TO GET ONTO SIMCOE AVENUE, TURNED IN FRONT OF THE MOTORCYCLIST, WHO WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON UNIVERSITY. THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK, WHO WAS NOT IMPAIRED ACCORDING TO A BREATH SAMPLE HE GAVE, WAS CITED FOR FAILURE TO YIELD WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN. SERGEANT ROBIN GREEN WITH LAFAYETTE POLICE SAYS THERE HAVE BEEN EIGHTY-SEVEN CRASHES THIS YEAR INVOLVING MOTORCYCLES WITH TWO DEATHS.
RESIDENTS IN PATTERSON ARE STILL IN RECOVERY MODE AFTER HURRICANE FRANCINE HIT THE LOUISIANA COAST MORE THAN A WEEK AGO. THE WINDS CAUSED DEBRIS DAMAGE AS THE HURRICANE PASSED THROUGH THE SAINT MARY PARISH TOWN. ONE RESIDENT, HOPE AUCOIN, TELLS KLFY TV THAT MOST PEOPLE WERE DOWNPLAYING IT BUT THE HURRICANE ENDED UP BEING MORE IMPACTFUL THAN EXPECTED. SHE SAYS WHAT’S HELPING THEM MOST IS EACH OTHER AS THEY ALWAYS HAVE EACH OTHER’S BACKS.
THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HAS RELEASED GUIDELINES ON THE USE OF A-I TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM. KIM LEBLANC, THE CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER FOR THE CALCASIEU PARISH SCHOOL BOARD, SAYS RIGHT NOW, A-I IS ONLY BEING USED BY TEACHERS AND STAFF. HE SAYS THEY’LL PUT TOGETHER A COMMITTEE AND DECIDE AS A STAFF WHAT THEY WILL ALLOW STUDENTS TO DO AS FAR AS A-I. LEBLANC SAYS THE SCHOOL BOARD HAS BEEN RESEARCHING A-I OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS TO DETERMINE HOW IT CAN HELP STUDENTS AND STAFF.
A WOMAN, ACCUSED OF IMPERSONATING A MAN’S WIFE IN A SCHEME TO FILE FRAUDULENT DIVORCE PAPERS, HAD A COURT APPEARANCE YESTERDAY IN VERMILLION PARISH. LASHONDA POPE FACES A CHARGE OF FIRST-DEGREE INJURING OF PUBLIC RECORDS AND, IF CONVICTED, FACES A FIVE YEAR PRISON SENTENCE AND/OR A FIVE THOUSAND DOLLAR FINE. THE MAN’S WIFE OF TWELVE YEARS, TEQUELA MOUTON-FRANCIS, SAYS SHE THOUGHT SHE HAD A GOOD MARRIAGE AND IS NOW READY FOR JUSTICE TO BE SERVED AND TO GET PEACE IN HER LIFE. SHE HAS A RECORDING ALLEGEDLY OF POPE TELLING HER THAT THE DIVORCE IS NOW PUBLIC RECORD AND THAT SHE IS GOING TO MARRY HER HUSBAND.
