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THERE WAS A SHOOTING NEAR WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN SCOTT YESTERDAY MORNING JUST AS STUDENTS WERE ARRIVING. 30-YEAR-OLD ELDRIDGE THOMAS JUNIOR OF SCOTT ALLEGEDLY SHOT AT HIS NEIGHBOR, WHO WAS WOUNDED IN HIS BUTTOCKS AND THIGH. THOMAS TRIED TO FLEE FROM POLICE IN A TRUCK AND ALLEGEDLY FIRED SHOTS AT SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES THAT WERE BLOCKING THE ROADWAY, BUT HE WAS EVENTUALLY APPREHENDED. A BULLET STRUCK A SCOTT POLICE OFFICER’S WINDSHIELD, CAUSING CUTS FROM GLASS ON THE OFFICER’S HAND, ARM AND FACE.
A WOMAN WAS KILLED IN A HOUSE FIRE IN CARLYSS MONDAY NIGHT. ASHLEY RODRIGUE OF THE LOUISIANA STATE FIRE MARSHAL’S OFFICE SAYS FIRE FIGHTERS WEREN’T CALLED OUT UNTIL 30 MINUTES AFTER THE FIRE STARTED. INVESTIGATORS HAVEN’T GIVEN AN OFFICIAL CAUSE OF THE FIRE BUT THEY BELIEVE CIGARETTES WERE INVOLVED. A CEILING AND A BRICK WALL COLLAPSED IN THE HOME, WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE 300 BLOCK OF BURLESON.
THERE’S NEW INFORMATION ON A WEEKEND SHOOTING AT A BREAUX BRIDGE TRUCK STOP. HERE’S JEFF HORCHAK.
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Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser is leading a Louisiana tourism delegation to China, aimed at marketing the state to Chinese officials and tour operators. Nungesser’s office announced the 10-day trip Tuesday. The Republican lieutenant governor, state tourism officials, chefs and local convention and visitor bureau leaders are part of the 11-person group traveling to Beijing, Shanghai and Hangzhou. Nungesser says China is one of the largest tourist markets for the U.S., so he thought a personal trip to the country “would pay off handsomely” in attracting people to Louisiana.
VOTERS IN THE UNINCORPORATED PARTS OF LAFAYETTE PARISH WILL VOTE ON A NEW PROPERTY TAX IN DECEMBER. LAST NIGHT, THE LAFAYETTE CITY PARISH COUNCIL VOTED 7-TO-2 TO PUT THE TEN YEAR, TEN MILL PROPERTY TAX ON THE BALLOT. THE TAX IS EXPECTED TO GENERATE THREE-POINT-9 MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR FOR A NEW FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT. CURRENTLY FIREFIGHTERS IN LAFYETTE PARISH CITIES OUTSIDE OF LAFAYETTE ARE HANDLING FIRES IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS.
THE FAMILY OF A LAFAYETTE MAN, WHO HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH THE WEST NILE VIRUS, SAYS HE CONTRACTED THE DISEASE WHILE STAYING AT HIS CAMP IN HACKBERRY. 63-YEAR-OLD STEVE FRUGE CONTRACTED THE MORE SERIOUS NEUROINVASIVE DISEASE, WHICH INFECTS THE BRAIN AND SPINE AND CAN LEAD TO PARALYSIS, BRAIN DAMAGE AND DEATH. HIS WIFE, BARBARA, SAYS HE IS HAVING THE NEUROLOGICAL PROBLEMS AND WEAKNESS, BUT IS IMPROVING SLOWLY. SHE SAYS THE MOSQUITOES AT THE CAMP WERE BAD, AND HE’D BEEN THERE FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS WHEN HE CAME DOWN WITH HIGH FEVER AND HAD DIFFICULTY WALKING.
CROWLEY POLICE CONTINUE THE SEARCH FOR TWO SUSPECTS INVOLVED IN A HOME INVASION SATURDAY. THE VICTIM SAYS THE SUSPECTS BEAT HER WITH A GUN BEFORE ROBBING HER. POLICE CHIEF JIMMY BROUSSARD SAYS THE SUSPECTS LED POLICE TO A MOBILE HOME PARK ON NORTHERN AVENUE, WHERE THEY BARRICADED THEMSELVES IN ONE OF THE HOMES. WHEN POLICE OFFICERS AND CANINES MANAGED TO GET INTO THE HOME, THE SUSPECTS ALLEGEDLY FLED.
Louisiana’s top banking regulator has joined colleagues in a dozen other states asking Congress to clear the way for banks to do business with the marijuana industry. The Advocate reports that John Ducrest, commissioner of the Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions, was one of 13 state financial regulators signing a letter to congressional leaders in late August seeking “safe harbor” legislation for banks. The marijuana industry has struggled to find financial institutions willing to handle its cash and has seen one participant back out in Louisiana, which has a burgeoning medical marijuana program. The group, led by Pennsylvania’s top financial official, urged federal lawmakers to remove “unnecessary risk” for banks working with the marijuana industry.
