9-7-20
A LAFAYETTE POLICE OFFICER HAS BEEN PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE AFTER THE RELEASE OF A VIDEO OF THE OFFICER REPEATEDLY PUNCHING A SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD AT ACADIAN LANES. IT HAPPENED SATURDAY NIGHT AFTER POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE BOWLING ALLEY OVER REPORTS OF A MALE SHOWING KIDS A GUN, WHICH WAS NOT FOUND. THE SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD BOY WAS CHARGED WITH INTERFERING WITH A POLICE INVESTIGATION, BATTERY ON A POLICE OFFICER, AND RESISTING ARREST. SERGEANT WAYNE GRIFFIN SAYS TWO OTHER OFFICERS AT THE SCENE HAVE BEEN PULLED FROM REGULAR DUTY PENDING AN INVESTIGATION.
Louisiana officials have reported two additional deaths tied to Hurricane Laura, bringing the storm’s total death toll in the state to 25. The Louisiana Department of Health said Saturday that a 52-year-old Grant Parish man died of a heat-related illness while removing storm debris. A 25-year-old man in Natchitoches Parish died of electrocution after coming into direct contact with a power line. The Health Department said he was resuscitated at the time but later died.
Six parks across southwest Louisiana received heavy damage from Hurricane Laura and won’t be available for the Labor Day weekend holiday. Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser said Sam Houston Jones State Park in Lake Charles was wrecked by the storm. Five other parks are closed until further notice in addition to Sam Houston State Park. Those include: Chicot State Park in Ville Platte and Lake Fausse Point State Park in St. Martinville.
OPELOUSAS POLICE RESPONDED TO TWO SEPARATE SHOOTINGS THAT HAPPENED ON SUNDAY. GERALD GREUNIG REPORTS.
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THERE WAS A SHOOTING BEFORE DAWN SUNDAY AT A NIGHTCLUB IN NEW IBERIA. THE CLUB UNIQUE WASN’T EVEN SUPPOSED TO BE OPERATING BECAUSE OF COVID-NINETEEN RULES ISSUED BY THE GOVERNOR. FIVE PEOPLE WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT OF INJURIES. POLICE SAY CRIMINAL CHARGES ARE PENDING FOR THE OWNER OF CLUB UNIQUE.
THERE WERE TWELVE MORE DEATHS IN LOUISIANA FROM COVID-NINETEEN, ACCORDING TO TODAY’S REPORT FROM THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES WAS THREE-HUNDRED FIVE, MOVING THE TOTAL TO ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-SEVEN. THERE WERE THREE FEWER HOSPITALIZATIONS. THE TOTAL SEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY-SEVEN. HOWEVER, THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS ON VENTILATORS INCREASED BY FIVE.
ACADIANA DID NOT SEE ANY NEW DEATHS FROM COVID-NINETEEN. ACADIANA ADDED TEN NEW CASES OF COVID-NINETEEN, INCLUDING NINE IN ACADIA PARISH, SIX IN ST.MARTIN PARISH, THREE IN BOTH IBERIA AND ST.MARY PARISHES AND TWO IN LAFAYETTE PARISH. THE TOTAL IS NOW TWENTY-FOUR THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-SIX.
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA HAD NO NEW DEATHS. THE REGION HAD FOUR N NEW CASES OF COVID-NINETEEN IN BEAUREGARD PARISH AND TWO NEW CASES IN CALCASIEU PARISH.
