6-1-22
AN ACADIA PARISH WOMAN IS DEAD AFTER A TWO VEHICLE CRASH TUESDAY ON INTERSTATE TWELVE IN HAMMOND. CAROLINE MARCELLO HAS MORE.
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THE CHIEF OF STAFF FOR THE LAFAYETTE CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT IS NO LONGER EMPLOYED THERE. MICHAEL HICKS WAS MAYOR PRESIDENT JOSH GUILLORY’S COMMANDING OFFICER IN THE ARMY. HE WAS APPOINTED TO THE CHIEF OF STAFF POSITION BY GUILLORY IN JANUARY. L-C-G COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR JAMIE ANGELLE SAYS HE’S NOT ABLE TO DISCUSS WHY HICK’S EMPLOYMENT CAME TO AN END.
THREE CHURCHES IN LAKE CHARLES HAVE BEEN THE VICTIMS OF RECENT BURGLARIES. SAINT HENRY CATHOLIC CHURCH HAD FENCING STOLEN AND A CONDENSER FROM AN AIR CONDITIONER UNIT WAS TAKEN EARLIER THIS MONTH. EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD HAD AN AIR CONDITIONER UNIT STOLEN AND A GATE DAMAGED. OVER THE WEEKEND, THREE WOMEN WERE SEEN ON SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS TRYING TO BREAK IN AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT DOORS AT THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION RECTORY AND PERSONAL ITEMS WERE STOLEN. THERE’S NO WORD YET ON IF THE INCIDENTS ARE RELATED.
Employers in Louisiana who require workers to get COVID-19 vaccinations would have to provide exemptions for religious or medical reasons under legislation approved by the state House. Rep. Kathy Edmonston of Gonzales was able to get the exemption language amended on related legislation that was approved Tuesday afternoon. The bill still has hurdles before becoming law. It needs approval by a Senate committee and the full Senate before the current legislative session ends in less than a week.
A BILL IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE WOULD CREATE AN AUTOMATIC EXPUNGEMENT SYSTEM FOR SOME CRIMINAL RECORDS, BUT MONEY IS AT THE ROOT OF THE DEBATE. CAROLINE MARCELLO EXPLAINS.
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AN OPELOUSAS MAN IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER A SHOOTING THAT HAPPENED AT AROUND ONE A-M THIS MORNING. OPELOUSAS POLICE FOUND THE MAN IN A DRIVEWAY NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH MARKET AND ELIZA STREETS. THE MAN, WHO HAD BEEN SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES, WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. ANYONE WHO HAS INFORMATION ON THE SHOOTING IS ASKED TO CALL THE OPELOUSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT.
A NEW PARK FOR LARGE DOGS AT MONCUS PARK IN LAFAYETTE WILL BE FUNDED BY BOB AND SANDY GILES OF GILES AUTOMOTIVE. IT WILL BE ADJACENT TO THE SMALL DOG PARK AND WILL HAVE THE SAME AMENITIES INCLUDING BENCHES AND DRINKING FOUNTAINS. A TEN DOLLAR ANNUAL PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR THOSE WHO USE THE PARKS AS A WAY OF ENSURING ALL DOGS HAVE BEEN PROPERLY VACCINATED AND SPAYED OR NEUTERED, ACCORDING TO MONCUS PARK OFFICIALS. A RIBBON CUTTING FOR THE DOG PARK WILL TAKE PLACE SATURDAY FROM TEN TO NOON AND THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ATTEND.
TWO ESCAPEES FROM THE ACADIANA CENTER FOR YOUTH IN SAINT MARTINVILLE REMAIN AT LARGE AS OF LAST NIGHT. THE ESCAPE HAPPENED AT AROUND ONE O’CLOCK MONDAY AFTERNOON. BOTH OF THE ESCAPEES ARE NINETEEN-YEARS-OLD, ONE OF THEM FROM CALCASIEU PARISH AND THE OTHER FROM POINT COUPEE PARISH. A COMMAND CENTER HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED AT THE CENTER TO GATHER, TRACK AND DISTRIBUTE INFORMATION TO ASSIST IN THEIR APPREHENSION.
