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A MEMBER OF THE SAINT MARTIN PARISH REPUBLICAN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WAS ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY STEALING NEARLY ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS. THE ARREST OF FIFTY-SEVEN-YEAR-OLD CHAD HARDY CAME FOLLOWING AN INVESTIGATION INTO SUSPICIOUS CHARGES ON A KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS ACCOUNT. ARNAUDVILLE POLICE CHIEF JOSH ROSS SAYS HARDY ACKNOWLEDGED HIS ACTIONS DURING THE INVESTIGATION. THE CHAIR OF THE PARISH REPUBLICAN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, KELBY DAIGLE, SAID HE SPOKE WITH HARDY, WHO TOLD HIM HE INTENDED TO RESIGN.
THE LAFAYETTE CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT COULD MOVE TO SHUT DOWN FIVE MORE MOTELS KNOWN FOR CRIME AND BLIGHT. COURTS RECENTLY MOVED TO SHUT DOWN THE EXPRESS INN AND THE PLANTATION MOTOR INN ON NORTHEAST EVANGELINE THRUWAY AFTER THOUSANDS OF POLICE CALLS, DRUG AND GUN BUSTS AND AT LEAST ONE MURDER. THE FIVE OTHER PROPERTIES TARGETED FOR CLOSURE HAVE NOT BEEN NAMED. L-C-G IS WORKING WITH ARCH, AN ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING, TO FIND TEMPORARY HOUSING FOR PEOPLE BEING EVICTED FROM THE TWO MOTELS.
A MYSTERIOUS WHITE POWDER WAS FOUND INSIDE A PACKAGE AT THE LOUISIANA SECRETARY OF STATE’S OFFICE IN BATON ROUGE YESTERDAY. GEORGE FAUST REPORTS.
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THE SULPHUR CITY COUNCIL VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO ASK THE LOUISIANA ATTORNEY GENERAL TO INVESTIGATE POSSIBLE VIOLATIONS OF THE CITY’S HOME RULE CHARTER AND ORDINANCES AS WELL AS STATE AND FEDERAL LAW. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE CITY HAS SENT AN OPINION REQUEST TO THE ATTTORNEY GENERAL. COUNCILMAN JOSHUA BADEN AMENDED THE REQUEST TO TARGET POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS IN HOW MAYOR JOSHUA BADEN HIRED HIS CHIEF OF STAFF ALEXIS NABOURS. THE AMENDMENT ASKED THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO LOOK INTO WHETHER AN ALLEGED PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH STUTES LED TO IMPROPER HIRING, AN ELEVATED SALARY OR PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT.
TWO CORRECTIONS OFFICERS WITH THE EVANGELINE PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE WERE ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY BRINGING ILLEGAL DRUGS INTO A PARISH DETENTION CENTER. THE ARREST CAME AFTER AN INVESTIGATION INTO CONTRABAND BEING SMUGGLED INTO THE FACILITY. INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS WERE REPORTEDLY OBTAINING THE DRUGS AND BECOMING IMPAIRED INSIDE THE DETENTION CENTER. SHERIFF CHARLES GUILLLORY SAYS THE TWO OFFICERS FACE FOUR SERIOUS FELONY CHARGES AND THEY ARE WORKING TO DETERMINE WHO ORGANIZED THE ILLEGAL OPERATION.
RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES IN BROUSSARD ARE BEING ASKED TO HELP HONOR AND REMEMBER VETERANS. THEY CAN DO SO BY BUYING ENGRAVED BRICKS THAT WILL BECOME A PERMANENT PART OF THE BROUSSARD VETERAN’S MEMORIAL UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT THE BROUSSARD SPORTS COMPLEX. MAYOR RAY BOURQUE SAYS THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT VETERANS IN THE COMMUNITY. THE MEMORIAL’S BRICK WALKWAY WILL COMMEMORATE MEMBERS OF THE U-S ARMED FORCES WHO SERVED IN CONFLICTS AROUND THE WORLD.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS ELIMINATED A TWO-HUNDRED-DOLLAR TAX ON FIREARM SUPRESSORS AND THE BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMS NO LONGER REQUIRES REGISTRATION OR GOVERNMENT APPROVAL WHEN PURCHASING ONE. THAT HAS LED STATE WILDLIFE OFFICIALS TO CLARIFY WHAT THE NEW POLICIES MEAN FOR BUYERS AND HUNTERS. THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES SAYS A SUPPRESSOR DOES NOT MAKE AN OTHERWISE ILLEGAL FIREARM LEGAL. ALSO PERSONS WHO ARE LEGALLY PROHIBITED FROM OWNING A FIREARM ARE ALSO NOT ALLOWED TO POSSESS A SUPPRESSOR.
OPELOUSAS POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR A RUNAWAY THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD. JUELZ SANTANA PRINCE REPORTEDLY RAN AWAY FROM HIS HOME AT AROUND ONE O’CLOCK YESTERDAY MORNING. HE APPARENTLY WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A FRIEND IDENTIFIED AS JOSIAHA SCOTTS. ANYONE WHO KNOWS HIS WHEREABOUTS IS ASKED TO CONTACT THE OPELOUSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT IMMEDIATELY.
