11-14-14
A Louisiana attorney general’s office opinion says Police Chief K.P. Gibson can prohibit audio or video recordings at the Crowley police station. KATC-TV reports Gibson asked for a ruling after a resident complained about the policy, which bans audio or video recording in the station’s lobby and waiting areas.
The chief says the policy is designed to protect victims, witnesses and others who might be waiting to speak to an officer. While the opinion favors Gibson, it also says the chief should consider whether safety, security or privacy concerns warrant restrictions on the public’s right to gather information on government activities.
ONE OF THE GREATEST ATHLETES TO COME OUT OF LAKE CHARLES PASSED AWAY. ALVIN DARK DIED AT HIS HOME YESTERDAY MORNING AT THE AGE OF 92. HE GRADUATED FROM LAKE CHARLES HIGH SCHOOL, MOVED ON TO BE A STAR IN BOTH FOOTBALL AND BASEBALL AT L-S-U AND U-L-L, BEFORE GOING ON TO A CAREER IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL. IN 2009, THE AMERICAN LEGION POST IN LAKE CHARLES RENAMED THE BASEBALL STADIUM DARK PLAYED AT AFTER HIM.
A SEARCH COMMITTEE YESTERDAY HELD INTERVIEWS WITH THE FIVE REMAINING CANDIDATES TO BE THE NEXT DIRECTOR OF THE LAFAYETTE REGIONAL AIRPORT. NEXT THURSDAY THE COMMITTEE WILL NARROW DOWN THE LIST TO FOUR CANDIDATES. THE FIVE WHO WERE INTERVIEWED WERE THE DIRECTOR OF THE IBERIA PARISH AIRPORT JASON DEVILLIER; RALPH HENNESSEY, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF AVIATION AT THE BATON ROUGE AIRPORT; ROBERT KENNEDY OF AVIATION STRATEGIES INTERNATIONAL OF GEORGIA; THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF AVIATION AT THE AMARILLO, TEXAS AIRPORT, STEVEN PICOU; AND THE VICE PRESIDENT OF APPLIED AIRPORT TECHNOLOGY, DAVID BLACKSHEAR, WHO IS A NATIVE OF LAFAYETTE.
THE REPUBLICAN CONTROLLED HOUSE IS ON TRACK TO EASILY PASS A BILL TODAY TO APPROVE THE KEYSTONE EXCEL OIL PIPELINE, BUT THIS TIME THE SENATE MAY FOLLOW. JULIE DARCY HAS MORE.
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A GRAND JURY HAS INDICTED A KENTUCKY MAN IN THE MURDER OF FOUR PEOPLE LAST MONTH, INCLUDING 31-YEAR-OLD EMILY CHAMPION, A VETERINARIAN FORMERLY FROM SUNSET, AND HER PARENTS. CHAMPION’S BROTHER, RYAN, WAS CHARGED WITH THREE COUNTS OF COMPLICITY TO COMMIT CAPITAL MURDER, ONE COUNT OF CAPITAL MURDER, AND ONE COUNT OF COMPLICITY TO COMMIT CAPITAL KIDNAPPING. RYAN CHAMPION WAS AT HIS PARENT’S RURAL KENTUCKY HOME, WHERE THE MURDERS HAPPENED, BUT HE WASN’T INJURED. INVESTIGATORS SUSPECT THE FOURTH PERSON KILLED, 22-YEAR-OLD VITO RISERVATO, MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE MURDERS AND KIDNAPPINGS.
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A SCHOOL BUS DRIVER FROM VINTON WAS ARRESTED TUESDAY FOR ALLEGEDLY HAVING INAPPROPRIATE RELATIONS WITH A 15-YEAR-OLD BOY OVER SEVERAL MONTHS. KIM MYERS WITH THE CALCASIEU PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS IT BEGAN IN JANUARY WHEN THE BOY WAS 14. SHE SAYS THAT WHEN QUESTIONED, 38-YEAR-OLD JESSICA ANN HUDSON CONFIRMED THE ALLEGATIONS. SHE WAS BOOKED INTO THE CALCASIEU CORRECTIONAL CENTER ON TWENTY COUNTS OF FELONY CARNAL KNOWLEDGE AND HER BOND WAS SET AT 500 THOUSAND DOLLARS.
THE FAMILY OF A DUSON WOMAN, WHO DIED IN A FIERY CRASH EARLY LAST FRIDAY MORNING, ARE SEEKING MORE ANSWERS. LAFAYETTE FIRE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN ATLTON TRAHAN SAYS 27-YEAR-OLD SARAH LEBLANC DIED FROM SMOKE INHALATION AFTER SHE CRASHED HER VEHICLE INTO A MEDICAL STORAGE BUILDING ON RIDGE ROAD, WHICH CAUSED A FIRE. STATE POLICE BELIEVE ALCOHOL MAY HAVE PLAYED A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT. HER FAMILY TOLD THE DAILY ADVERTISTER THAT LEBLANC WAS STILL GRIEVING OVER THE DEATH OF HER THREE-YEAR-OLD AUTISTIC DAUGHTER, WHO DIED IN AUGUST.
Time is running short for delinquent taxpayers to take advantage of Louisiana’s latest tax amnesty period. The Department of Revenue’s amnesty program began Oct. 15 and wraps up tonight at 11:59. People can settle state tax debts with half the interest they would otherwise owe and no penalties charged. They can pay through a six-month installment plan if that helps make the debt more manageable, but they can’t use tax credits to resolve their back-owed taxes.
