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Calcasieu Parish Police Jury elects president, vice president for 2021 and last updated 2021-01-07 19:36:35-05 LAKE CHARLES, La. — During its regular meeting on Thursday, the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury elected Brian Abshire as its 2021 president and Guy Brame as its vice president. According to a release form the CPPJ, Abshire, who served as vice president in 2020, succeeds Tony Guillory, who serves District 4. This is the third time Brame has served as vice president – he previousl...

Tickets on sale for 2021 Lourdes Foundation Mazda/Jeep Giveaway 2021 Jeep Mazda Giveaway / Lourdes Foundation and last updated 2021-01-07 17:08:17-05 Tickets are on sale now for the 2021 Lourdes Foundation Mazda/Jeep Giveaway. Each $50 ticket will benefit Lourdes Foundation and their outreach services. A purchase will enter participants in for a chance to win a Mazda CX5 or a Jeep Wrangler All tickets must be purchased by 11:59pm on March 17, 2021. The drawing will be held on Thursday, March 1...

Westwego accountant pleads guilty to tax fraud MGN Online and last updated 2021-01-07 18:10:01-05 LAFAYETTE, La. — The U.S. Attorneys Office announced that Henry Timothy, 69, of Westwego, pleaded guilty in federal district court to four counts of tax fraud. According to a release, Timothy is the owner and sole tax preparer for B&B Accounting Services, located in Westwego. He operates his business out of his home and has been a tax preparer since 2012. According to information presented to...

Students react to Wednesdays events at the US Capitol Students react to Wednesdays event at the US Capitol and last updated 2021-01-07 19:42:49-05 Scared and confused were some of the words students at Arnaudville Middle School used when describing how they felt about the events that took place on Wednesday at our nations Capitol. One seventh grader said, "It made me feel scared because...what if they do that over here." Another said, "I dont get why they did it, but most people did it because...

Another accused jailed for 10 years; four accused declared absconders ISLAMABAD: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Friday sentenced three accused to death for their involvement in uploading blasphemous content onthe social media and jailed another accused for 10 years along with Rs100,000 fine for disrespecting the religion. ATC Judge Raja Jawad Abbas Hassan announced the verdict which was reserved earlier. The court announced the sentence to the accused under sections 295-A, 295-C of the Pakist...

Thomas sworn in Friday as Lafayette City Marshal LAFAYETTES NEWEST CITY MARSHAL WAS SWORN IN TODAY.. "REGGIE" THOMAS TOOK THE OATH OF OFFICE THIS MORNING AT THE HEYMANN CENTER. HE WAS JOINED BY HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER. DEPUTIES WITH THE MARSHALS OFFICE WERE ALSO SWORN IN. THOMAS REPLACES FORMER CITY MARSHAL BRIAN POPE WHO WAS FORMALLY REMOVED FROM OFFICE LAST YEAR AFTER A STRING OF LEGAL TROUBLES. THOMAS IS THE CITYS FIRST BLACK CITY MARSHAL ELECTED INTO OFFICE. AL...

School board hears budget schedule, elects 2021 President and Vice President and last updated 2021-01-06 21:08:40-05 The Lafayette Parish School Board met Wednesday night to discuss a proposed budget hearing schedule and elect a President and Vice President for 2021. District 1 board member Mary Morrison was selected to serve as this years school board president. She is the first female African American LPSB president. Morrison began her duties at tonights meeting, and says shes looking forwar...

Lafayette City Council discusses contract for surveillance cameras Lafayette city council discusses contract for surveillance cameras and last updated 2021-01-05 23:20:31-05 LAFAYETTE, La. — In their first meeting of 2021, the Lafayette City Council heard an update on a contract signed by Mayor-President Josh Guillory with a local company to install cameras to watch citizens and record their activities. The contract was signed in November without the consent of the council between the Lafa...

Rebound: Veronas Italian Restaurant and last updated 2021-01-26 11:53:54-05 A restaurant owner originally from Alexandria is finding renewed success in Jennings. "We found this little spot, this location. Nice quaint little area, business district," commented Monica Peart. Verona Italian Restaurant has only been open for two and a half weeks, and so far, business has been brisk. "Right now, I think its good," added Peart. "We made this step to do it and there has been a packed house all day ...

Today in History: January 2 MGN Online and last updated 2021-01-02 15:44:46-05 Today is Saturday, Jan. 2, the second day of 2021. There are 363 days left in the year. Todays Highlight in History: On Jan. 2, 1974, President Richard Nixon signed legislation requiring states to limit highway speeds to 55 miles an hour as a way of conserving gasoline in the face of an OPEC oil embargo. (The 55 mph limit was effectively phased out in 1987; federal speed limits were abolished in 1995.) On this date: ...