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Youngsville, LA

Youngsville Councilmember Kayla Menard Reaux has resigned from her elected position after public outcry about her behavior following a November crash. Reaux announced her resignation Thursday morning, days after The Acadiana Advocate's story that detailed how the elected official may have received special treatment after she called the police chief from the scene of a wreck.

Youngsville Councilwoman Kayla Menard Reaux resigns ahead of Thursday council meeting

Youngsville Mayor Ken Ritter issued a statement Wednesday afternoon in response to the behavior of a councilmember and the police chief after a November wreck. Ritter said he condemns the behavior of Councilmember Kayla Menard Reaux, who may have received special treatment after calling Police Chief Rickey Boudreaux from the scene of a Nov. 12 wreck in Sugar Mill Pond. Details about the crash, along with body camera footage from responding officers, were made public in a Sunday story published by The Acadiana Advocate.

Youngsville Mayor Ken Ritter issues statement about councilwoman, police chief

Youngsville Police Chief Rickey Boudreaux will be investigated, along with his police department, following public outcry over the handling of a November crash involving a former councilwoman who may have received special treatment. The Youngsville City Council unanimously approved a resolution during a special meeting Thursday to allow the mayor...

Youngsville Police Chief Rickey Boudreaux to be investigated

The Youngsville City Council will hold a special meeting Thursday to consider investigating Police Chief Rickey Boudreaux following a Nov. 12 crash in Sugar Mill Pond that involved Councilmember Kayla Menard Reaux. The special meeting will take place at 5 p.m. Thursday at City Hall at 201 Iberia St. in...

Youngsville City Council calls special meeting to discuss councilwoman, police chief

Baton Rouge, LA

As he sentenced Randy Lamartiniere to 15 years in prison, a federal judge told the disgraced Baton Rouge doctor that he shared the blame in the death of a patient to whom he illegally prescribed pain pills. Lamartiniere was convicted of 20 counts of unlawful distribution of controlled substances at...

Baton Rouge doctor who ran pill mill — 'drug dealer in a white coat' — gets 15 years in prison

Donations are being sought for the families of Sgt. David Poirrier and Cpl. Scotty Canezaro, who died in a helicopter crash on March 26, the Baton Rouge police said Thursday. Donations will be provided for the families through the nonprofit organization Behind the Line Baton Rouge, police said, and they can be made in several ways:

Donations sought for families of fallen Baton Rouge officer pilots, BRPD says

A man arrested in a fatal shooting on Alliquippa Street earlier this month was already wanted for a parole violation in an earlier violent crime after he failed to keep his ankle monitor charged and did not check in with the company that issued the device as required, court documents reveal.

Man accused of fatal shooting was on parole, failed to charge ankle monitor at time of killing

Eunice, LA

A Eunice man was convicted of second-degree murder Thursday in a fatal 2022 shooting. After 15 minutes of deliberation, a St. Landry Parish jury found 36-year-old Leonard Miller guilty of second-degree murder and illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in the death of 36-year-old Clarence Mitchell of Eunice, St. Landry Parish District Attorney Chad Pitre said in a statement.

Eunice man convicted of second-degree murder in 2022 shooting

An Acadiana High School student was arrested after police said the student had a gun on campus Tuesday morning. The school's administration received a report at about 9 a.m. that a student had a gun on campus and immediately went into lockdown, according to a news release from Lafayette Parish School System.

Student reportedly brought gun on Acadiana High campus, facing expulsion

A suspect who allegedly fired shots at a bail bondsman before breaking into the neighboring apartment of a family of five was arrested following a nearly six-hour-long standoff with deputies, during which he held the family hostage at gunpoint, the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office said. Kevin Gerard Carlin Jr....

Man shot at bail bond agent, held family hostage during Gardere Lane standoff, sheriff says

A new batch of11,500 Chromebooks is being distributed to Baton Rouge public schools, laptops which now have cell service that will allow students constant access to the internet outside of school even if they don't have wi-fi at home. Via a $2 million grant, T-Mobile has agreed to finance two...

11,500 new laptops with broader internet access arriving in Baton Rouge school students

A suspect who allegedly fired shots at a bail bondsman engaged in a standoff with deputies after he refused to come out of his home in a residential neighborhood along Gardere Lane, the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office said. EBRSO spokeswoman Casey Rayborn Hicks said the incident happened shortly before...

Man fired shot at bail bondsman, leading to standoff on Gardere, sheriff's office says

Tennessee State

Ochsner Baton Rouge has announced new staff members across various specialties. Dr. Meredith Hitch is a pediatric gastroenterologist at Ochsner Medical Complex – The Grove. After undergraduate studies at Sewanee – The University of the South in Tennessee, she earned a medical degree from St. George’s University School of Medicine in Grenada, West Indies. She completed a pediatric internship and residency at Kosair Children’s Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky, and a pediatric gastroenterology fellowship at St. Louis Children’s Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri.

Ochsner Baton Rouge welcomes new medical staff members

Oklahoma State

William Brown, a two-time football national champion and special forces National Guardsman who went on to serve nearly 20 years on the bench as a district court judge in Baton Rouge, died peacefully this month at the age of 88. "He was a great guy," said District Judge Michael McDonald,...

Football star, coach, soldier and longtime Baton Rouge judge William Brown dies at 88

The funeral service for Matthew Fortenberry, the 11-year-old boy who died in a shooting on March 16, has been set for Friday, the Baton Rouge Metro Council said. Matthew and several others had been held hostage in a car that night by a 17-year-old gunman who was trying to draw a relative out of a nearby home. Someone in the car started shooting, and the suspect shot at the car; Matthew was wounded and died at the hospital. The shooter was arrested.

Funeral arrangements set for 11-year-old Matthew Fortenberry, victim of shooting

Henry Turner Jr.’s Listening Room Museum Foundation will present a new film series the last Saturday of each month, beginning at 8:30 p.m. April 29 and continuing into 2024. The films will spotlight Louisiana and other regional filmmakers with a focus on the arts, music and industry. The screenings will take place at Henry Turner Jr.’s Listening Room, 2733 North St., Baton Rouge.

'Steel Dreams' is first up for Henry Turner Jr. Foundation's new film series

The memorial service for Baton Rouge police officers, Sgt. David Poirrier and Cpl. Scotty Canezaro, will be held on Thurs., April 6 at Istrouma Baptist Church, the police department said. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., with the service beginning at 11 a.m., at the church...

Memorial service for Baton Rouge police officers who died in helicopter crash announced

Ask seasoned commercial real estate agents and bankers in Baton Rouge, and they’ll tell you they’ve seen interest rates this high before, even if it’s been a while. The rapid rise in rates, however, is a different story. “There has not been, in my 20-plus years in...

'Chilling effect': Baton Rouge real estate investors wary of rapid rise in interest rates

East Feliciana Parish, LA

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Apply now for East Feliciana summer learning program. The East Feliciana Public Schools' EF Accelerate 21st Century Summer Program is now accepting student applications. The program will run from May 30 through June 30 and include academic acceleration, STEAM enrichment and field trips. Student applications are due Thursday, April 6. For information and to register, visit efschools.net/page/accelerate.

Around the Felicianas for March 29, 2023

In the moments before a Baton Rouge Police Department helicopter crashed, killing the two officers aboard, it rapidly ascended as high as 1,300 feet and see-sawed between speeds of 40 mph, 102 mph, and 30 mph, according to publicly available flight data. The data, from tracking website Flightaware, lends credence...

What went wrong in deadly Baton Rouge police helicopter crash? Flight data gives clues.

Bendel Gardens is a neighborhood on the Vermilion River in Lafayette known for its lovely homes shaded by oak trees. According to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Special Collections, the neighborhood was named after a man whose expertise in women's fashion would bring him fame and fortune in New York City.

This Lafayette neighborhood is named after a New York fashion icon

A man was found shot to death Tuesday in a BREC park on Geronimo Street, Baton Rouge Police said Wednesday. The victim, Troy Williams, 23, was found dead from multiple gunshot wounds shortly before 11 a.m. Tuesday. Police do not yet have a motive or suspect for the shooting. The...

Man found fatally shot in park on Geronimo Street, Baton Rouge police say

Graduation season is right around the corner. But where should you celebrate when the ceremony ends?. We asked on our social media accounts what the best Baton Rouge restaurants for graduation lunch or dinner are. Here's what you said. For all locations, we recommend calling to reserve a table ahead...

Where should you celebrate graduation lunch or dinner? Try one of these local restaurants

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Lawyer discipline board committee recommends no punishment for Michelle Odinet in racial slur case

A hearing committee for the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board has recommended that former Lafayette City Court Judge Michelle Odinet not face discipline in her role as...

Lawyer discipline board committee recommends no punishment for Michelle Odinet in racial slur case

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