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Abbeville Mayor's entire letter addressing Rails to Trails
(Here is a copy of a letter from Abbeville Mayor Roslyn White that was read at Tuesday's Vermilion and Iberia Parish Railroad Development District Board and Commissioners meeting held in Abbeville. She was not able to attend the meeting. White gave her thoughts on Rails to Trails and how it could be a positive for Abbeville).
New Iberia announces business development grants & blighted property program
The New Iberia City Council allocated funds from the American Rescue Plan Act and put them towards a Business Development Grant program to award grants to businesses in underserved communities to facilitate growth and development in the City of New Iberia. The City of New Iberia has also allocated American Rescue Plan Act funds for the One Block at a Time: Blighted Property Program. The goal of this grant is to address the national objective of eliminating or preventing slums and blight.
1 Lafayette Officer Dead, 3 Injured in Hostage Situation in Jeanerette, Louisiana – Suspect Identified
JEANERETTE, La. (KPEL News) - The Lafayette Police Department has confirmed one of their own was killed in the line of duty in Jeanerette, Louisiana on Thursday. According to a statement released by LPD Sgt. Matthew Benoit, two of the officers injured were struck by bullets. Two others were struck by bullet fragments. Of the four who were injured, one fell in the line of duty.
Jeanerette standoff ends with 2 hostages safe & suspect in custody; 4 Lafayette officers injured, 1 critically
An hours-long hostage situation in Jeanerette has ended with the two people that were being held inside a trailer now safe and the suspect in custody, but four Lafayette police officers were injured, one of them critically.
Armed Hostage Situation in Jeanerette, Louisiana: 2 in Custody, 1 Officer Injured
JEANERETTE, La. (KPEL News) - An armed hostage situation nearly turned deadly in Jeanerette on Thursday afternoon, according to multiple reports. According to our news partners at KATC, the hostage situation reached its peak as law enforcement engaged. As of now, two people are in custody, and an officer was injured after police entered the house.
One Lafayette Police Officer Killed in Iberia Parish Incident
Iberia Parish – On July 25, 2024, shortly after 4:30 p.m., Detectives with the Louisiana State Police Criminal Investigations Division were requested to investigate an officer-involved shooting involving multiple law enforcement agencies, which occurred on Hubertville Road near Martin Luther King Drive in Jeanerette. During the incident, one officer...
Gordon “Gorlynn” Lynn Gary Sr.
DELCAMBRE - Gordon “Gorlynn” Lynn Gary Sr., age 72, of Erath, Louisiana, passed away on Sunday, July 21, 2024. He was born in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, to Rosa Mae Bourque Gary and Leonce Gary Sr. Gordon, known affectionately as Gorlynn, is survived by his fiancée Gisele Landry; his...
Lafayette officer dies, suspect arrested in Jeanerette hostage situation
JEANERETTE, La. (KPLC) - Lafayette Police confirm one officer was killed and three were injured following an hours-long hostage situation in Jeanerette. The three who were injured are currently in good condition, according to Sgt. Matthew Benoit with Lafayette Police. “During the operations, the suspect fired multiple shots at law...
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