Applying what she called a legal Catch-22, U.S. District Judge Rebecca F. Doherty ruled Monday that a Mardi Gras parade permit issued by the City of St. Martinville is invalid because the ordinances under which it was issued are unconstitutional.
Monday, Jan. 25
Allemond, Stage, 34, 1000 block of Quail Run Dr., Breaux Bridge; illegal possession of stolen things, St. Martin Sheriff’s Office (SMSO).
The No Wake Zone that was put into place earlier this month in Lower St. Martin Parish (Stephensville and Belle River) due to the threat of high water has been rescinded.
The St. Martin Parish Sheriff's office and St. Martin Government thank the public for its patience and cooperation during the potential flood event.
Carmouche, Kenneth, 28, 1000 block of Nany Rd., Breaux Bridge; failure to appear, warrant (SMSO).
McCarty, Roy, 43, 1000 block of Hilda St., Breaux Bridge; failure to appear, warrant (SMSO).
Savoy, Alfred, 45, 1100 block of Mustang Cr., St. Martinville; child endangerment/domestic abuse (SMSO).
The deadline to change your party affiliation to vote in Louisiana’s presidential preference primary March 5 is next Wednesday, Feb. 3.
The Newcomers Club, facing an attempt by the city to cancel the 55th annual Mardi Gras parade, has filed suit in federal court.
The club’s attorney, Shone Pierre, in a press release issued on Friday, Jan. 22, wrote that the lawsuit will allege a violation of the First Amendment clause protecting the right of peaceful assembly.
The student assignment changes that will go into effect with the 2016-17 school session are projected to move the racial makeup of several schools closer to the target set in desegregation litigation.
U.S. District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote last week approved a slightly modified version of the consent order negotiated by the St. Martin School Board and plaintiffs in a decades-old desegregation case dealing with student assignments.
Allemond, Stage, 34, 1000 block of Quail Run Dr., Breaux Bridge; illegal possession of stolen things, St. Martin Sheriff’s Office (SMSO).
Batiste, Harris, 31, 300 block of Hamilton St., St. Martinville; simple criminal damage to property, domestic abuse battery, disturbing the peace, St. Martinville Police Department (SMPD).
Thursday, Jan. 21
Baker, Myles, 29, 1000 block of Whitney Dr., St. Martinville; domestic abuse battery (SMSO).
Investigators with the St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a person of interest in a home burglary that occurred Thursday, January 21st, during the late morning hours in the Arnaudville area.
Monday, Jan. 18
Alexander, Victor, 21, 900 block of Alva Dr., Breaux Bridge; failure to appear, warrant, Breaux Bridge Police Department (BBPD).
Davis, Maliza, 25, 2200 block of Sawmill Rd., Breaux Bridge; domestic abuse battery, St. Martin Sheriff’s Offi ce (SMSO).
Charli, 9, mans the net for her "Paw Pete," Carl Peter Boggs of St. Martinville, a licensed charter captain in Grand Isle