A public forum featuring candidates for St. Martin Parish sheriff, sponsored by the Breaux Bridge Area Chamber of Commerce, will be held Thursday, Aug. 13, starting at 6 p.m. at Breaux Bridge City Hall.
Seating is limited and first-come, first-served.
Investigators with the St. Martin Sheriff's Office Wednesday, July 29, arrested James Alexander, 41, of Breaux Bridge and Jimmy Batiste, 57, of St. Martinville, for the theft of brass pipe fittings from the Louisiana Sugarcane Cooperative.
Earlier this month, investigators with the St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office sought the public’s assistance in locating a suspect who was wanted in connection with several vending machine thefts in the Cecilia area of St. Martin Parish. At that time there were also similar thefts that occurred in Breaux Bridge, Youngsville and Broussard.
Kids from St. Martinville will set up a lemonade stand at 308 W. Port, near the Parish Government building, from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. today (Thursday) to raise money for victims of the Lafayette theater shooting.
Deputies with the St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office are seeking the whereabouts of Jerel Lastrappe, 28, of St. Martinville, in connection with an outstanding warrant for failure to appear in court.
Lastrappe has been charged with possession of cocaine and second offense possession of marijuana.
Bernard, Dustin, 21, 1000 block of Earlene Dr., Breaux Bridge; failure to appear, warrant, St. Martin Sheriff’s Office (SMSO).
Carmouche, Larry, 34, 1000 block of Ches Broussard Rd., Breaux Bridge; failure to appear, warrant, Breaux Bridge Police Department (BBPD).
[EDITOR’S NOTE: All of Acadiana was touched by the horrific shooting at the Lafayette movie theater last week, not only out of sympathy and outrage but in many cases because of connections, direct or extended, to the victims.
PHOTO: Jason Huffman, the Director of Organizational and Impact Strategies for the United Way of Acadiana, explains the merits of “The Leader in Me” to the St. Martin Parish Council. (Karl Jeter)
A promising new program will be introduced this year at St. Martinville Primary school.
Following a 911 call Sunday morning, July 26, investigators with the St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested Ronald Tolliver, 50, of Breaux Bridge, just after 1 p.m. that afternoon.
Tolliver was booked into the St. Martin Parish Correctional Center on suspicion of aggravated crime against nature.
Late Saturday afternoon, narcotic agents with the St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested Brock Robin, 27, of Breaux Bridge, in connection with the narcotics search warrant that was executed last Tuesday on Rene O. Guidry Road in Henderson.
Two people were arrested Tuesday, July 21.
Mayor Thomas Nelson has issued a warning about a telephone scam targeting customers of St. Martinville’s electric utility system.
These scammers have claimed to be employees of CLECO who are working with the City of St. Martinville to try to prevent utility cutoffs, Nelson said.
Case, Bryan, 35, 1000 block of Dennis St., St. Martinville; failure to appear, warrant (SMPD).
Caston, Angel, 28, New Iberia; contempt of court (SMSO).
Jacquet, Albert, 48, 800 block of Oak Hevan Ln., St. Martinville; failure to appear, warrant (SMSO).
The 2016 high school football season has reached the halfway mark and the District 5-4A campaign begins Friday for the league’s five teams.
Charli, 9, mans the net for her "Paw Pete," Carl Peter Boggs of St. Martinville, a licensed charter captain in Grand Isle
