Magnolia park will be the site of a new disc golf course if District 1 Councilman Mike Fuselier’s proposal is accepted. At the April 6 City Council meeting, Fuselier discussed the plan with council members, all of whom seemed receptive to the idea.
It appears likely that St. Martin Parish voters will face a couple of property tax proposals when they visit the polls in November.
Monday, April 6
BOURDA, Troy, 22, 700 block of Inez St., St. Martinville; failure to appear, warrant, aggravated battery, unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling, simple battery, simple criminal damage to property, St. Martin Sheriff’s Office (SMSO).
DEGEYTER, Tricia, 36, Lafayette; failure to appear, warrant (SMSO).
The Evangeline Fire Department gave the all-clear in the 200 block of W. Hamilton Street shortly after 10 this morning (Tuesday, April 7) when workers sealed a gas line that had just been ruptured by an excavating crew.
There were no injuries.
Photo: Gathering for coffee and sweets after district judging in the annual Cleanest City Contest are (from left) St. Martinville Garden Club President Claudette Bonin, Cleanest City Contest Chairman Linda Brashier, St.
Photo: Retired Trinity teacher JoAnn Pratt voices her concerns about the impending closure of Trinity Catholic School in St. Martinville to Msgr. Richard Greene, who represented Bishop Michael Jarrell at a peaceful protest by almost 50 Trinity parents and students in Lafayette Monday afternoon. (Henri C. Bienvenu)
Lafayette Diocese Bishop Michael Jarrell announced last week that Trinity Catholic School here will “be allowed to close” at the end of the current academic year.
The announcement came in a release issued last Friday after the school failed to attract a sufficient number of registrations for the 2015-16 session.
The following arrests and/or citations were reported in St. Martin Parish from Monday, March 30, through Sunday, April 5.
Eric Courville of Breaux Bridge took first place in the Sleeper category during the 2015 Louisiana Motor Transport Association (LMTA) Truck Driving Championships held here March 27-29.
On April 2, officers with the Breaux Bridge Police Department arrested Tommy Junior Celestine, 22, of Breaux Bridge, on suspicion of attempted second degree murder.
BBPD detectives are investigating a stabbing that took place on March 19, during a large fight where Celestine allegedly stabbed at least one person multiple times.
The following arrests and/or citations were reported in St. Martin Parish from Monday, March 23, through Sunday, March 29.
Monday, March 23
GEHANT, Alexis, 19, 1000 block of Aldus Johnson Rd., Breaux Bridge; false or altered lottery tickets, St. Martin Sheriff’s Office (SMSO).
GUILLOT, Larry, 53, 2100 block of Atchafalaya River Hwy, Breaux Bridge; violation of protective order (SMSO).
Charli, 9, mans the net for her "Paw Pete," Carl Peter Boggs of St. Martinville, a licensed charter captain in Grand Isle