The sale last week of the third installment of a $40.3 million bond issue approved by parish voters in 2013 drew one of the lowest interest rates in recent history.
The American Civil Liberties Union says the St. Martinville Police Department cannot prohibit Mardi Gras floats from playing rap music with obscene lyrics, according to an article in The Daily Iberian.
The newspaper quotes ACLU of Louisiana executive director Marjorie Esman from a letter Esman reportedly wrote to SMPD.
Following a State Police investigation requested by the St. Martin Sheriff’s Office, two former SMSO narcotics agents were arrested last week on suspicion of committing perjury and falsifying arrest reports.
Brian Reyes, 30, of New Iberia, and John Brown, 42, of St. Martinville, already had been fired for undisclosed reasons.
The following arrests and/or citations were reported in St. Martin Parish from Monday, Feb. 2, through Sunday, Feb. 8.