Monday, Oct. 27
Linton Batiste, 22, 1000 block of Hilda St., Breaux Bridge; failure to appear, warrant, St. Martin Sheriff’s Office (SMSO).
Deanthony Francios, 27, 300 block of Martin Luther King St., St Martinville; failure to appear, warrant, St. Martinville Police Department (SMPD).
Rusty Ronnie Jean-Lewis, 25, 300 Block of West Bridge St., St. Martinville, is wanted for failure to appear back in May to answer a charge of attempted simple burglary and simple criminal damage to property in the rage of $500-$50,000.
Anyone who voted early for Carolyn Deal for the District H seat on the 16 Judicial District Court has forfeited that vote, according to the of the Louisiana Secretary of State’s Elections Division.
Deal, a New Iberia lawyer, was ordered Friday, Oct. 24, to withdraw her candidacy by state District Judge Keith Comeaux.
St. Martinville – Early voting was still going on as of presstime. St. Martin Parish Registrar of Voters Patricia T. Guidry said that while tallies were not available, early voting seemed steady, indicating at least a fair turnout for Nov. 4’s mid-term elections.
A contentious exchange in Tuesday night’s Parish Council meeting resulted from an agenda item introduced by District 9 Councilman Dean Doré on the subject of travel expenses.