Friday, July 11
Juliene Cheatum, 35, Lafayette; failure to appear, warrant (SMSO).
Daylon Jean Batiste, 27, 700 block of St. Martin St., St. Martinville; obscenity (SMPD).
Bryce Roberts, 26, 1000 block of Alexander Cr., St. Martinville; child endangerment/domestic abuse (SMSO).
Bart Devillier, district conservationist for the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in St. Martin and Lafayette Parishes, encourages agricultural producers to consider enrolling a portion of their land in NRCS’s Migratory Bird Habitat Initiative (MBHI).
The campaign for mayor here has seemingly gone underground after a round of high-profile forums, but things are moving and shaking elsewhere on the ballot.
Longtime City Councilman Terry Thibodeaux announced at last week’s council meeting that he will not be running for reelection this fall.
Mark Landry, 36, 1800 block of Rees, Breaux Bridge; domestic abuse battery (BBPD).
Wilbert Savoy, 20, 2700 block of Main Hwy., Breaux Bridge; domestic abuse battery (SMSO).
Felton Williams, 25, 600 block of Wild Cherry Ln., Breaux Bridge; probation violation (SMSO).
I’m told the price of crawfish to the fishermen has gone up to $1.25 per pound. Obviously, there’s a scarcity. The water has gone down a good bit in the spillway but the past two days it seems to be at a standstill. The dog and I can walk along the banks now, although still in the woods, not on the “beach.” And the mosquitoes are terrible!