Monday, July 18
Babineaux, Joshua, 31, Lafayette; failure to appear, warrant, St. Martin Sheriff’s Office (SMSO).
Taylor, Markkus, 25, Lafayette; failure to appear, warrant (SMSO).
Vicknair, Scott, 50, 1900 block of Levee Hwy., Belle River; failure to appear, warrant (SMSO).
A short biographical sketch of Jihad Muhammad is probably in order.
For the past four-plus years, the city has provided an apartment to a University of Chicago forensic researcher. The matters of cost/benefit and liability for the living quarters, as well as the veracity of the project, were the subject of mildly heated discussion at the July 19 City Council meeting.
With little discussion, the St. Martin School Board rejected a recommendation that would have changed the system’s policy governing student conduct during the daily pledge of allegiance.
The St. Martin School Board expanded its footprint here last Thursday when it closed on a deal to purchase the Pellerin Insurance corporate building and its 2.34 acres of land on Rees Street for $1,775,00.