The school principal, a former board president and several parents cited the school’s outstanding record, its ties to the community and its lack of discrimination in urging members of the St. Martin School Board to not order the closure of Catahoula Elementary during a public hearing Monday evening.
By a dramatic 5-4 vote Monday night the St. Martin School Board refused to close Catahoula Elementary School, saying it is prepared to fight efforts of plaintiffs in a decades-old desegregation case in federal court.
Alexander, Willis, 34, 500 block of Nicholas St., Breaux Bridge; failure to appear, warrant, Breaux Bridge Police Department (BBPD).
Andrus, Kevin, 31, Lafayette; violation of protective order, St. Martin Sheriff’s Office (SMSO).
Dupuis, Keith, 50, 1100 block of Girl Scout Rd., Breaux Bridge; domestic abuse battery (SMSO).
Four armed suspects entered a residence in the 100 block of E. Brant St., robbed the occupants at gunpoint and injured one of the victims this morning ( Dec. 15), according to the Breaux Bridge Police Department.
BBPD arrested two suspects and are still attempting to identify the others involved.
After 19 years as the city’s legal advisor, attorney Chester Cedars is leaving that position on the first of the