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Sunday, Nov. 15
Hypolite, Montel, 23, 100 block of Martin Luther King Dr., St. Martinville; simple possession of marijuana, possession with intent to distribute Schedule I narcotics, possession of Schedule V narcotics, obstruction of justice, St. Martinville Police Department (SMPD).

At the Nov. 10 City Council meeting, new District C Alderman Ernest “E.J.” Ledet was sworn in to fill the seat previously held by Alvin Jones.

On Monday, Nov. 16, the Breaux Bridge Police Department arrested Calvin Joseph Gauthia Jr., 42, of Abbeville, on suspicion of molesting of a juvenile.
The arrest stems from an incident in September 2015 where Gauthia allegedly molested a 5-year-old girl.