Lafayette Mayor-President Josh Guillory has checked himself into a 21-day in-patient rehabilitation facility to help him overcome an addiction to alcohol and untreated Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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District 4 Congressman Mike Johnson wins another term unopposed. Kevin Gallagher has more…:
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Lafayette Mayor-President Josh Guillory announces that he has voluntarily checked himself into an in-patient rehabilition facility for 21 days. Guillory says he never drank before or during working hours but he believes he’s addicted to alcohol and has untreated Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. K-L-A-F and K-A-D-N TV news anchor Jeff Horchak
Guillory is a combat veteran and served as a Platoon Leader in the U-S Cavalry during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2005. He began his term as Lafayette Mayor-President in 2020 and one of his first challenges was the COVID-19 pandemic. Horchak says this is Guillory’s first job in politics…
Horchak says because of his elected position, special arrangements have been made allowing him to remain available and in daily communication with Lafayette City-Parish Attorney Greg Logan and Chief Administrative Officer Cydra Wingerter…
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The World Health Organization declares monkeypox a global health emergency, and state leaders are asking for more vaccine doses. So far 25 monkeypox cases have been reported and State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter says they need more than a thousand vaccine doses to curb a potential outbreak.
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In addition to more vaccines, Governor John Bel Edwards says they want to educate residents and visitors about monkeypox especially ahead of Southern Decadence in New Orleans Labor Day weekend.
Kanter says testing is much easier now for monkeypox and clinicians can send samples to the state lab and other reference labs. And with more testing, he says case numbers will increase. In the US there are just under 3,000 cases of monkeypox.
For more information concerning Monkeypox and the state dashboard of cases, you can visit the Louisiana Department of Health’s website.
The state reported 4 new cases today bringing the statewide total to 25.
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Louisiana District 4 Congressman Mike Johnson celebrates winning re-election unopposed and the next two years in office. Johnson qualified last week to run for re-election and, when qualifying was over he had no challenger. Johnson says he’s humbled and grateful…:
Johnson says he and fellow House republicans hope to regain Majority this fall, and if that happens they have plans ahead to, as he says, “fix a lot of problems”…:
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Johnson says, in the next term, there should be an opportunity for upward mobility in the U.S. House and the GOP; for him and fellow Louisiana delegates…:
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Three arrests have been made in connection with a burglary and arson that occurred early Sunday morning at Lutcher High School. St. James Parish Sheriff Willy Martin says security camera footage that was shared on social media helped them crack the case.
The suspects have been identified as 19-year-old Justin Kruger, 18-year-old Mason Ainsworth, both of Paulina, and a 17-year-old male from Gramercy. All three are former Lutcher High students
After photos of the suspects were shared on social media, Martin says with the public’s help they were quickly able to arrest two of the suspects.
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The suspects face simple burglary and arson charges. They also face attempted simple burglary charges after allegedly trying to break into homes and cars in a nearby neighborhood after leaving the school.
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State Wildlife & Fisheries agents charge a Folsum man with DWI and vehicular homicide for a weekend fatal boating accident. LDWF spokesman Adam Einck says it happened Saturday afternoon on Lake Ponchartrain, and the victim is identified as 21-year-old Hunter Prevost, of Loranger (lo-RAHN-jer)…:
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Einck says investigating agents soon determined the boat’s operator, 22-year-old Lane Keenan, was alcohol-impaired. He’s charged with driving a vessel while impaired, reckless operation and vehicular homicide, and faces stiff fines and possible jail time…: