Funeral arrangements have been announced for Rayne Police Lieutenant Allen “Noochie” Credeur who was shot by friendly fire and killed in the line of duty Monday. A public viewing will be held on Monday, May 12 beginning at 9:00 A.M. with a funeral following at 2:00 P.M. at the Rayne Civic Center followed by a burial service at Arceneaux Cemetery. Prior to the public viewing, a private viewing for family and close friends is scheduled for Sunday.
Scammers have turned to text messaging, inundating Louisianans with fake warnings and demands for unpaid toll road charges. Rodney Mallett with DOTD says there’s only one way DOTD will ever contact you over an unpaid toll charge.
Cut 8 (07) “…your license plate.”
Mallett says watch out for scams and if you go to a website make sure it’s not a scammer’s site which will have an often almost identical web address to legitimate sites.
Last month during Love the Boot week, Keep Louisiana Beautiful supported recycling efforts in 27 parishes, picking up over 16-thousand bottles and cans, a 23-percent increase from last year. It was part of a broader statewide effort involving nearly 27-thousand volunteers. Keep Louisiana Beautiful Executive Director Susan Russell says recycling not only keeps waste out of landfills but also conserves resources, saves energy, reduces pollution, and supports the economy and job creation, and says the problem can’t be solved overnight.