Today over a dozen Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Deputies went to Dallas to deliver checks to help the families of the officers who were killed in the July 7 attack. Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Brennan Matherne says they dropped off checks totaling 25-thousand dollars at two foundations. He says the money was raised in just one day, and they were humbled by the love and support from the community.
Cut 7 (09) “our community”
Matherne says they raised the money with the help of all the law enforcement agencies in Lafourche Parish.
Oil prices are down to a three month low of $40 a barrel. Associate Director of the Tulane Energy Institute, Eric Smith, says abundant supply is driving prices down, and companies keep drilling more.
Cut 3 (09) “the prices”
While members of the Louisiana National Guard were training in Slidell, someone broke into their vehicles at the facility in Franklinton. Franklinton Police Maj. Justin Brown says there aren’t security cameras there yet because the facility is still under construction, but there are cameras at the entry points. He says they will continue to investigate until the culprit is behind bars.
Cut 11 (09) “being caught”
Brown says 25 vehicles were broken into.
The owners of a used car dealership in Lafayette are facing criminal charges for allegedly stealing thousands of state tax dollars. Byron Henderson with the Louisiana Department of Revenue says owners of Lauco Auto Sales, Shawn Calvit and Michael Vilchez, underreported the sale price of more than 100 vehicles and pocketed the sales tax difference. He says the value of the cars sold was more than $1 million.