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In Acadia Parish, the Esterwood Assistance Police Chief has resigned after posting racially charged remarks on his personal Facebook page. Michelle Southern reports..:
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Complications with sewage and drainage lines on Bourbon Street have caused extreme delays in construction. The project to rebuild the historic street began about three months ago and officials with the New Orleans Public Works Department say they are about two months behind schedule. Director Mark Jernigan says the weather is also making it difficult to complete the project.
Jernigan says work crews have also found that the exact location and size of almost all the utility lines underneath Bourbon Street were either missing or inaccurately depicted on their plans.
Jernigan says space underneath Bourbon Street is even more limited than anticipated to support new lines and the condition of the ducts was severely worse than predicted. He says many businesses along with street are in violation of the state’s plumbing code.
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The only homeless shelter in the Monroe area will close its doors later this month. On August 26, the Salvation Army will discontinue its overnight shelter services. Spokesperson Jon Kalahar says the shelter serves an average of 30 people each night.
Kalahar says it’s unclear when or if the overnight shelter will reopen. He says church services and weekly prayer meetings will continue at the Monroe location. He says they will also continue to offer basic social services.
Kalahar says seven employees will be laid off when the shelter closes. He says the Salvation Army is bringing in a new officer to run the Monroe facility, and one employee will stay on for the transition. He says this was a decision that was not made lightly.
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An arrest has been made in the case of a woman who was found stabbed to death in her home. Baton Rouge Police Sgt. Don Coppola says 42-year-old Miguel Lopez has been charged with murder in the death of 42-year-old Sara Hernandez.
Coppola says Lopez asked someone at the home to call police when he fled the scene. He says the body of the victim was discovered later inside her home.
Coppola says Lopez was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on a charge of second degree murder. He says the suspect was found when he went to a medical center for treatment of his injuries.
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In Acadia Parish, The Estherwood Assistant Police Chief has resigned from his position after posting racist remarks on his personal Facebook page. Police Chief Ernest Villejoin (Vee-jewan) says he immediately called Wayne Welsh when he was notified and Welsh admitted to making the posts. He says this is no reflection of the police department and Welsh has publicly apologized.
Welsh posted multiple comments on his Facebook page referring to Muslim women as trash bags, as well as, a racially charged meme. Villejoin says on behalf of the Police Department, he is extremely sorry if Welsh’s posts offended anyone.
Villejoin says he’s known Welsh his entire life and Welsh has been a police officer for the town for over two years.
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