Lafayette Bishop Douglas Deshotel announces that Monsignor Robie Robichaux has been placed on administrative leave for allegedly sexually abusing a teenage girl from 1979 to 1981. Deshotel admits the victim first brought her claims to the Lafayette Diocese in 1994 and again in 2004, after a zero-tolerance policy went into effect in 2002. But Deshotel says he was first made aware of the accusations on September 18th…
In 2004 the victim was ruled to be an adult by church Canon Law because she was 16 when the alleged abuse occurred.
And State Police Spokesperson Lt. Nick Manale says they’re reviewing body camera footage from the ofiicer involved shooting of a man in Hammond two weeks ago to see if it backs up witness statements.
Louisiana appears to be out of the path of Hurricane Michaell, but its looking like it could be bad news for Florida. As far as an effect on Louisiana, National Weather Service New Orleans Meteorologist Bridgette Lim doesn’t anticipate it will be too bad.
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The hurricane could be a Category 3 on Wednesday when it strikes the Florida panhandle.
Governor John Bel Edwards has declared a water emergency in the Concordia Parish town of Clayton after learning that the water system’s contractor quit because it was no longer getting paid. Mayor Josephine Washington says the root of the problem is clear.
Some of the 700 residents of the town say they believe a poor working relationship between the mayor and town aldermen is part of the problem. The mayor says it’s part of larger monetary issues for the town.