Avoyelles Parish deputies have located wedding crasher who stabbed a guest at a reception in Bunkie. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
Cut 1 (30) “I’m Kevin Barnhart”
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Another New Orleans music icon has passed, legendary producer Dave Bartholomew, the man who made Fats Domino famous…
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A Bunkie man accused of stabbing a wedding guest at a reception on Saturday night has turned himself into police in Pineville. According to investigators, a fight broke out around 11:40 p.m. Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Deputy Chief Steven Martel says 19-year-old Dontavian Williams of Bunkie caused a disturbance at the reception.
The argument escalated and the suspect is accused of plunging a large knife into the stomach of the victim. Martel says the motive is unclear, but says the two people involved had previously not seen eye to eye.
Cut 4 (07) “…and the stabbing.”
Martel says following the stabbing, the suspect fled and law enforcement from the Sheriff’s Office and the Bunkie Police Department responded and began rendering aid to the victim.
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A Slidell man’s fiancé allegedly shoots up a truck stop after her betrothed gets fired from her job as a truck driver.
Slidell Police spokesperson Daniel Seuzeneau says 32-year-old Natalie Williams of Mandeville was with her fiancé when his boss showed up and terminated him from the job for alleged poor performance on the job.
The shooting occurred at Travelcenters of America, just off I-10 in Slidell.
After shooting at the trucking company owner in apparent retaliation for the firing, Williams turned to the company owner’s truck and continued the shooting spree…
No one was injured in the incident.
Seuzeneau says it’s likely that Williams’ emotions were running high because the truck had been her and her fiancés’ home.
Williams was later apprehended in a nearby forest by authorities.
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Legendary New Orleans music producer Dave Bartholomew, the man who found Fats Domino, passed away yesterday at 100 years old.
Louisiana Music Hall of Fame Executive Director Mike Shepard says Bartholomew helped refine New Orleans Big Beat and R&B into the world famous rock and roll of the 50s.
Bartholomew co-wrote most of Fats’ hits, and was the famous pianists’ band leader as he toured the world.
Shepard says Bartholomew worked with, and was loved by all the greats, including Irma Thomas, Benny Spellman, Dr. John, and more. While he was known as a friendly guy, he didn’t roll over when artists tried to rip him off…
Bartholomew/Domino collaborations sold over 60 million copies in the 50s.
Shepard says Bartholomew was the last of the “Holy Trinity” that put New Orleans music on the international music map along with Fats, and J&M studio owner and recording engineer icon Cosimo Matasa.
Bartholomew is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.
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El Dorado Resorts, the parent company of a string of Louisiana casinos including the Belle of Baton Rouge, has purchased Caeser’s Entertainment, the parent company of several other casinos including Harrah’s in New Orleans, for 17.3 billion dollars. Casino Association of Louisiana executive director Wade Duty says for players it’s business as usual.
Cut 12 (09) “…certainly nationally.”
The deal is expected to close in mid-2020, and Duty says he does not foresee it having an impact on the recently renewed deal that keeps Harrah’s in New Orleans gaming license until 2054.
Cut 13 (12) “…of this merger.”
Wade says the merger will create the opportunity for the company to reinvest in Louisiana, but between smoking bans and recent legislation that failed to add sports wagering to modernize the gaming industry in the state, it may not make much sense for the company.
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Cut 15 (12) “…during a traffic stop.”
Cut 16 (09) “…for this child.”
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