PINEVILLE, La. – March 4, 2020 – Cleco is reminding customers to be on alert for fraudulent phone calls, text messages and emails, as well as in-person scammers posing as representatives of Cleco.
Gov. John Bel Edwards speaks to lawmakers at Monday's opening of the 2020 session.
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On March 9, at approximately 12:43 p.m., officers from the Abbeville Police Department received information of a threat made against Abbeville High School.
Officers immediately took action, securing the school. Officers worked with school officials, Vermilion Parish School Board Superintendent Brad Prudhomme, Vermilion Parish School Board Staff, Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office and K9 handlers from LA K9 to assure that all of the children and school staff were able to safely leave the school.
CROWLEY — A Lafayette High teacher and resident of Crowley has been arrested for allegedly having sex with a student.
Police Chief Jimmy Broussard confirmed that Emily Nova Pace, 24, of the 500 block of North Avenue J, was issued a misdemeanor summons on March 6. She is accused of having a sexual relationship with a student from Lafayette High School.
The alleged offense reportedly occurred at Pace’s residence in Crowley.
The age of the victim was not available nor was it clear if the student was directly taught by Pace.
BATON ROUGE — As many as 31,000 of Louisiana’s food stamp recipients could lose their benefits under a new Trump administration rule starting April 1 that enacts stricter work requirements on childless adults, according to estimates released today by the state social services agency.
The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services will be contacting the affected people who get food aid through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP, with information about how they can keep getting assistance.
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