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• Seth Fontenot Bonds Out and Family Speaks Out Play Video

  March 4, 2013 7:23 PM

  This morning 18-year-old Seth Fontenot pled not guilty to one charge of first degree murder and two counts of attempted first degree murder. He's accused of shooting at a truck with three teens inside, killing one. Fontenot did not appear in court today, his attorney Tommy Guilbeau entered the... more »

• St. Tammany school board sets bond issue election

  February 22, 2013 9:31 AM

  COVINGTON, La. (AP) - The St. Tammany Parish School Board has called a May 4 election seeking voter approval for a $135 million bond issue and expanding use of some tax money to include employee salaries and benefits. School leaders said the measures are necessary to support teachers in the... more »

• Seth Fontenot in Court; Judge Asked to Recuse Himself Play Video

  February 20, 2013 10:28 PM

  As Seth Fontenot walked into court Wednesday he could not stop crying, and when his family saw him, they shrieked and also burst into tears. It was a very emotional day. One person KATC spoke with off camera said, "This is a stressful day for everyone. No matter what... more »

• Bond rating raised for Iberia school system

  October 8, 2012 6:32 AM

  NEW IBERIA, La. (AP) - The Iberia Parish school system's bond rating has been raised to AA from A-plus by the ratings firm Standard & Poors. School Board bond attorney Grant Schlueter tells The Advocate that few school systems in Louisiana have attained AA ratings. The highest rating an organization... more »

• Bond change could save St. John $400K

  March 16, 2012 9:59 AM

  EDGARD, La. (AP) - The St. John the Baptist Parish School Board has voted to refinance $4.5 million in bonds to save about $368,000 in interest. However, the refunding is dependent on whether the district's April 21 bond issue is passed by voters. The Times-Picayune reports the $4.5 million is... more »

• Port approves bond issue for improvements

  February 29, 2012 10:39 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The Port of Greater Baton Rouge's board has voted to begin the process of issuing $200 million in bonds, backed by its grain elevator operator's letter of credit, for improvements to the grain facility. The Port Commission held a special board meeting Tuesday to consider... more »

• St. Martin Board Approves School Bond Proposal

  February 2, 2012 8:03 AM

  BREAUX BRIDGE, La. (AP) - The St. Martin Parish School Board has voted to refinance $2.6 million in bonds by authorizing the issuance of new bonds to pay off the 2003 issuances at a taxpayer savings of $116,000. The move would reduce interest rates from a variable rate of up... more »

• Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office sets bond sale

  January 5, 2012 9:14 AM

  LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - The Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office is selling $21 million in limited tax revenue bonds to pay for its planned Public Safety Complex. The sheriff's office has said the complex will house at least 200 work-release inmates and 100 minimum security prisoners on a 29-acre site in... more »

• St. Martin Council Approves Bond Sale

  October 5, 2011 12:31 PM

  ST. MARTINVILLE, La. (AP) - The St. Martin Parish Council has passed a resolution without opposition to sell bonds worth $7.34 million to repair roads and bridges across the parish. Bond attorney Scott Crawford said he believed the last resolution of support passed by the council in September would allow... more »

• Woman accused of cruelty free on bond

  September 28, 2011 8:32 AM

  LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) - A 26-year-old Lake Charles woman accused of cruelty to a juvenile is out on bond after state Judge Ronald Ware reduced her bond from $1.1 million to $40,000. Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Tony Mancuso says Lan Le was arrested Sept. 15 and charged with cruelty to... more »

• $2.5M Bond Upheld for Teen Held in Parent's Deaths

  March 13, 2011 10:27 AM

  MONROE, La. (AP) - A state district judge says bond will remain at $2.5 million for a teenager charged with second-degree murder in the deaths of his parents, who were shot in their West Monroe home in September. The News-Star in Monroe reports that Judge Daniel Ellender said Dalton Fletcher... more »

• No bond for officers in Katrina police shootings

  September 23, 2010 9:47 PM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A magistrate has rejected another bid to set bond for four current or former New Orleans police officers charged in deadly shootings of unarmed residents on a bridge in Hurricane Katrina's aftermath. Defense attorneys on Thursday asked U.S. Magistrate Louis Moore Jr. to free their clients... more »

• Bond denied for man charged in Ark. woman's death

  August 18, 2010 9:19 PM

  MONTICELLO, Ark. (AP) - A judge has denied bond for a Louisiana man charged with capital murder in the death of a Crossett woman whose vehicle was used in a bank robbery. Peter Keith Harvey of New Orleans made an initial appearance Tuesday before Drew County Circuit Judge Sam Pope,... more »

• No bond for ex-cop accused in bridge shootings

  August 3, 2010 9:53 PM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A federal magistrate ruled Tuesday that a former New Orleans police officer accused of shooting two unarmed men days after Hurricane Katrina cannot be released before trial because he is dangerous and a flight risk. Magistrate Judge Louis Moore ordered Robert Faulcon, one of four defendants... more »

• Franklin Police Arrest Report: November 20, 2009

  November 20, 2009 9:50 AM

  THE FRANKLIN POLICE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO 9 COMPLAINTS IN THE PAST 24 HOURS AND MADE THE FOLLOWING ARRESTS: 11-19-09 @ 8:17 PM, 22, HERSCHAL LIGHTFOOT, OF GUILLOT ST - JEANERETTE, LA WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH SPEEDING 59/45, OPEN CONTAINER, AND DRIVING UNDER SUSPENSION. MR. LIGHTFOOT WAS PROCESSED AND... more »

• Man Accused In Girlfriend's Murder Bond Remains

  November 9, 2009 7:12 PM

  A man accused of beating his girlfriend to death in Pointe Coupee Parish will remain behind bars on a $1 million bond. Authorities say Larry Snyder kidnapped Davina Chapman from a bar near Krotz Springs and killed her. In court Monday, he was denied a bond-reduction. Initially, the... more »

• St. Charles Street Shooting

  November 6, 2009 11:09 AM

  On November 5, 2009, at approximately 8:50 am, officers with the Lafayette Police Department responded to a shooting that occurred at a residence in the 300 block of St. Charles Street. The victim, a 29 year old male of Lafayette, was involved in a verbal argument with his 18 year... more »