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Yahoo
5 days ago
- Yahoo
Former Ascension Public Schools employee arrested for felony theft
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A woman formerly employed with the Ascension Parish Public School System has been arrested after she was accused of stealing over $12,000. The Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office (APSO) says Kayla Jones, 33, is charged with felony theft of $5,000 but less than $25,000. According to the sheriff's office, detectives started an investigation after being contacted by officials with Ascension Public Schools on Wednesday, April 30. Jones, a former employee, was reported to have taken approximately $12,624.92 during her time of employment. An internal audit and follow-up investigation showed that the funds were taken in separate amounts over a period of time. A warrant was issued for Jones, who later turned herself in. She was booked into the Ascension Parish Jail. The investigation is ongoing. Ascension Public Schools released the following statement: 'We have zero tolerance for any form of misconduct or financial mismanagement within our school system. Upon discovering indications of potential theft of funds at Central Middle School, we acted immediately by initiating a thorough investigation in partnership with an independent auditor and notifying law enforcement and the legislative auditor's office,' said Ascension Public Schools Superintendent Edith M. Walker. 'We are grateful for our partnership with the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office for pursuing this case and protecting our school district. In Ascension, we are fully committed to transparency, accountability, and the protection of public resources, and we will pursue the matter to the fullest extent of the law.' Superintendent Edith M. Walker Gonzales police arrest two suspects in Top Notch Daiquiris shooting Lawmakers sit back to watch Trump-Musk blowup drama What We Learned: Casan Evans is him, LSU fans are spoiled Customers report getting punctured Nintendo Switch 2s from NYC GameStop Former Ascension Public Schools employee arrested for felony theft Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles says another text message scam is circulating. Here's what to know. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
BBC News
03-04-2025
- Climate
- BBC News
Grand National: Thousands attend famous race festival's first day
Dresses, suits and sunshine lit up Aintree as thousands of racegoers arrived to take in the first day of the famous Grand National than 150,000 people are due to attend the three-day event, which culminates on Saturday when the showpiece steeplechase race is basked in bright spring weather for the festival's opening day, with an expected attendance of about 23, those arriving was the Princess Royal, who attended a lunch held by charity Racing Welfare, of which she is president, before watching the first race. Regulars Kayla Jones, 31, from Wavertree, Liverpool, and Kaci-Lea Lynch, 22, from Huyton, Knowsley, were among the Lynch said: "It's always a good atmosphere, everyone goes wild and there is good energy."The sun is shining and the weather makes a lot of difference." Katie Young, 32, from Kildare in Ireland, wore a lilac dress and floral headpiece with a white coat for the races while supporting her partner, jockey Mark said: "The atmosphere is just completely different at Aintree, it's more relaxed and everyone's here to have a good time."It's kind of hard to plan an outfit because of the weather - I tend to have two ready. The weather is warm so this dress came out." Amanda and Stuart Coakley, both 58, originally from Ellesmere Port in Cheshire, were there for birthday celebrations wearing co-ordinated gold and cream outfits, including hats with Coakley said their outfits would be "even bigger" for Ladies Day on Friday."We just love the atmosphere, love Liverpool and love the people. It's got a real buzz," Mrs Coakley added: Security measures were in place, including a flight restriction zone to stop drones, sniffer dogs and drug amnesty bins at entrances with racegoers searched as they years ago animal rights protesters delayed the Grand National by 15 minutesLast year race safety changes included an earlier 16:00 BST start and saw the highest number of horses finishing since 1992. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Merseyside on Sounds and follow BBC Merseyside on Facebook, X, and Instagram and watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.
