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Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Yahoo
19 seniors will not walk in Comeaux High School graduation after prank
LAFAYETTE, La. () — commencement activities will feature fewer participants than scheduled, due to their participation in a . Nineteen seniors will be barred from walking at graduation, or participating in any other graduation activities, according to a spokesperson. 25 students were involved, but not all of them are seniors or students at the high school, officials said. Tracy Wirtz, a communication specialist for LPSS, said it is a school board policy, that if a student commits certain infractions, they are not allowed to walk at graduation. Authorities said a group of individuals broke into the school at approximately 10:30 p.m. April 9 and vandalized the facility with spray paint and other items that were not specified. Classes were briefly interrupted due to the cleanup when the vandalism was discovered the next morning. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now The infractions include: Criminal damage to property and defacing or injuring any part of public school buildings or property. Vandalism of $100 or more requires restitution. Comeaux High School's commencement ceremony is scheduled for 1 p.m. May 21 at the Cajundome. Phony law enforcement phone scam hits Iberia Parish Tariffs 2.0 are here — and the Yukon just beat the system White House: 'No final decisions' on foreign film tariffs 19 seniors will not walk in Comeaux High School graduation after prank Olympic swimmer Gary Hall Jr awarded 10 medals to replace those destroyed in LA fires Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Yahoo
One man arrested, another at-large in alleged Covington store theft
ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. (WGNO) — A New Orleans man is in a St. Tammany Parish jail accused of stealing thousands of dollars of merchandise from a Covington area store. St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office deputies reported one suspect, 25-year-old Basil Martin Jr., was recently featured in their 'Whodat Wednesday' video , highlighting criminal they are searching for. Orleans Parish law enforcement millage renewal passes by two votes Deputies said Martin was caught on camera twice, allegedly stealing over $2,000 worth of 'high-end' curling irons, styling tools and perfumes. On March 7, he reportedly entered the store and took items valued at $2,203.89. He then returned on March 10 with an accomplice and allegedly stole $1,571.91 worth of products, according to deputies. The two also reportedly stole $65.98 worth of items from a neighboring business. Through an investigation, deputies identified Martin and his accomplice, 26-year-old Keith Gutter from Chalmette. Man wanted in connection with Kentwood homicide in custody With assistance from the New Orleans Police Department, Martin was found and booked as a fugitive into the Tangipahoa Parish Jail on April 22 for similar crime committed in Hammond. On April 29, he was transferred to the St. Tammany Parish Jail on one count of theft under $1,000 and two counts of theft between $1,000 and $5,000. STPSO deputies are still searching for Gutter who is wanted on charges of theft under $1,000 and theft between $1,000 and $5,000. Anyone with information on the crime or Gutter's location can call STPSO deputies at man arrested, another at-large in alleged Covington store theft Tariffs 2.0 are here — and the Yukon just beat the system White House: 'No final decisions' on foreign film tariffs Olympic swimmer Gary Hall Jr awarded 10 medals to replace those destroyed in LA fires Trump administration offers $1,000 to migrants who self-deport Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
