The Lafayette Police Department took part in a SWAT operation in Jeanerette involving a hostage situation, according to a press release from LPD on Thursday afternoon.
The biggest allegation levied by the audit is that Martin sent his deputies to work private security detail after a hurricane while still paying their salaries.
A vigil for Kendall Thompson, Jr. of Jeanerette will be held today at the place where he was killed at the corner of Martin Luther King Drive and Guilberteau Street in Jeanerette starting at 5:00 p.m.
Imagine your monthly water bill normally runs around $40 to $50, but you open your bill and it says you now owe $4,000. Now imagine calling the city to let them know there's obviously a mistake with your water bill, and you're told the bill is actually correct, and that's what you owe. This is exactly what is happening to folks in Jeanerette.
Almost five hours later, a deputy was called out to a single car crash on Pepper Road near Highway 90 in Jeanerette after John Banks drove another car into a ditch and a tree.