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Chairman questions transparency in Parish Government
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Anyone who attended last Tuesday’s council meeting surely felt the uneasy silence in the council chambers when Lafourche ParishW President Jimmy Cantrelle refused to answer questions put to him by Council Chairman Corey Perrillioux. The questions were in response to the administration’s barring of Internal Auditor Reggie Bagala from observing budget meetings, which Bagala attempted to attend at the request of Perrillioux. Perrillioux said he wanted Bagala to attend and report back to the council, but “the door was shut in his face.” While referring to the parish website’s “Transparency and Open Government” tab, Perrillioux asked Cantrelle, “What is your legal reasoning for keeping council members and our internal council
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MEETINGS MONDAY, MAY 15
LAF. FIRE DISTRICT #2 7:00 p.m. Lockport Central Station 806 Crescent Ave. TOWN OF GOLDEN MEADOW 7:00 p.m. 107 Jervis Drive
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An investigation into a recent burglary at a Larose service station t uncovered a string of thefts and led to multiple arrests. V GHEENS • LOCKPORT • VALENTINE • Addy LAROSE LeBouef, • GOLDEN MEADOW • LEEVILLE • GRAND ISLE 29, of Larose, and Andrea Rios, 28, of Golden Meadow, each face charges in connection with the incidents. On Friday, Addy LeBouef April 28, detectives began investigating a burglary at Jimmy’s Service Station in Larose where several items of value were stolen from the business. Apparently the owner of this mobile home LeBouef was attempted to move it without the necessary developed as a susAndrea Rios permits a few weeks ago, (near Jason and pect in the burOak Streets, under the West Larose Lift glary, and detectives learned she Bridge), and was pulled over by a State cashed checks she had stolen during Trooper as is stated on the sticker attached to the burglary. Then, on May 1, deteca window of the mobile home, pictured at left. tives began assisting the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office in reference to The good about all this is that there are laws a stolen golf cart. The owner of the prohibiting this type of thing from occurring. golf cart discovered LeBouef had posted a photo of the golf cart on The bad is that the laws aren’t always indicating it was for sale. Facebook enforced. The owner had 72 hours to move Through investigation, detectives the eyesore from the side of the road as of learned LeBouef and Rios had acApril 27, but, as of press time Friday, it was quired the golf cart and later sold it. still sitting there, much to the dismay of local In an unrelated incident, detecresidents. tives also learned LeBouef and Rios had been captured on surveillance And the ugly? That’s pretty apparent! video stealing a tilling machine from a Larose residence. Staff Photos See Thefts Page 6-A
HBO story airing Monday began in South Lafourche
“Not everything is as it seems …”
TUESDAY, MAY 16
LA TABLE FRANCAISE 3:00 p.m. South Lafourche Library Hwy. 308 - Galliano
TOWN OF LOCKPORT 7:00 p.m. 710 Church St. - Lockport
NO. LAF. LEVEE DISTRICT 5:00 p.m. 3862 Hwy. 1 - Raceland WEDNESDAY, MAY 17 VFW POST 8538 & AUX. 7:00 p.m. VFW Ave. - Larose (Behind LCO)
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News In Brief...................2-A Obituaries.................4-A/5-A
Worship Directory............6-A
Investigation into gas station burglary uncovers string of thefts
The good, the bad, and the ugly …
Buster Avera Contributing Writer
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Editor’s note: If you don’t have HBO, find a friend who does and offer to bring the popcorn because this is one story you do not want to miss! On June 15, 2015, Dee Dee Blanchard was found murdered in her Springfield, Mo. home, and her wheelchair-bound daughter, Gypsy Rose Blanchard, was reported missing. But after Gypsy was tracked to Wisconsin and implicated in the murder, what started out as a grisly tale of matricide morphed into a bizarre story of deception and abuse. Erin Lee Carr (“Thought Crimes: The Case of the Cannibal Cop”) returns to HBO to explore another true-crime story in the age of social media in MOMMY DEAD AND DEAREST, a shocking look at one of psychology’s
most controversial conditions: Munchausen by proxy syndrome. Featuring exclusive interviews with Gypsy Rose Blanchard from prison, the provocative documentary untangles a web of lies, child abuse, mental illness and forbidden love when it debuts Monday, May 15 at 9 p.m. Central Time. Following the murder of Dee Dee Blanchard and the disappearance of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, a Facebook post stating, “That Bitch is Dead,” led investigators to Wisconsin. In the disturbing sequence of events that ensued, Gypsy was implicated in her mother’s murder and it was discovered she had been the victim of her mother’s abuse via Munchausen by proxy syndrome since early childhood. MOMMY DEAD AND DEAREST unravels this complicated tale of a mother whose deception subjected her daughter to decades of unnecessary medical treatment – until she reached her tragic breaking point. Follow the tale of Gypsy Rose Blanchard and Dee Dee Blanchard, formerly from the south Lafourche area, and who stills has family who reside here, their stories of Dee Dee, and the almost unbelievable journey of mother and daughter. MOMMY DEAD AND DEAREST includes
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