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Lafayette High School Principal Layne Edelman shows off the auditorium during a tour of the new school on Thursday.
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Reports detail robberies that didn’t happen Former Glenmora police chief accused of involvement in visa scheme
BY JOSEPH CRANNEY Staff writer
During the first half of 2024, Tebo Onishea, then the police chief of Glenmora, in Rapides Parish, wrote up a series of reports that documented a jarring number of armed robberies for his town of about 1,000. Visitors hailing from as far as Charleston, South Carolina, or Flushing, New York, reported passing through town late at night, stopping to rest or change a tire, when they were accosted by masked or hooded men carrying guns, Onishea wrote in six reports from incidents he said he handled himself. The men demanded money and jewelry from victims who “feared for their life,” he wrote. Some were shoved to the ground and kicked, his reports stated. The men then escaped into the dark woods. Federal prosecutors say Onishea made all of it up, and that he wasn’t the only one.
ä See REPORTS, page 7A
Visitors tour the new Lafayette High School on Thursday.
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BY ASHLEY WHITE
Staff writer
After years of planning, students and staff will finally walk into a new Lafayette High School in August. School Board members, elected officials and media were invited to view the 310,000-square-foot building Thursday afternoon, and staff were invited for a separate evening walkthrough. The state-of-the-art three-story building can hold about 2,300 students. Built on the same property as the old facility, the new building’s outside keeps alive the sturdy brick aesthetic. Large windows fill the space with natural light and high ceilings give the school a spacious feel. Large murals that highlight the lion mascot and legacy of the 70-year-old school give it a sense of place. “I am grateful to the board and
Governor, insurance chief spar again Officials diverge on how insurer entered La. market
BY TYLER BRIDGES
Staff writer
Lafayette Parish schools Superintendent Francis Touchet Jr. , center, welcomes
They still aren’t on the same page. Gov. Jeff Landry and Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple are offering sharply contrasting views over how and why General Motors Insurance entered the Louisiana market — a continuation of a battle between the two Republicans during the regular legislative session over how best to hold down rising insurance rates and who is responsible if that doesn’t happen. Much of their earlier dispute centered on the passage of House Bill 148, which gives whoever is the insurance commissioner the right to reject excessive rate increases without backing up the decision with hard data. Landry pushed HB148 through the Legislature, over Temple’s objections, saying that if rates keep rising, the public should then blame the insurance commissioner.
ä See PEEK, page 5A visitors to a tour of the new Lafayette High School on Thursday.
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