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The search for a 12-year-old Gueydan boy Garrick Neil Jr. who drowned Sunday in the Calcasieu River off La. 26 just west of Oberlin has ended. h The boy's body was found at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday.
Allen Parish Sheriff Doug Hebert III said Monday dive and search teams from surrounding parishes have been using sonar equipment, cadaver dogs and other resources to search the swift river since the boy was last seen around 3:30 p.m. last Sunday . They also reported that the river was about nine feet above normal, making it difficult for even a strong swimmer to get across.

ERATH — Good news for the patrolmen of the Erath Police Department.
By the end of this week, all patrolmen should be driving vehicles with AC.
Last week the Abbeville Meridional first reported that three Erath units did not have air conditioners and patrolmen were having to drive with no AC as the temperature approached 90 degrees.
After reading the story in the Meridional, Vermilion Parish Sheriff Mike Couvillion contacted Erath Police Chief Anna LaPointe about repairing two units with no AC units.

Contrary to rumors circulating on social media about utility rate increases, Kaplan Councilwoman and Utility Committee Chairman Melissa Guidry stated, “This is simply not the case.
“To set the record straight, the city of Kaplan is not increasing electrical rates by 12%.”
According to Guidry, the proposal reflects an increase to water, sewer and gas rates only.
The city has consistently lost revenue from these services. It is costing the city more to provide the services than the charges being collected.