HOUMA -- A fourth person has been arrested in connection with a May 5 fire intentionally set to cover up a burglary at a home on Four Point Road, authorities said.
Allen Fanguy Jr., 42, 8463 Grand Caillou Road in Dulac, was arrested Friday. He�s charged with 14 counts of theft of firearms in connection with the burglary. He is being held at the Terrebonne Parish jail in lieu of a $150,000 bond.
Three others were previously arrested in connection with the crime. Brett Phillips, 17, 8136 Grand Caillou Road in Dulac, is charged with simple burglary, 14 counts of theft of firearms and multiple drug charges. A youth whose name has been withheld by police because he is under 17 is charged with simple burglary and one count of arson. A third youth also is charged, though specifics weren�t immediately available.
Fanguy�s arrest led to the recovery of four more stolen guns, two shotguns and two pistols hidden in the woods near Bayou Sale Road in Dulac. Police also recovered two duffle bags containing 1,800 rounds of ammunition in the woods behind Fanguy�s house.
Detectives have recovered 10 guns in all, but are still searching for two pistols and two shotguns.
If you have information about the stolen firearms, you�re asked to call the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff�s Office at 876-2500.
THIBODAUX -- A woman accused of attempted murder failed to show up for the start of her trial Monday, prompting Lafourche Parish courtroom officials to issue a warrant for her arrest.
Roschell Johnson, 23, was scheduled to appear at 9 a.m. for the start of her trial on attempted second-degree murder. When she didn�t show, an arrest warrant was issued.
Johnson is accused of stabbing another woman, Sierra Fraizier, on June 6, 2005, inside the Lexus II nightclub at 1313 St. Charles St. in Thibodaux. Junea Blackman, who is charged with second-degree murder and aggravated battery, also is accused of the attack.
HOUMA -- The Vision Christian Center is seeking display materials for the church�s annual veterans� tribute Friday.
The church invites local veterans to share stories, photographs, video, posters and any other memorabilia at the event, which begins at 6:30 p.m. at the church, 4467 La. 24, Bourg.
For information, call Debbie Dupre at 876-7792.
HOUMA -- The board overseeing Houma�s two public-housing developments will discuss agreements it has with a beauty shop and an early education program.
The Houma-Terrebonne Housing Authority�s Board of Commissioner�s meeting is at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in the auditorium at Bayou Towers, 7491 W. Park Ave.
For decades, there�s been a beauty shop on the second floor of Bayou Towers, a 300-unit high rise for the elderly and disabled on West Park Avenue.
The Housing Authority drafted an agreement with the owner so the business can continue to operate legally.
At its April meeting, the board asked that the beauty shop be open to all Housing Authority tenants, not just those in Bayou Towers.
Thursday, the board also will talk about its agreement with the parish to house the Head Start Initiative in Senator Circle.
HOUMA -- The Terrebonne Parish Council postponed discussing whether it wants to sell or lease the parish-owned utility system Monday night because the man in charge of the system is out of the state.
Tom Bourg, utilities director, is in Colorado visiting his son, council members said during Monday�s council meeting.
The council unanimously voted to talk about the utility system at its June 11 meeting.
Since February, the Parish Council has toyed with the idea of selling or leasing parts or the entire utility system. The parish system includes the Houma power plant, electric-distribution substations and the natural-gas-distribution system.