Area briefs for Oct. 3, 2008
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Man booked in theft of alligator eggs
LIVINGSTON — A West Baton Rouge Parish man remains in the Livingston Parish Jail after stealing alligator eggs and hatchlings from a Springfield farm Sept. 2, deputies said Friday.
Jarod M. Jackson, 26, 1957 Allene St., Brusly, allegedly took $60,000 worth of hatchlings and eggs from Walls Alligator Farm the day after Hurricane Gustav hit Louisiana, deputies said in a statement.
Jackson then allegedly told another alligator farm in Gibson as he attempted to sell the baby gators that he had collected the eggs and hatchlings in the swamp, deputies said.
Jackson was booked into the Livingston Parish Jail on Sept. 23 on counts of simple burglary and theft, deputies said.
Man, 46, arrested in growing pot
DENHAM SPRINGS — Deputies arrested a man found growing 17 marijuana plants at his home, the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office reported Friday.
David Newton Futch Sr., 46, 23581 Primrose Court, Denham Springs, told deputies he raised the marijuana plants, some 4 feet tall, for medicinal use in relieving back pain and in helping him sleep better, according to a statement issued by the Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies acting on a tip seized the $20,000 worth of pot plants and arrested Futch around 4:40 p.m. Thursday, deputies said.
Futch was booked into Livingston Parish Prison on one count of cultivation of marijuana, deputies said.
YWCA seeks Y-Teens for Saturday activities
YWCA’s Y-Teens wants girls and boys ages 13 to 18 to participate in Saturday activities beginning today that will include training in leadership, career building, interviewing skills, résumé-writing, social skills and communication skills and programming to promote abstinence.
Children will also go on field trips and engage in community service. The free program will be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the first and third Saturdays of each month at Dean Towers, 5700 Florida Blvd., Suite 602.
Call Letrece Griffin for details at (225) 383-0681 or write lgriffin_ywcayts@yahoo.com for an application.
The program receives part of its funding from the Louisiana Department of Social Services.
LIVINGSTON — A West Baton Rouge Parish man remains in the Livingston Parish Jail after stealing alligator eggs and hatchlings from a Springfield farm Sept. 2, deputies said Friday.
Jarod M. Jackson, 26, 1957 Allene St., Brusly, allegedly took $60,000 worth of hatchlings and eggs from Walls Alligator Farm the day after Hurricane Gustav hit Louisiana, deputies said in a statement.
Jackson then allegedly told another alligator farm in Gibson as he attempted to sell the baby gators that he had collected the eggs and hatchlings in the swamp, deputies said.
Jackson was booked into the Livingston Parish Jail on Sept. 23 on counts of simple burglary and theft, deputies said.
Man, 46, arrested in growing pot
DENHAM SPRINGS — Deputies arrested a man found growing 17 marijuana plants at his home, the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office reported Friday.
David Newton Futch Sr., 46, 23581 Primrose Court, Denham Springs, told deputies he raised the marijuana plants, some 4 feet tall, for medicinal use in relieving back pain and in helping him sleep better, according to a statement issued by the Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies acting on a tip seized the $20,000 worth of pot plants and arrested Futch around 4:40 p.m. Thursday, deputies said.
Futch was booked into Livingston Parish Prison on one count of cultivation of marijuana, deputies said.
YWCA seeks Y-Teens for Saturday activities
YWCA’s Y-Teens wants girls and boys ages 13 to 18 to participate in Saturday activities beginning today that will include training in leadership, career building, interviewing skills, résumé-writing, social skills and communication skills and programming to promote abstinence.
Children will also go on field trips and engage in community service. The free program will be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the first and third Saturdays of each month at Dean Towers, 5700 Florida Blvd., Suite 602.
Call Letrece Griffin for details at (225) 383-0681 or write lgriffin_ywcayts@yahoo.com for an application.
The program receives part of its funding from the Louisiana Department of Social Services.
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