City Settles Lawsuit with Former JPD Employee
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IN CHARGE SUNDAY, JANUARY 13, 2019 Serving Jefferson Davis Parish Since 1896 $1.25 City settles lawsuit Gueringer named with former WHS head coach. Page 5 JPD employee JPD (Editor’s Note: A lawsuit represents one then-police chief Todd D’Albor. Lehman INVESTIGATES side of an issue.) alleged he was wrongfully terminated and BURGLARY that the loss of his employment was, in part, By ALLISON CRYER racially motivated. Police are currently [email protected] investigating a burglary According to the suit, Lehman requested that took place that the defendants pay reasonable Thursday at a residence A lawsuit has been settled between the attorney’s fees, compensatory damages to in the Magnolia Drive city and a former employee who claims be determined by a jury of his peers after a neighborhood. he was subjected to racial discrimination, jury trial and back pay from the date he last whistleblower retaliation and deprivation worked, Sept. 9, 2015. The suspect stole a of constitutionally afforded rights. A request for a summary judgment was firearm out of a vehicle, According to public filings, in 2016 filed with the court by the city in mid- said Police Chief Danny Christopher Lehman, a former Jennings November 2018, requesting that all claims Semmes. Police Department (JPD) reserve officer who asserted by the plaintiff be dismissed. In early December, served as the agency’s community services detectives with the coordinator, filed suit against the city and Jennings Police See LAWSUIT Page 2 Department (JPD) were working on several cases of burglary Local woman beats and home invasion, including one incident Fire district selling reflective stage III cervical cancer in the Magnolia Drive neighborhood. The (Editor’s note: January is Cervical Cancer Awareness suspect has still not address signs Month.) been identified and is By SHEILA SMITH still considered to be a By STACEY FONTENOT Landry said the house said Landry. “We could [email protected] fugitive at-large. Daily News Staff Writer number will be displayed in locate the hot spots much Semmes said that reflective numbers on both more quickly, which Out of every 100 women diagnosed with stage IIIB while investigators have During an emergency, sides of the metal signs, could possibly prevent no information linking cervical cancer, 32 are predicted to live at least five more first responders need to enabling responders to see unnecessary structural years. the latest suspect to the make it to scenes as quickly the numbers no matter damage.” incident in December, In December, Lake Arthur native Kim Neal celebrated and safely as possible. from which direction they For those who would like living six. She was 32 when she received her diagnosis. In he does feel as though Jefferson Davis Parish are driving. to purchase a sign, Landry the neighborhood 2012 she began experiencing back and hip pain as well as Fire District 2 is creating The signs are $25 each. advised interested parties to bleeding for several weeks at a time. might be being targeted reflective green address Proceeds from sales will notify the department on its “I went to an emergency room once and was advised by burglars. signs that are available for be used to support the Facebook page. to just to see my gynecologist,” Neal said. “When I did see “We have been purchase at its Hathaway Hathaway Firemen’s “They can private a gynecologist, they began trying several different birth stepping up patrols station. Association. message us the address control medications to try to stop the bleeding.” significantly in these “The signs will help first “We will use the money along with their phone Six months later, she was still suffering. She returned to areas,” Semmes responders locate homes to support our guys for number and we will get the gynecologist but refused more medication. Instead, said. “We have quicker when needed,” things not already covered back to them,” said Landry. she wanted a hysterectomy or other procedure that would been persistent and said Fire District 2 Chief by the department,” said “They can also come by the stop her symptoms. A Pap smear was conducted and the conducting field Tim Landry. “They are Landry. “In the future we station located at 5396 Pine doctor said they would see Neal in about a month. She interviews whenever much more visible at night, are looking to purchase a Island Highway.” demanded an appointment as soon as the results were we may see someone especially in the fog.” thermal imager.” Landry said when the available. who is suspicious out Landry said it is difficult He said the thermal department has drills from “I was able to see the nurse practitioner in the same in the streets during to see small numbers imager is a camera used 6-8 p.m. on certain nights, office about a week or two later,” Neal said. “She decided late night hours. We are posted on homes when to detect hot spots inside the public can stop by to to examine me herself. She asked me, ‘Kim, did anyone doing our best, but we responding to emergencies walls. either order or pick up their tell you anything during your exam a few weeks ago?’ She must have a reasonable in the dark. The signs will “The camera is quite sign. asked that because she could see what she called a full- suspicion in order to greatly enhance visibility expensive and our “One of our firemen will blown tumor.” stop someone who is for emergency personnel to department could really use By that point, Neal was at stage IIIB. Neal was sent to out late, which is not a locate an address. this piece of equipment,” See SIGNS Page 3 the emergency room of a Shreveport hospital so that she crime.” could immediately be further examined. Semmes said “The gynecologist there could not see me for another investigators are three weeks but the nurse practitioner called and insisted currently working I get in as soon as possible,” Neal said. “The next morning, with neighbors to I was in the doctor’s office.” obtain surveillance footage and he is See NEAL Page 3 hopeful that this will lead to the suspect’s apprehension. CERVICAL CANCER STAGES Semmes also warns residents not to STAGE 0 - Abnormal cells that may become cancer are found in the innermost lining of the cervix. 5-year survival rate: 93% leave valuable items or firearms in their STAGE 1 - Cancer is found in cervix only. This stage is divided into stages IA and IB based on the amount of cancer found. Furthermore, IA is vehicles overnight. divided into IA1 and IA2 and IB is divided into IB1 and IB2 based on the Residents are size of the tumor. 5-year survival rate: 93% for IA, 80% for IB. encouraged to report STAGE II - Cancer has spread beyond the cervix but not onto the pel- anything suspicious. vic wall or the lower third of the vagina. This stage is divided into stages To report any IIA and IIB based on how far the cancer has spread. In IIA, cancer has suspicious activity or spread beyond the cervix to the upper two thirds of the vagina but not information regarding to tissues around the uterus. Stage IIA is divided into IIA1 and IIA2 based recent thefts or on the size of the tumor. In IIB, cancer has spread beyond the cervix to burglaries, call JPD at the tissues around the uterus but not onto the pelvic wall. 5-year survival rate: 63% for IIA, 58% for IIB. (337) 821-5513. STAGE III - Cancer has spread to the lower third of the vagina and/ • • • or onto the pelvic wall and/or has caused kidney problems. This stage is divided into stages IIIA and IIIB based on how far the cancer has spread. In IIIA, cancer has spread to the lower third of the vagina but not to the pelvic wall. In IIIB, cancer has spread to the pelvic wall and/or the tumor has become large enough to block the ureters, the tubes that connect the kidneys to the bladder. 5-year survival rate: 35% for IIIA, 32% for IIIB. STAGE IV - Cancer has spread beyond the pelvis or can be seen in Daily News photo by Stacey Fontenot the lining of the bladder and/or rectum, or has spread to other parts of LATEST LOCAL the body. Stage IV is divided into stages IVA and IVB based on where the WEATHER Perfecting Projects cancer has spread. In IVA, cancer has spread to nearby organs such as the Students at Jennings Elementary School have been working on science and social studies fair bladder or rectum. In IVB, cancer has spread to other parts of the body Page 7 projects. Winners from the school-level fair received advice from judges on how to improve such as the lymph nodes, lung, liver, intestine or bone. 5-year survival rate: their presentations for an upcoming regional fair. 16% for IVA, 15% for IVB. HIGH LOW 52 40 Schulthess & Associates CPAS, LLC • 824-4244 Don’t miss all the local happenings from Jennings Daily News – more than a newspaper, a local legend SUBSCRIBE or RENEW NEVER MISS AN ISSUE! FOR ONE MONTH TODAY OF ISSUES* CALL 337-824-3011 OR CLICK ON $ THE SUBSCRIBE TAB AT JENNINGSDAILYNEWS.NET since 1896! or FOR A YEAR* 129 *PRICING APPLIES TO JEFF DAVIS PARISH ONLY. 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