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RAYNE — On Friday, May 28, Rayne Police Chief Carroll Stelly announced a second arrest was made related to the May 16 homicide of a 17-year-old male.
Robert Allen Moreno, 41, of Houston, was arrested by the Rayne Police Department on one count of second degree murder.
On Sunday, May 16, at approximately 1 a.m., the Rayne Police Department was called to 113 East Louisiana Avenue regarding a medical emergency. There, officers located a 17-year-old male, Garrison Gautreaux of Rayne, deceased from an apparent gunshot wound.

A bill would allow citizens 21 and older to carry a concealed handgun without a permit, breezed through the Louisiana House, but the bill created debate amongst law enforcement agents.
Under current rules, citizens must undergo safety training and a background check to obtain a permit to carry a concealed weapon.
The legislation would do away with those requirements.
Rep. Bryan Fontenot, R-Thibodaux, sponsor of HB 596, said there is a balance between constitutional freedoms and government mandates.

On the outside, things look to be getting back to normal dealing with the coronavirus. For the most part, they are, but for some reason, Vermilion Parish is now a coronavirus hot spot.
Over the last three weeks, four people have died at Abbeville General from COVID-19.
One as recent as May 21, a 39-year-old, who died in the emergency room at the hospital.
Abbeville General released information showing that Vermilion Parish is one of four parishes in the state with the highest percentage of positivity rate.