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The former Calcasieu Parish district attorney may have violated state law when he allowed people convicted of minor crimes to buy community service credits with donations to a nonprofit foundation he created, according to an investigative audit by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor's Office. An attorney for the district attorney's office in a Feb. 12 management response disputed the allegations, saying there is no constitutional article or statute prohibiting the practice, but there are attorney general opinions indicating the program is proper. The audit, released Feb. 25, found John DeRosier, between October 2015 and November 2019, transferred $556,598 to the District Attorney's Community Assistance Foundation, a nonprofit he set up and used public employees to administer. DeRosier retired Dec. 31 after 15 years as DA. During that time, the audit found, DeRosier allowed participants in a pretrial diversion program and defendants on court-ordered misdemeanor probation to buy … [Read more...] about Allowing defendants to ‘buy’ community service credits may violate law, audit suggests

By: KDKA-TV News Staff NEW KENSINGTON (KDKA) — A local business that has made it its mission to give back to others is getting the thanks it deserves. READ MORE: Medical Examiner: Inmate Died From Attack And Heart Disease Knead Community Cafe in New Kensington allows customers to pay what they can. If you have no money, you won’t be turned away. The business also has provided thousands of free meals to those in need. On Friday, the cafe received a special award — the Northwestern Mutual’s Most Exceptional Community Service Award. READ MORE: Police In The South Hills Creating Task Force To Investigate Chase Bank Accounts The award comes with a $25,000 grant to help keep its mission alive. “It’s gonna help us continue to feed people. We give away about 3,400 meals per month, now up to over 1,500 meals, so the money’s gonna help us continue to feed people that need the meals the most,” said Kevin Bode, founder of Knead Community Cafe. Bode and volunteers distribute … [Read more...] about Knead Community Cafe In New Kensington Receives $25,000 Grant

SINGAPORE: A new seniors services centre has opened in Taman Jurong. It will deliver programmes aimed at addressing the health problems of the elderly and giving them social support. The centre is set up by Thye Hua Kwan Moral Charities and was opened Deputy Prime Minister, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, who is also the Member of Parliament for Jurong Group Representation Constituency. Nearly S$250,000 was spent to refurbish the Thye Hua Kwan Seniors Services Centre, which reaches out to some 1,000 elderly residents living in the area. The centre is also working closely with various government agencies which have co-located their facilities there, said Minister of State for Social and Family Development, Halimah Yacob. Madam Halimah added that when setting up such centres, it is important to ascertain the needs of the elderly living in the area. At Taman Jurong, a survey was done among the senior citizens in the area to find out what they wanted, and those needs were … [Read more...] about New seniors services centre to offer integrated support for elderly

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece will introduce an increase in military service for conscripts serving in the army from nine to 12 months, starting in May, as part of a program to boost the armed forces amid tension with regional rival Turkey. The decision made public Friday will bring army service in line with the length of conscription to the navy and air force. The nine-month term will only remain for army conscripts who volunteer to join special forces services or serve in border areas for their entire term in uniform. Report: Armed Turkish Soldiers Prowling Greek Border in Civilian Dress https://t.co/wAXjaHbjMJ — Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) October 31, 2020 Greece last year began a major military modernization program that will include the upgrade of its ageing F-16 fighter jet fleet as well as the purchase of new-generation, French-built Rafale jets and a planned frigate order that has drawn keen interest from competing U.S. and European arms makers. … [Read more...] about Greeks Increase Citizens’ Military Service Amid Increasing Turkish Aggression

HUNTINGTON BEACH (CBSLA) — Seniors without access to transportation or the technical tools required to sign up for vaccines received their coronavirus shot on Friday as part of a partnership with a hospital and the city of Huntington Beach. “To have that partnership… we were able to do a lot of outreach and connect with these seniors who are maybe not able to get a vaccine as easy as other people,” said Huntington Beach Mayor Kim Carr. About 600 people 65 and older got the vaccine. It was part of an effort across the Southland and state of California to make sure the vaccine is available to every eligible person who wants it, regardless of their income or accessibility to resources. The seniors who received the vaccine on Friday came from the Oakview community, which is one of the hardest-hit areas of Orange County. As of Friday, the O.C. reported 62 additional deaths and 232 new COVID-19 cases. … [Read more...] about 600 Seniors From Hard-Hit Areas, With Limited Access To Resources Vaccinated Against COVID-19 In Huntington Beach