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Dr. Joseph Savoie is stepping down as president of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette following a transformational 17-year tenure.
Savoie, a two-time UL Lafayette graduate and its sixth president, has been named president emeritus by the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors. His last day as president is Thursday.
Dr. Jaimie Hebert, the University’s provost and vice president for Academic Affairs for the past seven years, will serve as interim president during the search for a permanent successor.

A Delcambre man is in custody and has been charged with multiple sex crimes against a juvenile in Lafayette Parish, officials said.
Reni James Landry, 37, turned himself in Monday after an investigation by the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office led to warrants for his arrest.
He faces two counts of indecent behavior with a juvenile, three counts of first degree rape, sexual battery under 13 and five counts of sexual battery and oral sexual battery.
Landry is being held in the Lafayette Parish jail on a $1.75 million bond.

ERATH — Erath City Council meeting turned a little heated when a volunteer fireman stormed out yelling and pointing his finger at the city council and mayor, and at the same time allegedly threatened an 80-year-old audience member. 
Last Monday, Stanley Norris went to the Erath Police Station and filed charges against James Howard, a part-time worker for Erath. He is also a part-time paid city fireman.
Norris filed simple assault charges against Howard for what Howard allegedly told him at a recent Erath City Council meeting.