Posted on 12/31/2006 12:04:59 PM PST by LdSentinal
Just days before he was to take office, the body of Westlake Mayor-Elect Gerald Washington was found outside the old Mossville High School on Old Spanish Trail. According to authorities with the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office, the 9-1-1 call came in at 9:49 p.m. from a motorist passing the school who said they saw a body on the ground of the parking lot.
Calcasieu Sheriff's crime scene investigators arrived and found the body of a black male with a single gun shot wound. The body was later identified as Washington. The Calcasieu Coronor's Office is performing an autospy to determine the cause of death.
Westlake City Councilmen Bob Hardey and Danny Cupit were notified and came to the scene. Both say they had spoken to Washington the day before and recall him being excited about taking office.
"It was a total shock to everyone. We are a newly-elected bunch and "Wash" was going to be taking office on Tuesday," said Hardey. "We're missing a good friend and hopefully we'll get through this."
"It's Really hard to believe. It's a tremendous shock. We were looking forward to the next four years. I think we all had a good chemistry between the city council and the new mayor," said Cupit.
The City Council is now looking at the next step to appoint a new mayor. They say they have three options: Elect a mayor pro-temp; Governor Kathleen Blanco could appoint one; or outgoing Mayor Dudley Dixon could remain in office until a special election could be held. Hardey says they plan to have a meeting on Tuesday to discuss all options.
We'll have the latest on the investigation and reaction from Westlake residents Sunday night at 10:30 immediately following the NFL match-up on NBC.
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Lets play amateur detective...
List of suspects and motives?
His opponent?
The out going mayor?
Girlfriend..
Husband of girlfriend?
Somebody in the mayor's office who doesn't need the new guy poking around in records?
Thoughts....
Suicide is out...Depressed people don't run for office and win.
Had to be somebody he trusted to meet in a school parking lot alone in the middle of the night.
You'll know what this is about if the FBI's public integrity section in NO gets hotted up. If they get moving this killing was political...if they don't then this murder was personal.
He was flying close to the water upside down.
How did Mrs. Clinton have anything to do with that?
Crime & Investigation Network - A&E right?
Who is the host? Used to be with CBS?
I luv it.
sp
case in point JFK Jr.
He was flying close to the water upside down.
How did Mrs. Clinton have anything to do with that?
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Oh, she had something to do with it.
How you ask.
No-one knows - that's why she's so diabolical:)
Cause of death?
High speed metal object passing through vital organ?
Just a guess on my part.
RIP
Manner of death and cause are different.
Manner =gunshot
Cause= accident, homicide or suicide.
I think;(
sp
Wonder if they will take the gun shot wound into consideration.
Your right, I understand they have to do it. It just sounds and looks so bad when they write it up like that.
Poor guy!
Louisiana is a cesspool. Can't we give it back to France?
No. That's a mighty wide brush you're painting with. Not all of us are like that.
Hey, you might upset those folks in Loserana.
"I'm in Tennessee and a few years back state Rep. Tommy Burkes was a shot and killed by an opponent. The guy who shot him was a nutcase in a small town where Tommy lived. He ambushed him.
The murderer had been elected clerk of court or something and then ran for Burks' seat.
This case made the City Confidential show."
I was living in Cookeville TN at the time. The gunman was Byron "Loopy" Looper who "put two caps into him" as he told his friend. Rep. Burks' wife ran as a write in and got an overwhelming amount of the vote since Looper was still on the ballot.
I still can't believe that I had voted for him for assessor.
Maybe,,, We'll Call Bob Odom,,,;0)
I seem to remember Moon talking about this mayor's
race awhile back,,,some kind of dust-up,,,nothing on
the dead pelican now but this story,,,Tuesday will be a good radio day...;0)
Well, that would be fine to say , but Westlake is about 200 miles west of NOLA. Outside that....
Forget my N.O. in that case and make it Louisiana.The sentiment still holds.
Happy New Year all.
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