King Of Rock.
Produced by Run’s brother Def Jam founder Russell Simmons, this album was the project that catapulted the crew from rappers to internationally recognized recording artists. King Of Rock is historic in the sense that it was the first Hip Hop album to go platinum and ended up going double platinum. Singles like “King Of Rock” and “Rock It Like This” appeared in the cult classic flick
Krush Groove, which is based on the rise of Run-D.M.C., Def Jam Records, co-starring Jay, Darryl, and Joe. Those two tracks and the comical “You Talk Too Much” all reached the Top 20 R&B charts.
The Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office handled four homicides in 2020, which two fewer than the previous year. The agency investigated six in 2018.
There were no homicides in the city limits of Thibodaux this year, which is one of the few bright spots of 2020, Police Chief Bryan Zeringue said.
“Although last year we reported an increased number of homicides from one in 2018 to four in 2019, our officers continued to strive daily to make our community, the city of Thibodaux a safe place to live,” Zeringue said. “As we welcomed 2020, we set a number one goal to continue to build a partnership with our community to keep our city a safe place to live and retire. With a joint effort between the community and the police, we were able to eliminate homicides all together thus far this year. As the chief of the Thibodaux Police Department, I could not be prouder of the men and women who serve this this agency. As we embrace 2021, we’re going into it with these same goals. No
Joe Clark, New Jersey principal who inspired ‘Lean on Me,’ dies at 83 Emily Langer Joe Clark, the bullhorn-bearing New Jersey principal who gained national celebrity in the 1980s with his efforts to impose order on his inner-city high school, a story that inspired the 1989 film “Lean on Me” and made him a lightning rod in an enduring debate over education in America, died Dec. 29 at his home in Newberry, Fla. He was 83, according to his daughter Hazel Clark, who said that other reports of his age as 82 were in error. She confirmed his death but did not cite a cause.
Sentencings
Dominic Christopher Bell, 26, 4931 E. U.S. 10, Custer, was sentenced to 32 days in jail with credit for two days, 93 days in jail in the next year at the courtâs discretion, attend Impact Weekend, attend Alcoholics Anonymous twice a week with written verification and pay $1,095 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to operating while intoxicated or under the influence of a controlled substance.
Larry James Dyer, 59, 3630 Holton Duck Lake Road, Twin Lake, was sentenced to two days of jail with credit for two days, 90 days in jail in the next year at the courtâs discretion, must have substance abuse and anger management evaluations, attend Alcoholic Anonymous twice a week for a year with written verification and pay $285 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to disorderly person jostling. A count of domestic violence second offense was dismissed with prejudice.