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5-25-16

A CITIZEN’S COMMITTEE, TASKED WITH FINDING SOLUTIONS TO THE LAFAYETTE CITY PARISH GOVERNMENT’S FINANCIAL PROBLEMS, IS RECOMMENDING NEW AND INCREASED TAXES.  THE FUTURE NEEDS FUNDING SOURCES COMMITTEE PRESENTED THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY PARISH COUNCIL LAST NIGHT, WHICH CAME AFTER TWENTY MONTHS OF MEETINGS WITH CITY PARISH OFFICIALS AND STAFF.  COUNCIL CHAIR JAY CASTILLE AND COUNCILMAN KEVIN NAQUIN SAY THEY PLAN ON PUSHING THE COMMITTEE’S RECOMMENDATIONS FORWARD.  ANY NEW OR INCREASED TAXES WILL HAVE TO BE PUT BEFORE PARISH VOTER’S FOR APPROVAL.

 

THE REBURIAL OF CASKETS THAT FLOATED AWAY DURING FLOODING TWO MONTHS AGO IS TAKING PLACE THIS WEEK AT NIBLETT’S BLUFF CEMETARY.  YESTERDAY EIGHT HEARSES TRANSPORTED CASKETS TO THE CEMETARY WITH FAMILY MEMBERS LOOKING ON FROM THE FENCE.  ZEB JOHNSON, AN INVESTIGATOR WITH THE CALCASIEU PARISH CORONER’S OFFICE, TOLD KPLC TV THAT THEY SPENT MUCH TIME MAKING SURE THE REMAINS WERE PROPERLY IDENTIFIED BY COMPARING THE CONTENTS OF THE CASKETS WITH INFORMATION PROVIDED BY FAMILY MEMBERS.  THE REBURIALS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK.

 

SOUTH LOUISIANA COMMUNITY COLLEGE WILL OFFER A NEW TECHNICAL DIPLOMA THIS FALL IN OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY.  JULIE DARCE HAS MORE.

 

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YESTERDAY, THE PASTOR PROTECTION ACT DIED IN A SENATE COMMITTEE.  THE MEASURE, WHICH WOULD HAVE SHEILDED PASTORS FROM LEGAL RETRIBUTION FOR REFUSING TO PERFORM GAY MARRIAGE CEREMONY, WAS DEFEATED 3-TO-2 IN THE SENATE JUDICIARY B COMMITTEE.  THE BILL HAD ALREADY WAS PASSED IN THE STATE HOUSE.  THE SPONSOR OF THE BILL, STATE REPRESENTATIVE MIKE JOHNSON OF BOSSIER CITY, SAYS HE SEES NO PATH FORWARD FOR THE BILL DURING THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

 

The Louisiana Senate has killed a New Orleans senator’s bid to ban employment discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, with no debate from lawmakers against the bill.  The chamber voted 25-8 against advancing the measure to the House for debate. Only one Republican senator voted Tuesday in support of the bill.  The bill continually faced strong opposition from business groups and conservative Christian organizations.

TWO ACADIANA SENIORS HAVE BEEN INDUCTED INTO THE LOUISIANA SCHOOL FOR MATH, SCIENCE, AND THE ARTS HALL OF FAME.  THOSE STUDENTS ARE JACK DALTON OF LAFAYETTE AND SAM CROCHET OF NEW IBERIA.  THEY WERE AMONG FOUR THAT WERE INDUCTED, THE OTHERS FROM HOUMA AND LEESVILLE.  THE SCHOOL SAYS THAT INDUCTION INTO THE HALL IS THE HIGHEST HONOR A STUDENT CAN BE AWARDED, AND IT’S BASED ON EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE IN ACADEMICS, RESIDENTIAL LIFE, EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, AND SERVICE.

 

THE AMERICAN LEGION HOSPITAL IN JENNINGS HAS JOINED THE LAFAYETTE GENERAL HEALTH SYSTEM.  A CLINICAL AFFILIATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TWO HOSPITALS WAS SIGNED ON MAY TENTH.  LAFAYETTE GENERAL HEALTH ISSUED A STATEMENT SAYING THE AGREEMENT WILL ALLOW THE TWO HOSPITALS TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES AND POSITION THE AMERICAN LEGION HOSPITAL FOR CONTINUED SUCCESS.  THEY SAID THAT HOSPITALS THAT ARE MORE EFFICIENT AND COST EFFECTIVE, WHILE DELIVERING BETTER PATIENT OUTCOMES, WILL SEE INCREASED FINANCIAL STABILITY AND LONG TERM VIABILITY.

 

A SIXTH GRADE STUDENT FROM CROWLEY IS IN WASHINGTON D-C TO COMPETE IN THE SCRIPPS NATIONAL SPELLING BEE.  12-YEAR-OLD MICHAEL GOSS, WHO GOES TO ST. MICHAEL’S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, EARNED A SPOT IN THE NATIONAL SPELLING BEE BY WINNING THE KIWANIS REGIONAL SPELLING BEE.  IT GETS UNDERWAY TODAY, AND CAN BE SEEN ON ESPN 3.  GOSS IS SPELLER NUMBER 96.