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7-21-16

THREE ACADIANA RESIDENTS ARE ORGANIZING A RALLY TO UNITE THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE RECENT VIOLENCE AROUND THE NATION.  ACADIANA UNITED WILL TAKE PLACE AT PARC LAFAYETTE AT SIX P-M ON WEDNESDAY, WHICH IS THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE SHOOTING AT THE GRAND THEATRE.  THERE WILL BE MUSIC AND REFRESHMENTS AS WELL AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO SPEAK ABOUT ISSUES AND HOW IT HAS AFFECTED THEM.  THE ORGANIZERS HAVE SET UP A GOFUNDME ACCOUNT TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE LAFAYETTE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE.

 

THERE HAVE BEEN RUMORS ON SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT PLANNED VIOLENCE IN LAKE CHARLES, BUT CALCASIEU PARISH SHERIFF TONY MANCUSO SAYS THEY ARE NOT TRUE.  HE TELLS KPLC TV THEY RAN A PARTICULAR FACBOOK POST THROUGH THEIR INTELLIGENCE AND FOUND IT WAS A TROUBLEMAKER TRYING TO INSTILL PANIC.  MANCUSO SAYS THERE HAVE BEEN SOME SMALL DEMONSTRATIONS AND PRAYER SERVICES, BUT EVERYTHING HAS BEEN CIVIL AND CONSTRUCTIVE.  HE SAYS IF THEY’RE ABLE TO SUBSTANTIATE ANY RUMORS, THEY WOULD CONTACT THE MEDIA AND WARN PEOPLE IMMEDIATELY.

 

THERE HAVE BEEN RUMORS ON SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT PLANNED VIOLENCE IN LAKE CHARLES, BUT THE CALCASIEU PARISH SHERIFF SAYS THEY’RE NOT TRUE.  JULIE DARCE HAS MORE.

 

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The first day of the candidate registration period for the Nov. 8 primary election has closed with 15 candidates already signed up for Louisiana’s U.S. Senate competition.  The seat is open because Republican incumbent David Vitter isn’t running for re-election.  Among the GOP candidates who qualified Wednesday were U.S. Rep. Charles Boustany, former U.S. Rep. Joseph Cao (GOW), U.S. Rep. John Fleming, and state Treasurer John Kennedy. Democrats include New Orleans lawyer Caroline Fayard and Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell.

 

WITH CONGRESSMAN CHARLES BOUSTANY RUNNING FOR U-S SENATE, THAT LEAVES HIS THIRD CONGRESSIONAL SEAT OPEN.  TEN CANDIDATES QUALIFIED YESTERDAY TO REPLACE BOUSTANY IN THE DISTRICT THAT INCLUDES LAFAYETTE AND LAKE CHARLES.  THE APPARENT FRONT RUNNER IS FORMER PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER SCOTT ANGELLE OF BREAUX BRIDGE, AS THE OTHER NINE FOCUSED THEIR ATTACKS ON HIM IN COMMENTS TO THE MEDIA.  OTHER NOTED QUALIFIERS INCLUDE BUSINESSMEN GREG ELLISON AND GUS RANTZ, BOTH OF LAFAYETTE, AND REPUBLICAN STATE REPRESENTATIVE BRETT GEYMANN OF LAKE CHARLES.

THIS WEEKEND IS WILL BE THE FIFTIETH REUNION FOR THE CLASS OF 66 THAT ATTENDED THE ONCE SEGREGATED PAUL BREAUX HIGH SCHOOL IN LAFAYETTE.  SOME CLASSMATES RECENTLY GATHERED AT THE HOME OF LOUISA POYDRAS DEROUEN TO REMINISE.  THEY TOLD AN ADVOCATE REPORTER THAT, DESPITE DISPARAGING COMMENTS ABOUT THE STUDENTS AND THEIR GUIDANCE COUNSELOR BY THE PARISH SUPERINTENDENT AT THE TIME, THEY TREASURE THEIR TIME AT PAUL BREAUX HIGH, WHICH IS NOW A MIDDLE SCHOOL.  THERE WERE 183 WHO GRADUATED IN 1966, AND, OF THOSE, 60 HAVE CONFIRMED THAT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE THE REUNION, WHICH WILL BE HELD IN MARKSVILLE, BEGINNING TOMORROW.

 

THE LAKE CHARLES CITY COUNCIL LEARNED LAST NIGHT THAT THERE ARE STILL ISSUES PREVENTING FRIEND SHIPS FROM REFURBISHING THE OLD YMCA BUILDING.  ONE ISSUE IS THAT THE TITLE FOR THE BUILDING HAS NOT BEEN TRANSFERRED TO FRIEND SHIPS.  ANOTHER ISSUE IS AN OVERHANG OVER THE ENTRANCE TO THE POOL AREA NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED BY THE CURRENT OWNER.  IF THE CURRENT OWNER DOES NOT MAKE REPAIRS WITHIN SIXTY DAYS, THE COUNCIL WILL DISCUSS THE POSSIBLE DEMOLITION OF THE BUILDING, WHICH HAS BEEN BOARDED UP SINCE IT WAS DAMAGED BY HURRICANE RITA IN 2005.

 

THE AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL TEAM IS COMPETING IN THE STATE TOURNAMENT HELD IN NEW ORLEANS BEGINNING THIS WEEKEND.  LAST MONTH THE ABBEVILLE GULF COAST 29ERS DEFEATED ST. LANDRY BANK OF OPELOUSAS TO GARNER A SPOT IN THE STATE TOURNAMENT.  THEY ARE ONE OF EIGHT TEAMS TO COMPETE IN THE DOUBLE ELIMINATION TOURNAMENT.  THE WINNER WILL MOVE ON TO THE MID-SOUTH REGIONAL IN CONWAY, ARKANSAS, WHICH TAKES PLACE THE FIRST WEEK OF AUGUST.