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1-14-22

A CROWLEY WOMAN HAS ADMITTED TO SETTING A HOUSE ON FIRE WITH HER MOTHER AND CHILD INSIDE.  IT HAPPENED TUESDAY AT A HOME IN THE NINE HUNDRED BLOCK OF JACOBS AVENUE.  ACCORDING TO THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL’S OFFICE, TWENTY-THREE-YEAR-OLD KYEYANNA KEYS SAID SHE STARTED THE FIRE AFTER AN ARGUMENT WITH HER MOM.  SHE HAS BEEN BOOKED INTO THE ACADIA PARISH JAIL ON A CHARGE OF AGGRAVATED ARSON.

 

Louisiana officials say they hope the state is nearing a peak in new COVID-19 infections, but they don’t yet see data indicating the peak has arrived. State health officer Dr. Joseph Kanter noted at a Thursday news conference that the percentage of people with possible COVID-19 symptoms showing up in emergency departments has decreased recently. But he cautioned that could be because of long waiting times, and because people are being advised to head for emergency rooms only if they really need emergency treatment. Louisiana set its latest record for new cases with 17,592 on Wednesday.

 

GOVERNOR EDWARDS IS HOLDING OFF ANOTHER STATEWIDE MASK MANDATE.

CAROLINE MARCELLO HAS MORE.

 

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STATEWIDE HOSPITALIZATIONS FOR COVID-NINETEEN HAVE ECLIPSED TWO THOUSAND.  OUR LADY OF LOURDES CHIEF MEDICAL DIRECTOR DOCTOR HENRY KAUFMAN TELLS KLFY TV THAT WE’LL NEVER GET RID OF COVID-NINETEEN, WHICH HAS BECOME PART OF HUMANITY.  BECAUSE OF THE MOST RECENT SURGE, OUR LADY OF LOURDES HAS STOPPED ALL ELECTIVE SURGERIES THAT REQUIRE AN IN-PATIENT STAY.  DOCTOR AMANDA LOGUE, THE CHIEF MEDICAL DIRECTOR FOR OCHSNER LAFAYETTE GENERA,L SAYS ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-SIX EMPLOYEES ARE OUT BECAUSE OF COVID, WHICH IS HIGHER THAN THE AMOUNTS DURING PREVIOUS SURGES.

 

THE LOUISIANA COASTAL PROTECTION AND RESTORATION AUTHORITY YESTERDAY ANNOUNCED THE COMPLETION OF THE CAMERON CREOLE FRESHWATER INTRODUCTION PROJECT ON THE EAST SIDE OF CALCASIEU LAKE IN CAMERON PARISH.  HURRICANES AND SALTWATER INTRUSION HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF MARSHLAND IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA.  THIS NINE-POINT-TWO MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT RECONNECTED THE AREA TO THE GULF INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY, INCREASING FRESHWATER INPUT.  AUTHORITY CHAIRMAN CHIP KLINE SAYS THE CAMERON CREOLE PROJECT TOOK AN IMPORTANT STEP IN UNDOING SOME DAMAGE AND RESTORING THE VALUE AND PRODUCTIVITY OF OVER TWENTY THOUSAND ACRES OF LOUISIANA MARSHLAND.

 

VERMILLION PARISH CRIME STOPPERS IS ASKING THE PUBLIC’S HELP TO FIND A WANTED MAN.  CHRISTOPHER DWAYNE SIMON OF ERATH IS WANTED ON SIX FELONIES INCLUDING HOME INVASION, SIMPLE BATTERY AND DOMESTIC ABUSE.  HE HAS BLACK HAIR, BROWN EYES AND IS SIX-ONE AND ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-EIGHT POUNDS.  ANYONE WITH INFORMATION SHOULD CALL

SEVEN-FOUR-OH-TIPS, WHERE A CASH REWARD IS BEING OFFERED.

 

STULLER IS LOOKING TO HIRE MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED PEOPLE TO FILL JOBS IN MANUFACTURING, DISTRIBUTION, CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE AND FULFILLMENT.  STARTING PAY IS FIFTEEN DOLLARS AN HOUR AND THEY OFFER A BENEFITS PACKAGE THAT INCLUDES COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL, DENTAL AND VISION COVERAGE.  STULLER IS HOSTING A HIRING EVENT AT THEIR GLOBAL HEADQUARTERS IN LAFAYETTE ON SATURDAY, JANUARY TWENTY-SECOND FROM NINE TO THREE.  TO APPLY AHEAD OF THE EVENT, GO ONLINE TO STULLER-DOT-COM-SLASH-CAREERS.

 

NO ARRESTS HAVE YET BEEN MADE IN THE HOMOCIDE OF HAROLD CARMOUCHE LAST JUNE.  CARMOUCHE WAS SHOT AND KILLED ON INTERSTATE TEN WHILE DRIVING FROM CROWLEY TO LAFAYETTE.  THE ACADIA PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE TELLS KATC TV THAT THEY STILL HAVE NO SUSPECTS IN THE CASE.  THE FAMILY SAYS THEY ARE STILL COPING WITH THE LOSS AND HOPES SOMEONE COMES FORWARD WITH INFORMATION THAT WILL LEAD TO AN ARREST AND CLOSURE.