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WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SNOW AND ICE BEGINNING MONDAY NIGHT, LAFAYETTE PARISH SCHOOL OFFICIALS SAY THEY COULD BE MAKING AN ANNOUNCMENT THIS WEEKEND ON SCHOOL CLOSURES FOR NEXT WEEK. TRACY WIRTZ WITH THE LAFAYETTE PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM SAYS A DECISION WILL DEFINITELY BE MADE BEFORE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. JAMIE BOUDREAUX WITH THE LAFAYETTE CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT SAYS THEY’RE ALREADY GATHERING SUPPLIES AND PREPARING SOME OF THEIR TRUCKS FOR DEICING. HE SAYS IF THEY HAVE TO SHUT DOWN ROADS OR BRIDGES BECAUSE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS, THEY WILL WORK WITH LAFAYETTE POLICE AND OTHER AGENCIES TO KEEP EVERYONE UP TO DATE WITH THAT INFORMATION.
THE SAINT LANDRY PARISH GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED THEY ARE OPENING A WARMING CENTER AT THE FORMER INDIAN HILLS COUNTRY CLUB ON EAST PRUDHOMME STREET IN OPELOUSAS. THE CENTER WILL OPEN SUNDAY AT FIVE P-M AND REMAIN OPEN UNTIL THURSDAY AT NINE A-M. PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO BRING THEIR OWN FOOD, BLANKETS, PILLOWS AND OTHER NECESSARY ITEMS. THE LAFAYETTE CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT WILL BE OPENING A WARMING CENTER AT THE DUPUIS RECREATION CENTER ON PONT DES MOUTON, BUT WHEN IT WILL OPEN HAS NOT BEEN DECIDED.
AS WINTER WEATHER APPROACHES ACADIANA, SLEMCO IS PREPARING FOR POTENTIAL POWER OUTAGES. GEORGE FAUST HAS MORE.
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THE WAY TRAINING CENTER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GERARD (JARRED) MORGAN HAVE FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE CITY OF JENNINGS AND MAYOR HENRY GUINN. THE WAY TRAINING CENTER AQUIRED A BUILDING ON SOUTH LOUISE STREET TO EXPAND THEIR PROGRAM TO HELP THOSE WITH LIFE-CONTROLLING PROBLEMS, BUT THEY WERE TOLD BY THE CITY THE AREA IS NOT ZONED FOR THAT TYPE OF FACILITY. THE CITY COUNCIL LAST FEBRUARY VOTED AGAINST REZONING THE PROPERTY TO ALLOW THE WAY TO OPEN THERE. THE LAWSUIT LISTS MULTIPLE CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS THAT WERE ALLEGEDLY MADE BY THE CITY AND MAYOR.
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WILL BEGIN ENFORCING A NEW LAW THAT REQUIRES IMPORTED SEAFOOD BE CLEARLY LABELED. THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE WILL BEGIN LOOKING FOR SUCH LABELS DURING REGULAR WEIGHTS AND MEASURE CHECKS. IF A BUSINESS VIOLATES THE LAW AFTER THE COMMISSIONER FILES A STOP ORDER, THE BUSINESS COULD FACE FINES UP TO FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF VIOLATIONS. THE LAW DOES ALLOW RETAILERS TO ADD A STICKER TO PACKAGING OR MENUS TO COMPLY WITH THE LAW SO THEY DON’T HAVE TO THROW OUT PRODUCTS.
FIVE MORE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN LET GO AT KADN TV IN THE LATEST ROUND OF LAYOFFS. KPEL RADIO REPORTED THAT AMONG THOSE LAID OFF ON TUESDAY WERE ANCHORS TAYLOR TRACHE (truh SHAY)AND JEFF HORCHAK. THREE MONTHS AGO, NINETEEN WERE LAID OFF AT THE STATION AND ANOTHER FIVE WERE CUT NINE MONTHS AGO. THE CUTS ARE COMING FROM THE PARENT COMPANY, ALLEN MEDIA GROUP, WHICH HAS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF DEBT, ACCORDING TO A BLOOMBERG REPORT.
A MAN WAS SHOT AND WOUNDED YESTERDAY IN THE AREAS OF LEE AND PARK STREETS. A PATROL OFFICER HEARD THE GUNSHOTS AND SAW A VEHICLE SPEEDING FROM THE AREA. POLICE THEN FOUND A BLOOD-STAINED CAR BEHIND A HOUSE AND A FORTY-YEAR-OLD MAN, WHO HAD BEEN SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES. THE MAN WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND IS IN STABLE CONDITION.
A GRAND OPENING WAS HELD AT ALLEN PARISH COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE IN KINDER FOR A NEW SURGICAL SUITE. THAT MEANS ALLEN PARISH RESIDENTS WILL NO LONGER HAVE TO TRAVEL FORTY MILES FOR GENERAL SURGERIES. THE HOSPITAL NOW HAS A FULLY EQUIPPED EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND A SURGICAL CENTER WITH TWO OPERATING ROOMS. THEY’VE ALSO ADDED THREE GENERAL SURGEONS, AN ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON AND A SPORTS MEDICINE SPECIALIST.
