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1-18-17

THE LAFAYETTE PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM WILL SPEND UP TO SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS TO ADD SPACE TO A PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY AT COMEAUX HIGH SCHOOL.  THE SCHOOL BOARD LAST YEAR VOTED TO MOVE THE PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY FROM LAFAYETTE HIGH TO COMEAUX HIGH, AND MORE SPACE IS NEEDED TO MAKE ROOM FOR IT WHEN THE TRANSITION BEGINS IN AUGUST.  ROOMS ESPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR CLASSES SUCH AS MUSIC AND DRAMA WILL BE INCLUDED AS WELL AS A BLACK BOX THEATRE.  BOARD MEMBER MARY MORRISON TOLD THE DAILY ADVERTISER THEY WANTED TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS ENOUGH ROOM SO THE ACADEMY CAN GROW.

 

IT’S BEEN ALMOST TWO YEARS SINCE SASOL BROKE GROUND ON AN 11 BILLION DOLLAR PETROCHEMICAL FACILITY IN WESTLAKE, BUT THEY’VE YET TO PAY CALCASIEU PARISH ITS DEVELOPMENT PERMIT FEE.  PARISH ADMINISTRATOR BRYAN BEAM SAYS IT’S USUALLY PAID IN FULL OR IN INSTALLMENTS WITHIN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS.  HE SAYS THE DELAY MAY BE RELATED TO THE SIZE OF THE FACILITY.  THE PARISH CHANGED THE FEE STRUCTURE ABOUT A MONTH BEFORE CONSTRUCTION BEGAN ON THE FACILITY AND, HE SAYS, THEY ARE STILL WORKING TO DETERMINE WHAT THE EXACT AMOUNT SHOULD BE.

 

MORE THAN A HUNDRED PEOPLE GATHERED LAST NIGHT TO REMEMBER A CHILD KILLED BY A FLOAT DURING AN M-LK PARADE MONDAY  IN ABBEVILLE.  JULIE DARCE HAS MORE.

 

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REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF THE STATE HOUSE HAVE ANNOUNCED THEIR INTENTIONS TO OPPOSE ANY ATTEMPTS TO USE THE RAINY DAY FUND TO HELP OFFSET A MIDYEAR BUDGET DEFICIT.  ON FRIDAY, THE REVENUE ESTIMATING CONFERENCE REACHED AN AGREEMENT TO RECOGNIZE A 313 MILLION DOLLAR MIDYEAR DEFICIT.  HOUSE G-O-P DELEGATION CHAIRMAN LANCE HARRIS OF ALEXANDRIA TOLD THE USA TODAY NETWORK THAT THEY’VE CONTINUALLY USED THE RAINY DAY FUND WITHOUT PUTTING ANYTHING BACK.  THE GOVERNOR’S ADMINISTRATION HAD PLANNED TO TRY TO PULL 119 MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE RAINY DAY FUND TO COVER A PART OF THE DEFICIT.

 

STARTING IN FEBRUARY THE LAFAYETTE CITY PARISH COUNCIL WILL NO LONGER MEET ON THE FOURTH TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH.  THE COUNCIL VOTED LAST NIGHT TO ONLY HAVE TWO MEETINGS EACH MONTH, WHICH IS A MOVE THAT WILL SAVE MONEY.  COUNCIL CHAIRMAN KENNETH BOUDREAUX SAYS THEY HAD TO SPEND MONEY ON SECURITY OFFICERS, ATTORNEYS, OVERTIME FOR SOME STAFF MEMBERS, AND THE PRINTING COSTS FOR PUBLIC NOTIFICES.  THE THIRD MEETING EACH MONTH HAD BEEN RESERVED FOR PLANNING, ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT ISSUES.

 

THE WALMART IN JENNINGS WAS EVACUATED YESTERDAY BECAUSE OF A BOMB THREAT.  POLICE RECEIVED THE THREAT AT ABOUT THREE P-M YESTERDAY AND CLEARED THE STORE AS A PRECAUTION.  AUTHORITIES SWEPT THE STORE BUT DID NOT FIND A BOMB.  AS A RESULT, THE STORE WAS REOPENED FOR BUSINESS.

 

THE ACADIA PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE NARCOTICS UNIT EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT AT A RESIDENCE OFF OF HARGRAVE STREET IN CROWLEY, WHICH LED TO THE ARREST OF A SUSPECTED DRUG DEALER.  SHERIFF K-P GIBSON SAYS THEY FOUND CRYSTAL METHAMPHETAMINE AND MARIJUANA, AS WELL AS PILLS, NEEDLES, SMALL PLASTIC BAGS AND SCALES.  JOSEPH JACKSON OF CROWLEY WAS ARRESTED ON NUMEROUS CHARGES INCLUDING POSSESSION WITH THE INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE CRYSTAL METH.  THE SEARCH ALSO RESULTED IN THE ARREST OF THREE CROWLEY RESIDENTS ON DRUG POSSESSION CHARGES.

 

A fiery early morning traffic accident in Vernon Parish caused three deaths.  State police say it happened around 1:40 a.m. Tuesday on L-A Highway 1146.  A driver lost control of a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu that ran off the roadway and hit several trees before overturning and becoming engulfed in flames.  All three people in the car died. Identities were being withheld pending notification of families. The results of routine toxicology tests were pending late Tuesday.