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THE CALCASIEU PARISH SCHOOL BOARD ANNOUNCED THIS MORNING THAT THEY ARE CLOSING ALL SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE PARISH TODAY DUE TO THE FLOOD THREAT. THEY WILL ANNOUNCE LATER TODAY THE STATUS OF SCHOOL FOR TOMORROW.
IN PREPARATION FOR HEAVY RAIN, THE SAINT LANDRY PARISH GOVERNMENT IS PROVIDING SANDBAGS FOR RESIDENTS WHO MAY NEED THEM. DANIELLE DUNCAN HAS MORE.
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PUBLIC WORKS OFFICIALS IN JEFF DAVIS PARISH ARE ALSO DISTRIBUTING FREE SANDBAGS TO THE COMMUNITY. OPERATOR ASHLEY LYONS SAYS THEY HAVE TONS OF SAND, AS WELL AS SHOVELS AND BAGS READY TO PREPARE AT ONE-OH-SIX EAST JEFFERSON STREET IN JENNINGS. HE TELLS KATC TV THAT PET OWNERS SHOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS. HE URGES USING SANDBAGS TO KEEP WATER FROM KENNELS OR WHERE THE PETS ARE BEING KEPT.
A NEW EVIDENCE STORAGE UNIT FOR THE DUSON POLICE DEPARTMENT IS BEING BUILT AND POLICE CHIEF KIP JUDICE SAYS HE HOPES IT WILL BE READY TO USE BY MARCH FIRST. HE SAYS THE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO GET FUNDING TO BUILD A STORAGE FACILITY WITH DOUBLE THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THEIR CURRENT ONE. JUDICE SAYS THE CURRENT FACILITY IS FILLING UP WITH NO ROOM FOR EXPANSION. HE SAYS IT’S IMPORTANT TO HAVE CASES STORED PROPERLY DUE TO THE INTEGRITY OF THE EVIDENCE.
STATE SENATOR CLEO FIELDS HAS ANNOUNCED HE WILL RUN FOR THE SIXTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT CURRENTLY REPRESENTED BY CONGRESSMAN GARRETT GRAVES. THE STATE LEGISLATURE CHANGED THE DISTRICT LAST WEEK INTO A MAJORITY BLACK DISTRICT THAT IS SPREAD ACROSS A WIDE AREA OF THE STATE. IT INCLUDES PARTS OF BATON ROUGE, LAFAYETTE, OPELOUSAS, ALEXANDRIA AND SHREVEPORT. OTHERS CONSIDERING RUNNING FOR THE DISTRICT INCLUDE STATE SENATOR GERALD BOUDREAX OF LAFAYETTE.
A BLOOD DRIVE FOR BREAUX BRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT KOLE HEBERT IS TAKING PLACE FROM NOON TO SIX TODAY IN THE HIGH SCHOOL’S BASEBALL PARKING LOT. EVERY UNIT OF BLOOD DONATED WILL BECOME A MONITORY CREDIT TOWARDS KOLE’S MEDICAL BILLS. KOLE WAS SHOT ON JANUARY SIXTH, CAUSING PARALYSIS FROM THE NECK DOWN. KOLE WAS SET TO GRADUATE IN MAY AND WAS TO PLAY BASEBALL FOR L-S-U-E ON A FULL SCHOLARSHIP.
U-L TRANSPORTATION WILL BE OFFERING A SHUTTLE SERVICE FOR STUDENTS TO GET TO THE GROCERY STORE. THE SERVICE WILL BE PROVIDED FREE TO STUDENTS ON FRIDAYS FROM ONE TO FOUR P-M. THEY WILL BE MAKING STOPS AT THE U-L STUDENT UNION, CAJUN VILLAGE APARTMENTS, ALBERTSONS AND ROUSES.
GOVERNOR JEFF LANDRY HAS ISSUED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER DIRECTING STATE AGENCIES TO COLLECT AND PUBLISH DATA ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS LIVING IN THE STATE. LANDRY TOLD FOX NEWS THAT HE WANTS THE COSTS OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS CALCULATED SO HE CAN SEND A BILL TO PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN. THE ORDER CRITICIZES BIDEN’S IMMIGRATION POLICIES AND SAYS ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ARE AN ECONOMIC BURDEN AND SAFETY RISK. BILL QUIGLEY FROM LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS TELLS THE ADVOCATE LANDRY COULD GET PUSHBACK BECAUSE IT IS A LOT OF WORK AND IF IT WERE EASY, SOMEONE WOULD HAVE FIGURED IT OUT ALREADY.
THE NEW IBERIA POLICE DEPARTMENT IS DEALING WITH A STRING OF VEHICLE BURGLARIES AND THEFTS. SERGEANT DAESHA HUGHES SAYS IT APPEARS TO BE RANDOM AND BY PEOPLE WHO ARE BORED AND WHO HAVE NO REGARD FOR THE VALUE OF PEOPLE’S POSSESSIONS. SPECIFIC AREAS HAVE BEEN TARGETED AND HUGHES SAYS THEY’VE INCREASED PATROLS AND SECURITY IN THOSE AREAS. MEANWHILE, SHE SAYS TO MAKE SURE TO LOCK YOUR VEHICLES AND DO NOT KEEP PERSONAL BELONGINGS IN YOUR VEHICLES.
