10-14-22
THE LAFAYETTE PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY A BAN ON PAQUI HOT CHIPS FROM ALL CAMPUSES AND FACILITIES. SUPERINTENDENT IRMA TROSCLAIR SAYS A SOCIAL MEDIA CHALLENGE GETS PEOPLE TO EAT THE SPICY TORTILLA CHIPS, WHICH TYPICALLY TURN THE TONGUE BLUE AND CAN CAUSE ESOPHAGEAL DAMAGE, HEART PALPITATIONS AND EVEN A HEART ATTACK. MULTIPLE STUDENTS IN LAFAYETTE HAVE NEEDED MEDICAL ATTENTION AFTER PARTICIPATING IN THE CHALLENGE. TROSCLAIR SAYS ANYONE IN POSSESSION OF THE CHIPS OR WHO PROVIDE CHIPS TO OTHERS OR PARTICIPATE IN THE CHALLENGE, WILL FACE DISCIPLINARY ACTION.
THE SAINT MARTIN PARISH SCHOOL BOARD, AT A MEETING WITH PARENTS LAST NIGHT, SAID CATAHOULA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WILL DEFINITELY BE REOPENING. THE SCHOOL WAS CLOSED BY A DISTRICT JUDGE IN ORDER TO BETTER INTEGRATE BLACK AND WHITE STUDENTS, BUT A FEDERAL COURT REVERSED THAT JUDGE’S ORDER RECENTLY. MANY PARENTS EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT THEIR CHILDREN OR GRANDCHILDREN WILL BE MOVED TO A DIFFERENT SCHOOL FURTHER AWAY. KLFY TV REPORTS THAT MANY PARENTS SAID DESEGREGATION IS NOT NEEDED TODAY.
The Environmental Protection Agency said it has evidence that Black residents in an industrial section of Louisiana face an increased risk of cancer from a nearby chemical plant — and that state officials have let air pollution remain high and downplayed its threat. The agency’s 56-page letter to Louisiana officials describes early findings of racial discrimination by two Louisiana departments. Louisiana’s Department of Environmental Quality calls the letter a step in the process and says it will keep working with the EPA. One of the people who filed a complaint says people in his community are looking for urgent federal action.
THE CALCASIEU PARISH POLICE JURY HAS ISSUED A BURN BAN FOR ALL OF THE PARISH, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. THE EXECUTIVE ORDER, SIGNED BY POLICE JURY PRESIDENT TONY STELLY, PROHIBITS ALL OUTDOOR PRIVATE BURNINGS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PRESCRIBED BURNS. THE CALCASIEU PARISH FIRE DEPARTMENTS HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE AUTHORITY TO EXTINGUISH ALL FIRES THAT ARE IN DIRECT VIOLATION OF THE BAN. RESIDENTS WHO VIOLATE THE BAN COULD FACE PENALTIES.
A CARENCRO WOMAN IS FACING CHARGES OF ASSAULT ON A SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR. SYLVIA MASTERS HAS MORE.
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THE ACADIA PARISH SCHOOL BOARD IS CONSIDERING A FOUR DAY SCHOOL WEEK FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF. THEY ARE ASKING PARENTS TO GIVE THEIR FEEDBACK BY COMPLETING A SURVEY AT THE ACADIA PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM’S WEBSITE. THERE ARE OVER SIXTEEN HUNDRED SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN THE NATION THAT HAVE FOUR DAY SCHOOL WEEKS. PROPONENTS OF THE SHORTER WEEK POINT TO THE COST SAVINGS TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHILE THOSE OPPOSED ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE LONGER SCHOOL DAYS, ESPECIALLY FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS.
A NEW REPORT RANKS LOUISIANA AS THE NATION’S LEAST HEALTHY STATE FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN. SEVERAL DIFFERENT HEALTH CATEGORIES WERE CONSIDERED IN RANKING THE FIFTY STATES FOR THE AMERICA’S HEALTH RANKINGS REPORT. LOUISIANA WAS IN THE BOTTOM FIVE IN SEVERAL CATEGORIES INCLUDING SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC FACTORS, PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, BEHAVIORS, HEALTH OUTCOMES, THE LOW RATE OF COLLEGE EDUCATED WOMEN, AND CLINICAL CARE. THERE WERE A FEW STRENGHTS FOR LOUISIANA IN THE REPORT INCLUDING A LOW PREVALENCE OF A-D-D AND A-D-H-D TREATMENT, AND A HIGH PREVALENCE OF WELL-WOMAN VISITS.
THE CITY OF GUEYDAN WILL SOON HAVE A GROCERY STORE AGAIN. IT’S BEEN A YEAR SINCE RESIDENTS IN THE TOWN HAVE HAD A LOCAL GROCERY STORE. THE CLOSEST STORE IS A FIFTEEN TO TWENTY MINUTE DRIVE AWAY. THE NEW STORE, CAMPBELL’S GROCERY, IS SET TO OPEN ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER TWENTY-SIXTH, AT TEN A-M.
