10-16-25
A BRANCH COUPLE LOST THEIR HOME AND THEIR DOGS IN A FIRE. FIREFIGHTERS WORKED SEVERAL HOURS TO PUT THE BLAZE OUT AT THE HOUSE LOCATED ON FORTNER ROAD NEAR THE BRANCH HIGHWAY. THE COUPLE WAS NOT AT HOME WHEN THE FIRE STARTED AND THEIR HOUSE IS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS. FIRE OFFICIALS ARE INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE.
THE SAINT MARY PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS A WANTED FUGITIVE HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN PATTERSON. GEORGE FAUST REPORTS.
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THE U-S SUPREME COURT HEARD ORAL ARGUMENTS YESTERDAY IN A CASE THAT CHALLENGES LOUISIANA’S CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT MAP, WHICH WAS REDRAWN LAST YEAR TO INCLUDE A SECOND MAJORITY BLACK DISTRICT. THE CASE HAS DRAWN NATIONAL ATTENTION BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL IMPLICATIONS FOR THE FEDERAL VOTING RIGHTS ACT AND CONTROL OF THE U-S HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. TEN PLAINTIFFS, WHO DESCRIBE THEMSELVES AS NON-AFRICAN AMERICANS, SAY THE MAP IS ILLEGAL BECAUSE IT CONSTITUTES ILLEGAL RACIAL GERRYMANDERING. HISTORICALLY THE COURT ISSUES THEIR RULINGS IN JUNE THOUGH THEY COULD RULE SOONER.
OCHSNER AMERICAN LEGION HOSPITAL IN JENNINGS HAS OPENED A NEW INFUSION CLINIC. IT WILL PROVIDE CHEMOTHERAPY AS WELL AS NON-CHEMOTHERAPY TREATMENTS LIKE IRON INFUSIONS, IMMUNOTHERAPIES, AND INTRAVENOUS ANTIBIOTICS. CEO DANA WILLIAMS SAYS THEIR PATIENTS HAVE ASKED FOR THE SAME ADVANCED TREATMENT OPTIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN LARGER CITIES SO THEY DON’T HAVE TO LEAVE THEIR FAMILIES, FRIENDS AND SUPPORT GROUPS, AND THEY HAVE ANSWERED THAT CALL. INTERESTED PATIENTS CAN ASK THEIR PROVIDERS ABOUT RECEIVING INFUSION THERAPIES AT THE HOSPITAL.
THE ACADIANA CRIME LAB OPENED A NEW FORTY-THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT FACILITY IN IBERIA PARISH YESTERDAY. IT INCLUDES ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT, EXPANDED LAB WORK ROOMS, AND A NEW FIREARMS LAB. ITS AIM IS TO ENHANCE THE EFFICIENCY OF EVIDENCE EVALUATIONS AND SUPPORT JUSTICE EFFORTS ACROSS THE EIGHT ACADIANA PARISHES. FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY DON LANDRY CALLED IT A GREAT IMPROVEMENT AND SAYS IT WILL BE A GREAT ASSET TO THE ACADIANA AR
A CRASH ON I-TEN WESTBOUND IN LAFAYETTE PARISH JUST PAST SCOTT CAUSED MAJOR DELAYS FOR DRIVERS. A TRUCK TOWING TWO SERVICE VEHICLES LOST ITS LOAD AT AROUND TWELVE THIRTY YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. A CHERRY PICKER FLIPPED OVER AND A TRUCK ROLLED INTO THE TREE LINE. FIREFIGHTERS SECURED ANY POTENTIAL HAZARDS AND ALL LANES WERE REOPENED AT AROUND TWO P-M.
YESTERDAY GOVERNOR JEFF LANDRY ISSUED A MORATORIUM ON NEW CARBON CAPTURE WELL APPLICATIONS IN LOUISIANA. HE SAYS THIS WILL GIVE RESIDENTS AND LOCAL OFFICIALS A CLEAR ROADMAP TO MAKE SURE THE APPLICATIONS FOLLOW STATE RULES FOR CARBON CAPTURE AND CARBON DIOXIDE PIPELINES. THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND ENERGY WILL REEVALUATE THE STATUS OF THE APPLICATIONS OVER THE NEXT FORTY-FIVE DAYS. LANDRY SAYS ITS IMPORTANT THAT THEY TAKE A METHODICAL APPROACH ON APPLICATION REVIEW AND PERMITTING WITH THE SAFETY OF PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN MIND.
THE CITY OF ABBEVILLE HAS PLANS TO TEAR DOWN THIRTY PROPERTIES THAT ARE CONSIDERED UNSAFE OR ABANDONED. THEY’VE RECEIVED A GRANT FROM A FEDERAL INITIATIVE AIMED AT HELPING LOCAL COMMUNITIES REMOVE SUCH STRUCTURES. CREWS STARTED YESTERDAY TO TAKE DOWN AN OLD, DETERIORATED HOUSE ON FELICITY STREET. MORE HOMES IN ABBEVILLE ARE SCHEDULED FOR DEMOLITION SOON.
