10-22-15
YESTERDAY, THE PUBLIC WAS INVITED TO THE SEED CENTER TO HEAR ABOUT THE FINDINGS OF A STUDY LOOKING INTO THE IMPACT THE CALCASIEU SHIP CHANNEL HAS ON THE REGION, STATE AND COUNTRY. CSRS, INC AND SUB-CONSULTANT TAIMERICA MANAGEMENT COMPANY, CONDUCTED THE STUDY WHICH FOUND CHANNEL RELATED DEVELOPMENT TOTALS OVER $68 BILLION FOR NEW & EXPANDING FACILITIES IN THE ENERGY AND PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES. THE STUDY ALSO FOUND THAT 46% OF THE LAKE CHARLES METRO ECONOMY DEPENDS ON THE HEALTH OF THE CHANNEL. ECONOMIC EXPANSION IS FORECASTED TO INCREASE THE CHANNEL DEPENDENT LOCAL REVENUE BY NEARLY 80% TO $10.2 BILLION BY 2023.
ONE OF THE TWO MEN WANTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE AFTER RICE FESTIVAL PARTY SHOOTING SUNDAY MORNING, HAS BEEN TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. CHIEF K.P.GIBSON ISSUED A STATEMENT SAYING JONATHON BREAUX JR. HAS BEEN BOOKED ON ON WARRANTS FOR 1ST DEGREE MURDER AND ATTEMPTED 1ST DEGREE MURDER. JERMAINE WASHINGTON JR. OF WELSH IS STILL AT LARGE. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON WASHINGTON, PLEASE CALL 789-TIPS.
19 YEAR OLD KIYA SIANNA CHIASSON OF LAKE ARTHUR WAS ARRESTED AND BOOKED WITH NO BOND ON CHARGES OF CARNAL KNOWLEDGE OF A JUVENILE. ACCORDING TO COMMANDER CHRIS IVEY OF THE JEFF DAVIS PARISH SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, CHIASSON HAD INAPPROPRIATE CONTACT WITH MALE JUVENILES, INCLUDING SENDING EXPLICIT IMAGES ON A PHONE.
A GAS LEAK FORCED AN IMMEDIATE IVACUATION OF SCHOOL YESTERDAY. JEFF HORCHAK HAS THE STORY.
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Taken from (AP) Louisiana leads the nation in spending on TV political ads this year, as candidates and outside political groups devote millions mainly to the competition for governor. An analysis of ad spending by the Center for Public Integrity shows Louisiana’s TV campaign advertising has reached $15.8 million. That edged the state past Kentucky, which also has a competitive governor’s race. Only a few states have statewide elections this year. More than $10 million has been poured into TV spots for the Louisiana governor’s race alone, 43 percent of it spent by independent organizations. The Center for Public Integrity analyzed data from Kantar Media/CMAG, a media tracking firm. These figures cover ads aired through Monday.
