10-28-15
LAFAYETTE CITY PARISH PRESIDENT JOEY DUREL ATTEMPTED TO VETO THE COUNCIL’S ACTIONS ON OCTOBER NINTH, APPROVING AN ORDINANCE THAT WOULD PROHIBIT STANDALONE APARTMENT COMPLEXES ON LOUISIANA AVENUE BETWEEN WILLOW STREET AND I-TEN. HOWEVER, DUREL MISSED THE TEN DAY DEADLINE TO SUBMIT HIS VETO. IN AN EMAIL, DUREL SAYS IT WAS A MISINTERPRETATION ON HIS PART. A DEVELOPER OPPOSED THE COUNCIL’S ACTIONS AS WELL BECAUSE HE HAD PLANS TO PUT UP A 288 UNIT APARTMENT COMPLEX IN THAT AREA.
The West Calcasieu Port has secured the purchase of just over 11 acres of property. One official says the additional land will allow new tenants to move in along with a second port access road. Lynn Hohensee, the port’s director, tells the American Press the land was purchased for $1.5 million. The property, located near the port, includes a 5.1-acre tract of land and a 6.2-acre parcel that stretches to the Intracoastal Waterway.
ST. MARY PARISH SHERIFF’S DETECTIVES ARE INVESTIGATING THE DEATH OF A CENTERVILLE MAN, WHOSE BODY WAS FOUND IN THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY. THE FAMILY OF 25-YEAR-OLD NEVIS STERLING REPORTED HIM MISSING AFTER HIS VEHICLE WAS FOUND IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE DELI MART IN VERDUNVILLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. TUGBOAT OPERATORS FOUND STERLING’S BODY MONDAY AFTERNOON IN AMELIA. ANYONE WITH KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WHEREABOUTS OVER THE WEEKEND IS ASKED TO CALL THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE.
SECRETARY OF STATE TOM SCHEDLER SAYS JUST 39 PERCENT OF REGISTERED VOTERS IN LOUISIANA CAST A VOTE IN SATURDAY’S PRIMARY ELECTION. BEFORE THE ELECTION, SCHEDLER HAD PREDICTED A TURNOUT OF BETWEEN 45 AND 50 PERCENT. HE CITED RAIN AND POSSIBLE VOTER FRUSTRATION AS REASONS FOR THE LOW TURNOUT. SCHEDLER SAYS NOT VOTING IS NOT A GOOD WAY TO EXERCISE ONE’S FRUSTRATION, AND HE’S HOPING FOR A BIGGER TURNOUT IN THE RUNOFF ELECTION.
HERE’S A TRAFFIC NOTICE FOR MOTORISTS TRAVELING THROUGH SCOTT FROM JULIE DARCE.
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The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is reminding commercial oyster harvesters that the West Cove portion of the Calcasieu Lake Public Oyster Area will open for harvest on Sunday, Nov. 1 at one half-hour before sunrise. The sack limit of oysters is seven per day, per person, per licensed vessel for the 2015-16 season. Those participating in the harvest in this area are also reminded that a 25-acre area in West Cove where oyster cultch material was deposited in June will remain closed. The east side of Calcasieu Lake remains closed too.
THE CROWLEY POLICE DEPARTMENT IS ASKING THE PUBLIC’S HELP IN SOLVING A THEFT CASE. A BLACK TEN FOOT UTILITY TRAILER WAS TAKEN FROM THE 300 BLOCK OF WEST WALNUT STREET ON EITHER SEPTEMBER 30TH OR OCTOBER FIRST. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS URGED TO CALL CRIME STOPPERS AT 789-TIPS.
THE LOUISIANA GULF COAST OIL EXHIBITION KICKED OFF YESTERDAY WITH THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE CHECKING OUT THE DIFFERENT EXHIBITS AND PRESENTATIONS. LAGCOE IS A THREE DAY EVENT THAT ENDS TOMORROW. DESPITE A SLUMP IN THE OIL INDUSTRY, LAGCOE SOLD SLOTS TO 444 EXHIBITORS, WHICH IS MORE THAN THE LAST EVENT IN 2013. ONE ADDITION TO THIS YEAR’S EXHIBITION IS AN ENERGY INNOVATOR’S PITCH CHALLENGE HELD TOMORROW IN WHICH TEN PEOPLE WILL PRESENT THEIR OIL AND GAS IDEAS, WHICH WILL BE VETTED AND VOTED ON BY LAGCOE ATTENDEES.
