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10-30-15

NINE OIL AND GAS SERVICE COMPANIES SOUGHT EMPLOYEES AT THIS YEAR’S LAGCOE JOB FAIR, HELD YESTERDAY AT THE CAJUNDOME.  THAT IS FAR FEWER THAN AT THE LAST LAGCOE IN 2013 WHEN ALMOST THIRTY COMPANIES TOOK PART IN THE JOB FAIR.  HUNDREDS OF LAID OFF OIL AND GAS WORKERS ATTENDED THE FAIR, HOPING TO LAND A JOB.  LAGCOE MARKETING COORDINATOR ANGELA CRING TELLS THE ADVOCATE THAT ORGANIZERS THIS YEAR HAD A FOCUS ON SUPPORTING ENERGY PROFESSIONALS IN TRANSITION, WITH SEMINARS ON WRITING RESUME’S AND STAYING MOTIVATED.

 

THE CALCASIEU PARISH SHERIFF IS URGING PARENTS OF CHILDREN WHO PARTICIPATE IN HALLOWEEN TO GO TO THEIR WEBSITE TO LOCATE SEX OFFENDERS IN THEIR AREA.  SHERIFF TONY MANCUSO SAYS PARENTS CAN FIND OUT AHEAD OF TIME WHAT HOUSES TO AVOID.  JUST GO ON THE WEBSITE, C-P-S-O-DOT-COM, AND CLICK ON THE SEX OFFENDER WATCH TAB.  MANCUSO SAYS THEY WILL BOOST PATROLS TOMORROW NIGHT TO MAKE SURE THE PUBLIC IS SAFE.

 

CHARGES HAVE BEEN DROPPED AGAINST TWO BEAU CHENE HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATORS IN CONNECTION TO AN ALTERCATION WITH A STUDENT.  JULIE DARCE HAS MORE.

 

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Increases in graduation rates and ACT scores are among factors state education officials are citing as the number of Louisiana high schools earning an A in the state’s accountability system jumped from 10 percent last year to 23 percent this year.  Statistics released Thursday also show improvements in students’ “end-of-course” test performance and signs of better preparation for post-high-school education — as reflected in factors such as more students earning advanced placement credits.  The figures cover Louisiana schools that serve grades 9-12.

Earning an A is about to get harder: The state plans to phase in tougher standards over the next 10 years.

 

NORTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL NO LONGER HAS AN “F” GRADE, MOVING UP TO A “D” WITH A 51-POINT-1 SCORE.  PRINCIPAL JULIE WILLIAMS TELLS THE DAILY ADVERTISER THAT THEY HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO, BUT IT’S NICE TO GET A REWARD FOR WHAT THEY’VE DONE SO FAR.  LAFAYETTE HIGH ALSO WENT UP A LETTER GRADE, FROM “B” TO AN “A”, WITH A 100-POINT-4 SCORE.  COMEAUX HIGH IS THE ONLY LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL THAT SAW IT’S LETTER GRADE GO DOWN, FROM A “B” TO A “C”, WITH AN 83-POINT-8 SCORE.

 

A JENNINGS BUSINESSWOMAN LIVES IN A WINDOWLESS BUILDING WITH SECURITY CAMERAS AND STEEL BARS AT THE JENNINGS STORAGE CENTER IN ORDER TO PROTECT HERSELF FROM A MAN SHE ONCE DATED.  SUZETTE DIETZ SAYS BOBBY BIGGER, WHO SERVED TIME AT ANGOLA, HAS REPEATEDLY VIOLATED PROTECTIVE ORDERS AND ONCE TRIED TO GET TO HER THROUGH AN AIR VENT.  BIGGER, WHO IS ON THE ACADIA PARISH SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY, WAS SUPPOSED TO GO TO TRIAL THIS WEEK FOR VIOLATING A PROTECTIVE ORDER, BUT THE CASE WAS CONTINUED.  DIETZ TELLS KPLC TV THAT BY GOING PUBLIC WITH HER STRUGGLES, SHE HOPES TO BRING ATTENTION TO THE PLIGHT OF DOMESTIC ABUSE VICTIMS AND BRING ABOUT CHANGES TO PROTECT THEM.

 

CROWLEY POLICE CHIEF K-P GIBSON SAYS HE’S MAKING PLANS FOR WHEN HE BECOMES ACADIA PARISH SHERIFF IN JULY.  GIBSON WAS ELECTED THE NEW SHERIFF LAST SATURDAY, AND WILL REPLACE THE RETIRING WAYNE MELANCON.  GIBSON TELLS KATC TV THAT HE PLANS ON INCREASING PATROLS IN THE PARISH.  THE CROWLEY CITY COUNCIL VOTED TO HOLD A SPECIAL ELECTION IN MARCH TO ELECT A NEW POLICE CHIEF.

 

Leaders of the Office of Motor Vehicles defended their mass mailing of 1.1 million collection letters to drivers for lapsed insurance coverage. Col. Mike Edmonson says the effort was aimed at clearing driving records and wasn’t a “money grab” for a cash-strapped agency.  And Edmonson on Thursday told a state panel overseeing debt recovery efforts for state agencies that a new round of letters was planned soon for people who haven’t paid traffic fines on their driving records.  Some drivers said they were being improperly accused of lapsed insurance on vehicles they’ve sold or on vehicles now registered in other states where they’ve moved.