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A ST. LANDRY PARISH MAN IS FACING A MURDER CHARGE FOLLOWING A SHOOTING THAT HAPPENED EARLIER THIS MONTH. CAROLINE MARCELLO REPORTS.
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ONE PERSON WAS KILLED IN A FIRE IN A TENT IN LAKE CHARLES. THE FIRE HAPPENED AT AROUND 6:10 FRIDAY NIGHT. FIRE OFFICIALS SAID IT WAS LOCATED AT NORTH JAKE AND CESSFORD STREETS. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. NO OTHER DETAILS HAVE BEEN RELEASED.
PLANS FOR A NEW CATHOLIC SCHOOL IN YOUNGSVILLE HAVE BEEN POSTPONED. IN DECEMBER OF 2015, THE LEADERS AT ST. ANNE CATHOLIC CHURCH ANNOUNCED PLANS TO OPEN ST. PAUL CATHOLIC SCHOOL ON DONATED PROPERTY ALONG L-A 89 NEAR FORTUNE ROAD. THE DIOCESE OF LAFAYETTE ISSUED A STATEMENT THAT THE DECISION TO POSTPONE THE SCHOOL WAS BECAUSE OF SERIOUS MAINTENANCE ISSUES AT PRESENT CHURCH BUILDINGS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED FIRST. THEY SAID ST. ANNE CATHOLIC CHURCH REMAINS OPEN TO THE POSSIBILITY OF OPENING A CATHOLIC SCHOOL IN THE FUTURE.
Louisiana’s social services agency says 893 children in foster care were adopted over the last year. The Department of Children and Family Services says that’s the second-highest number of adoptions from foster care in a single year in state history, falling just below last year’s record of 912. The latest numbers are from the federal budget year that ran from Oct. 1, 2018, through Sept. 30. The department says the 893 children were adopted into 661 families.
THE MEMBERS OF ABBEVILLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH CELEBRATED THE CHURCH’S ONE HUNDRED FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY YESTERDAY. THE CHURCH’S FIRST BUILDING WENT UP IN 1869 ON NORTH STATE STREET AND IT’S CURRENT BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED ABOUT A BLOCK AWAY AROUND SEVENTY YEARS AGO. PASTOR MOLLIE MCGEE SAYS THEY CAME CLOSE TO CLOSING ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO BECAUSE OF FINANCIAL ISSUES. SHE TELLS KATC THE FATE OF THE CHURCH WAS TURNED AROUND THROUGH A LOT OF BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS.
WALLETHUB HAS RELEASED A LIST OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, RANKING THE TOP-PERFORMING SCHOOLS AT THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE PRICE. MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY WAS THE THIRD BEST UNIVERSITY IN LOUISIANA, BEHIND TULANE AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS. WALLETHUB ANALYST JILL GONZALEZ SAYS MCNEESE WAS 258TH OVERALL, WHICH IS A VERY GOOD NUMBER WHEN CONSIDERING THEY EVALUATED OVER ONE THOUSAND SCHOOLS. SHE SAYS MCNEESE REALLY SHINED IN THE CATEGORIES OF COST AND FINANCING, AND ALSO THE AVAILABILITY OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES FOR STUDENTS, AND LOW STUDENT DEBT.
THE STATE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS BEGIN THIS WEEK. THERE ARE EIGHT DIFFERENT CLASSES AND ACADIANA AREA TEAMS ARE THE NUMBER ONE SEED IN FOUR OF THEM. ACADIANA HIGH SCHOOL IS THE TOP CLASS 5-A SCHOOL, WHILE IN DIVISION TWO, ST. THOMAS MORE IS THE TOP RANKED TEAM. LAFAYETTE CHRISTIAN AND VERMILLION CATHOLIC ARE THE TOP SEEDS IN DIVISIONS THREE AND FOUR.
Louisiana’s Office of State Parks wants to hear what you want in outdoor recreation — whether it’s hunting, extreme sports, birdwatching, geocaching or something else. People can take the 23-question survey online at publicinput.com/PlayOutdoorsLA or call 225.751.4490 if they need a paper copy. Results will help set criteria for funding outdoor recreation projects through a federal matching fund grant program. The survey covers everything from nonprofits and private clubs to city, state and national parks.
