11-11-26
OFFICIALS WITH BORDEN CONFIRMED THEY ARE CLOSING THEIR MILK PLANT IN LAFAYETTE ON JANUARY NINTH. NEALY ONE HUNDRED FIFTY EMPLOYEES WILL LOSE THEIR JOBS. THE COMPANY ISSUED A STATEMENT TO ACADIANA NEWS FIRST, SAYING THEY COULD NO LONGER SUSTAIN OPERATIONS AT THE LAFAYETTE FACILITY. AN EMPLOYEE, TUCKER MYERS, SAYS WORKERS WERE OFFERED SEVERANCE AND BONUS PACKAGES FOR THOSE WHO STAYED UNTIL THE PLANT CLOSES.
THE ACADIA PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS INVESTIGATING AN ATTEMPTED KIDNAPPING ON SUNDAY IN THE EVANGELINE COMMUNITY. A PRE-TEEN GIRLTOLD DEPUTIES TWO MEN ATTEMPTED TO KIDNAP HER WHILE SHE WAS WALKING TO A FRIEND’S HOUSE. SHE SAYS ONE OF THE MEN GOT OUT OF A WHITE OR GREY COLORED TRUCK AND GRABBED HER BUT LET GO WHEN SHE SCREAMED AND KICKED. HE THEN GOT BCK IN THE TRUCK AND THEY DROVE AWAY. DEPUTIES HAVE NOT IDENTIFIED OR LOCATED THE MEN YET.
THE LOUISIANA TREASURY’S UNCLAIMED PROPERTY PROGRAM HAS RECEIVED MORE THAN TEN MILLION DOLLARS THIS YEAR IN UNCLAIMED STATE TAX REFUNDS. THE MONEY WAS COLLECTED FROM MORE THAN THIRTY-FIVE THOUSAND INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES IN THE STATE. THE REFUND AMOUNTS RANGE FROM SMALL AMOUNTS TO SIX FIGURES. TO CHECK AND SEE IF YOU HAVE UNCLAIMED MONEY, GO ONLINE TO L-A CASH CLAIM-DOT-ORG.
THE JEFF DAVIS PARISH POLICE JURY VOTED UNANIMOUSLY YESTERDAY TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE THAT WOULD SET REGULATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR DATA CENTERS. GEORGE FAUST HAS MORER.
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TODAY IS VETERANS DAY IN AMERICA. HERE’S GEORGE FAUST.
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SPACEX IS OFFERING STARLINK RESIDENTIAL INTERNET SERVICE AT HALF-PRICE TO ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS IN VERMILLION PARISH. THE PROMOTION COMES AS SPACEX PREPARES TO BUILD THE STARBASE LOUISIANA PROJECT IN PECAN ISLAND. THERE ARE NO UPFRONT COSTS FOR EQUIPMENT FOR THE STARLINK INTERNET SERVICE FOR NEW CUSTOMERS. THE REDUCED PRICE WILL REMAIN FOR AS LONG AS THE SERVICE ADDRESS STAYS IN THE DESIGNATED ELIGIBLE ZONE.
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS INVESTING NEARLY FIVE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS IN A NEW PROGRAM, WHICH SEEKS TO MODERNIZE OFFSHORE OIL DRILILING PLATFORMS AND OLD PIPELINES IN THE SHALLOW WATERS OFF THE COAST OF LOUISIANA, ACCORDING TO THE ADVOCATE. U-S ENERGY SECRETARY CHRIS WRIGHT ANNOUNCED THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY WILL LOAN FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY MILLION DOLLARS TO ARENA ENERGY OUT OF TEXAS. THE COMPANY WILL MODERNIZE TWENTY-TWO PLATFORMS, BUILD OR REFURBISH FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY MILES OF PIPELINES AND ALLOW THEM TO OPERATE A SECOND DRILLING RIG. THE COMPANY’S RATE OF OIL PRODUCTION IS EXPECTED TO DOUBLE ONCE THE PROJECT IS COMPLETE.
THE ROTARY CLUB OF OPELOUSAS AND SUNSET HAS BEGUN A CAMPAIGN TO RAISE AWARENESS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING. POSTERS ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING ARE BEING PLACED IN SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZATIONS AROUND SAINT LANDRY PARISH. THE FOCUS IS SHOWING THE WARNING SIGNS TO PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHICH INCLUDES ANXIETY, UNEXPLAINED INJURIES AND UNEXPECTED GIFTS. THE INITIATIVE ALSO HIGHLIGHTS THE USE OF INTERNET AND SOCIAL MEDIA BY TRAFFICKERS TO CHILDREN IN THEIR HOMES.
