KAJN Jesus FM 102.9


11-13-18

CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF ACADIANA IS IN NEED OF DONATIONS.  THEY SET UP A LOW BARRIER SHELTER IN LAFAYETTE LAST MARCH THAT IS AVERAGING THIRTY PEOPLE EACH NIGHT.  BEN BROUSSARD WITH CATHOLIC CHARITIES SAYS THEY NEED NEW SHIRTS, SOCKS, UNDERWEAR AND OTHER CLOTHING THAT A PERSON LIVING ON THE STREET WOULD NEED.  IF YOU HAVE ITEMS TO DONATE, YOU CAN DROP THEM OFF AT THE MONSIGNOR SIGUR CENTER OR VISIT THEIR WEBSITE, CATHOLIC CHARITIES ACADIANA-DOT-ORG-SLASH-DONATE-SLASH.

 

ABRAHAM’S TENT IN LAKE CHARLES IS HOSTING THEIR ANNUAL FOOD DRIVE THIS THURSDAY FROM 6 A-M TO 7 P-M.  ABRAHAM’S TENT PROVIDES LUNCH FOR THE NEEDY EVERY MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.  DIRECTOR PEARL COLE TELLS KPLC TV THAT LAST YEAR THEY COLLECTED A LOT OF CANNED GOODS THAT TOOK THEM THROUGH THE YEAR.  IN ADDITION TO CANNED GOODS, SHE SAYS THEY ARE ALSO NEEDING FOOD SEASONINGS, PAPER GOODS AND CLEANING SUPPLIES.

 

A MEGABUS TRAVELING ON THE ATCHAFALAYE BRIDGE WAS HIT BY A FALLING TREE NEAR BUTTE LA ROSE, INJURING ONE PASSENGER.  THE SIDE MIRROR WAS RIPPED OFF AND THE WINDSHIELD SMASHED.  THE BUS, WHICH WAS DAMAGED AT AROUND TWO A-M, WAS DRIVEN TO THE ATCHAFALAYA WELCOME CENTER, WHERE PASSENGERS WAITED FOR A REPLACEMENT BUS, WHICH DIDN’T ARRIVE UNTIL AROUND 12:30 P-M.  THE BUS WAS TRAVELING ON I-TEN FROM HOUSTON TO NEW ORLEANS.

 

CONGRESSMAN STEVE SCALISE IS REJECTING CALLS FOR HIM TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR OF LOUISIANA.  SCALISE DENIED INTEREST IN THE CAMPAIGN AS HE IS PROMOTING A NEW BOOK, WHICH COMES OUT TODAY ABOUT SURVIVING AND RECOVERING FROM A SHOOTING LAST YEAR.  SCALISE IS RUNNING UNOPPPOSED FOR HOUSE MINORITY WHIP, WHICH WOULD MAKE HIM THE NUMBER TWO RANKED HOUSE REPUBLICAN.  SEVERAL REPUBLICANS IN THE STATE ARE CONSIDERING A RUN FOR GOVERNOR INCLUDING SENATOR JOHN KENNEDY, ATTORNEY GENERAL JEFF LANDRY AND CONGRESSMAN RALPH ABRAHAM.

 

FUNERAL SERVICES ARE SET FOR THIS FRIDAY FOR LONG TIME LAFAYETTE RADIO PERSONALITY AND COMMUNITY ACTIVIST JENELLE CHARGOIS.  SHE DIED FRIDAY AT THE AGE OF 68 AFTER A BATTLE WITH CANCER.  SHE RETIRED AS GENERAL MANAGER FROM KJCB 770 AM IN 2016, WHERE SHE USED TO HOST THE MORNING TALK SHOW “THE OPEN LINE.”  SHE ALSO HAD BEEN AT ONE TIME THE PRESIDENT OF THE LAFAYETTE CHAPTER OF THE NAACP, SHE HELPED FOUND THE GREATER SOUTHWEST BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND STARTED LAFAYETTE’S FIRST MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR PARADE.

 

VOTERS IN JEFF DAVIS PARISH WILL DECIDE ON WHETHER TO RENEW PROPERTY TAXES FOR SEVEN FIRE DISTRICTS.  THE FIRE DISTRICTS ARE IN ROANOKE, HATHAWAY, WELSH, LACASSINE, FELTON, IOWA, ELTON AND TOPSY.  THE RENEWALS ARE FOR TEN YEARS EACH.  THE ELECTION TAKES PLACE ON DECEMBER EIGHTH, WITH EARLY VOTING TAKING PLACE NOVEMBER 24TH THROUGH DECEMBER FIRST.

 

CROWLEY POLICE SAY THEY HAVE NO SUSPECTS IN THIS WEEKEND’S SHOOTING AT A DOUBLE FUNERAL.  JEFF HORCHAK HAS MORE.

 

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THE HEAD OF THE LOUSIANA FEDERATION OF TEACHERS SAYS TEACHERS ARE PREPARED TO FOR A WALKOUT IF THE LEGISLATURE DOES NOT GIVE THEM A PAY RAISE NEXT YEAR.  LARRY CARTER TOLD THE PRESS CLUB OF BATON ROUGE THE AMOUNT OF THE PAY RAISE WOULD DEPEND ON THE FINANCIAL OUTLOOK FOR THE STATE.  HE SAYS THEY WANT THE LEGISLATURE TO ALSO INCREASE BASIC STATE AID TO SCHOOLS BY AT LEAST TWO-POINT-7-5 PERCENT.  HE SAYS A SURVEY EARLIER THIS YEAR OF TEACHERS FOUND THAT 61 PERCENT SUPPORTED A WALKOUT IF THEY CONCLUDE STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS ARE NOT DOING ENOUGH TO ADDRESS EDUCATION SHORTCOMINGS.