11-6-20
MANY HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS IN CALCASIEU PARISH HAVE HAD DIFFICULTY IN TAKING THE A-C-T TEST THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF COVID-NINETEEN AND HURRICANES LAURA AND DELTA. AS A RESULT, WAIVERS FOR THE FEES ARE BEING MADE AVAILABLE FOR HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS IN CALCASIEU PARISH WHO WERE UNABLE TO TAKE THE A-C-T TEST BECAUSE OF COVID-NINETEEN OR THE HURRICANES. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT ALL SENIORS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE WAIVER, COVERING REGISTRATION AND LATE FEES, FOR THE DECEMBER TWELVE TESTING DATE. FOR MORE INFORMATON ON GETTING THE WAIVER, PARENTS AND STUDENTS CAN CONTACT THEIR SCHOOL COUNSELOR IN PERSON OR BY EMAIL.
LAFAYETTE POLICE HAVE ARRESTED A MAN IN CONNECTION WITH THE OCTOBER FIFTEENTH SHOOTING AT MOORE PARK. THE U-S MARSHAL’S VIOLENT OFFENDER TASK FORCE CAPTURED NINETEEN-YEAR-OLD JAMYRON MAGEE OF ANGIE AND HE WAS BOOKED INTO THE LAFAYETTE PARISH CORRECTIONAL CENTER ON TWO COUNTS OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER AND TWO COUNTS OF ATTEMPTED FIRST DEGREE MURDER. MAGEE IS ACCUSED OF FIRING SHOTS DURING A GATHERING AT MOORE PARK. TWO PEOPLE WERE KILLED, NINETEEN-YEAR-OLD JAKYRIE CLARK AND EIGHTEEN-YEAR-OLD NATHANIEL SHARPLY.
ABBEVILLE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A LATE NIGHT SHOOTING THAT LEFT ONE MAN DEAD. SYLVIA MASTERS REPORTS.
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Gov. John Bel Edwards is extending Louisiana’s statewide mask mandate, business limitations and other rules he enacted to combat COVID-19 for another four weeks. Thursday’s announcement comes even as the coronavirus restrictions are being challenged in court. House Republicans are trying to throw out all the restrictions and fully reopen state activities, with no limits, but the Democratic governor is arguing in court that the method the GOP lawmakers used to attack his emergency order is unconstitutional, and he is continuing to enforce the rules. The coronavirus restrictions were set to expire Friday, but Edwards said he’s renewing them through Dec. 4.
HOSPITALIZATIONS IN LOUISIANA FROM COVID-NINETEEN CONTINUE TO RISE WITH EIGHT MORE TODAY, MOVING THE TOTAL UP TO SIX HUNDRED FORTY-FOUR. THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS ON VENTILATORS DECREASED BY ONE. THERE ARE EIGHT HUNDRED SEVENTY NEW CASES, WHICH PUTS THE TOTAL ABOVE ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-SIX THOUSAND. THERE ARE TWENTY-ONE MORE DEATHS FROM COVID-NINETEEN IN THE STATE.
ACADIANA AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA EACH HAD ONE MORE COVID-NINETEEN DEATH. THEY WERE IN IBERIA AND JEFF DAVIS PARISHES. ACADIANA SAW ONE HUNDRED NINE NEW CASES, INCLUDING FORTY-ONE IN LAFAYETTE PARISH. THAT PUTS THE TOTAL PAST TWENTY-SEVEN THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED. THERE ARE SIXTY-ONE NEW CASES IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. CALCASIEU PARISH HAD THIRTY-EIGHT OF THEM.
THE CAJUNDOME IS HOSTING FOOD TRUCK FRIDAYS IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER BEGINNING NEXT FRIDAY. BETWEEN ELEVEN-THIRTY A-M AND ONE THIRTY P-M ON THE NEXT FIVE FRIDAYS, THE BEST FOOD TRUCKS AND CATERERS IN LAFAYETTE WILL ALL BE AT THE CAJUNDOME PARKING LOT, ACCORDING TO A CAJUNDOME PRESS RELEASE. THE EVENT IS FREE. NO OUTSIDE DRINKS AND FOOD ARE ALLOWED. FOOD AND MERCHANDISE VENDORS WHO WANT TO PARTICIPATE CAN GET MORE INFORMATION AT CAJUNDOME-DOT-COM.
SOME CROWLEY RESIDENTS ARE COMPLAINING TO MAYOR TIM MONCEAUX ABOUT UNCUT GRASS IN THE CITY CAUSING A PEST PROBLEM. CATHY SPELL TELLS KLFY TV THAT HER MOTHER HAS CAUGHT SIXTY RATS IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS AND SHE WANTS THE GRASS CUT. MAYOR TIM MONCEAUX SAYS IT’S BEEN A PROBLEM OVER THE YEARS AND THERE ARE REPEAT OFFENDERS. HE SAYS THEY ARE LOOKING FOR SOLUTIONS BECAUSE CITATIONS THAT ARE ISSUED ARE OFTEN IGNORED.
