12-12-23
TWO PEOPLE ARE RECOVERING THIS MORNING AFTER MULTIPLE CRASHES LAST NIGHT ON INTERSTATE FORTY-NINE. SYLVIA MASTERS HAS THE DETAILS.
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AN ACADIA PARISH MAN IS CLAIMING HE IS A VICTIM OF THEFT FROM A LAFAYETTE ATTORNEY AND HAS TAKEN ACTION TO RECOVER THIRTY-THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS. THE MAN, WHO OWNS TERRO INVESTMENTS, SAYS THAT’S HOW MUCH HE PAID ATTORNEY JADE ANDRUS TO CLOSE ON PROPERTY EARLIER THIS YEAR, ONLY TO RECEIVE A NOTICE OF REPOSSESSION OF THE PROPERTY FOUR MONTHS LATER. HE TELLS KLFY TV THAT HE ASKED ANDRUS ABOUT IT AND WAS TOLD NOT TO WORRY, BUT THEN A FEW MONTHS LATER GOT A NOTICE ABOUT THE PROPERTY BEING PUT UP FOR AUCTION. THE MAN, WHO WISHED TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS, HAS FILED A POLICE REPORT AND A COMPLAINT WITH THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD IN BATON ROUGE, AND HIRED ANOTHER ATTORNEY FOR A CIVIL SUIT.
LOUISIANA IS ONE OF TWO STATES EXPERIENCING VERY HIGH LEVELS OF FLU-LIKE ILLNESS, ACCORDING TO THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL. HISTORICALLY IT’S NOT AN UNCOMMON PLACE FOR LOUISIANA, ACCORDING TO STATE HEALTH OFFICER DOCTOR JOE KANTER. CURRENTLY, TWELVE-POINT-FIVE PERCENT OF EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS ARE DUE TO REPIRATORY VIRUSES. KANTER SAYS FLU ACCOUNTS FOR EIGHT PERCENT, WHICH IS TWICE THE NATIONAL RATE.
CAMERON PARISH AND THE STATE ANNOUNCED A SETTLEMENT HAS BEEN REACHED IN A LAWSUIT OVER COASTAL WETLANDS DAMAGE CAUSED BY OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS. IT’S ONE OF MORE THAN FORTY LAWSUITS FILED BY COASTAL PARISHES SEEKING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN COMPENSATION. THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE SETTLEMENT WITH B-P, SHELL AND HILCORP COMES ON THE DAY JURY SELECTION WAS SET TO BEGIN IN THE COURT CASE. THE DETAILS OF THE SETTLEMENT HAVE NOT BEEN RELEASED.
A SIXTY-DAY DEMOLITION OF CAJUN FIELD STADIUM BEGAN YESTERDAY WITH THE TOWER BEING DEMOLISHED. BOTH THE UPPER AND LOWER DECKS OF THE WEST SIDE OF THE STADIUM WILL BE RENOVATED AS PART OF A SIXTY-FIVE MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT. CAJUN FIELD WILL BE RENAMED OUR LADY OF LOURDES STADIUM. RENOVATION IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY AUGUST OF TWENTY-TWENTY-FIVE.
LAST NIGHT THE JEANERETTE CITY COUNCIL MADE THE NEWLY COMPLETED WATER TOWER OFFICIAL. THE WATER TOWER HOLDS UP TO FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND GALLONS, SUPPLYING MORE THAN TWO THOUSAND RESIDENTS. MAYOR CAROL BOURGEOIS SAYS THIS COMPLETES THE FIRST PHASE OF THE WATER PROJECT. THEY’LL NEXT ADDRESS PIPES, WATER FILTERS, AND WATER SOFTENERS, WHICH SHOULD TAKE CARE OF DISCOLORATION IN THE WATER THAT SOME RESIDENTS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT.
THE LOUISIANA OFFICE OF MOTOR VEHICLES HAS A NEW UPGRADE FOR THE L-A WALLET APP. HERE’S SYVIA MASTERS.
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AN ABBEVILLE MAN WAS KILLED SUNDAY NIGHT WHILE RIDING A BICYCLE ON HIGHWAY EIGHTY-TWO NORTH OF ABBEVILLE. SIXTY-ONE-YEAR-OLD DARRELL BOUDREAUX WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY A DODGE GRAND CARAVAN AND LATER DIED FROM HIS INJURIES. SOME RESIDENTS TELL KLFY TV THEY ARE CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF CYCLISTS AND PEDESTRIANS IN THE AREA. ROSS BRENNAN WITH THE LOUISIANA STATE POLICE SAYS THAT, UNDER LOUISIANA LAW, BICYCLISTS CAN USE THE WHOLE LANE JUST LIKE ANY OTHER VEHICLE, AND IT’S BEST TO GIVE AT LEAST THREE FEET WHEN PASSING.
