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3-10-17

FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY KEITH STUTES HAS ASKED ONE OF THE CANDIDATES FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS TO WITHDRAW FROM THE RACE. STUTES, ACTING ON A COMPLAINT, SAYS HE HAS DETERMINED THAT VANESSA WAGUESPACK ANSEMAN OF LAFAYETTE DOES NOT MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF AN APPEALS COURT JUDGE.  HE SAYS IF SHE DOES WIN THE SEAT, HE WILL HAVE TO STUDY FURTHER TO DETERMINE IF HE SHOULD CONTEST HER ELECTION.  ANSEMAN SAYS THE PERSON WHO MADE THE COMPLAINT IS MISREADING THE LAW.

 

CALCASIEU PARISH OFFICIALS ARE TRYING TO DETERMINE WHY WARNING SIRENS WENT OFF IN SULPHUR, WESTLAKE AND CARLYSS YESTERDAY MORNING. DICK GREMILLION OF THE CALCASIEU HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS OFFICE SAYS THEY ARE WORKING TO FIND THE SOURCE OF THE SIRENS.  HE SAYS THEY ARE NOT FROM AXIALL, WHICH HELD AN EMERGENCY DRILL YESTERDAY, SINCE THE SIRENS THEY USE DO NOT RANGE FAR FROM THEIR LOCATION.  HE SAYS THEY HAVE THE MANUFACTURER AND THE PROGRAMMERS WHO PROGRAMMED THE SYSTEM LOOKING INTO IT, AND THEY HOPE TO HAVE AN ANSWER VERY SOON.

 

A GRAND OPENING AND RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY WAS HELD YESTERDAY FOR A NEW PASSENGER TERMINAL AT THE ACADIANA REGIONAL AIRPORT IN NEW IBERIA. AIRPORT OFFICIALS ARE HOPING THE NEW 18-HUNDRED FOOT TERMINAL WILL ATTRACT MORE CUSTOMERS.  THE TERMINAL IS PHASE ONE OF THE AIRPORT’S EXPANSION PROJECT.  NEXT A NEW FIRE STATION WILL BE BUILT AND THEN THE OLD FIRE STATION WILL BE RENOVATED TO EXPAND THE PASSENGER TERMINAL TO TRIPLE ITS SIZE, ACCORDING TO AIRPORT DIRECTOR JASON DEVILLIER.

 

A settlement agreement has been reached in a federal lawsuit that accuses Louisiana state regulators of racially discriminating against a group of Vietnamese-American nail salon owners. Court filings on Wednesday don’t disclose any terms of the deal. Attorneys for the state and for four Vietnamese-American salon owners didn’t immediately respond to messages seeking comment on Thursday. The plaintiffs said the Louisiana State Board of Cosmetology disproportionately targeted Asian-American salon owners for frequent inspections, fines and disciplinary hearings because of their race.

 

SCOTT POLICE HAVE LAUNCHED AN INVESTIGATION AFTER A BODY WAS FOUND WEDNESDAY. JULIE DARCE REPORTS.

 

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HEAVY FLARING WAS REPORTED AT THE SASOL FACILITY IN WESTLAKE WITH FLAMES SHOOTING INTO THE SKY. OFFICE OF HOMELAND AND SECURITY DIRECTOR DICK GREMILLION SAYS THEY ARE HAVING AN ISSUE WITH A UNIT THAT IS CAUSING EXCESSIVE FLARING, BUT IT IS NOT AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO SAFETY.  HE ALSO ADDRESSED REPORTS OF CHEMICAL ODORS IN THE AREA THROUGHOUT YESTERDAY.  GREMILLION SAYS IT’S LIKELY HIGH HUMIDITY AND LOW WIND CONDITIONS WHICH ARE CAUSING ODORS TO LINGER LONGER THAN THEY NORMALLY WOULD.

 

Two Gannett Co. daily newspapers in Louisiana have announced plans to publish their print editions three days a week, beginning April 5. The Town Talk of Alexandria currently publish seven days a week, while The Daily World in Opelousas publishes six days. They announced plans Wednesday evening to publish print editions every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The announcements in online editions of each paper said readers are increasingly choosing online access.

 

Another Louisiana Republican member of Congress has stopped short of endorsing the GOP House leadership’s proposal to replace President Barack Obama’s health law. Rep. Mike Johnson, who represents Louisiana’s 4th District, says he’s following the legislation as it moves through House committee review. Johnson says he’s “actively discussing and researching possible amendments and alternatives with my colleagues.” The response to the replacement proposal from nearly all the GOP members of Louisiana’s congressional delegation has been muted, with most of the lawmakers saying they’re still studying it.