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3-11-16

FORMER U-L LAFAYETTE FOOTBALL COACH JERRY BALDWIN’S RACIAL DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT AGAINST U-L ENDED IN A MISTRIAL LAST NIGHT, AFTER THE BATON ROUGE JURY TOLD THE JUDGE THEY WERE DEADLOCKED.  BALDWIN’S ATTORNEY, KARL BERNARD, SAYS HE’S DISAPPOINTED AND THEY PLAN ON PURSUING ANOTHER TRIAL.  BALDWIN’S TEAMS WENT 6-27 IN HIS THREE YEARS AT THE HELM OF THE PROGRAM, BUT BERNARD SAYS HE WOULDN’T HAVE BEEN FIRED WITH ONE YEAR REMAINING ON HIS CONTRACT IF HE HAD BEEN WHITE.  ONE OF THE UNIVERSITY’S ATTORNEYS, STEPHEN OATS, SAYS BALDWIN WAS FIRED BECAUSE HE HAD THE WORST RECORD IN THE PROGRAM’S HISTORY, AND BECAUSE OF DECLINING ATTENDANCE AND REVENUES.

 

CALCASIEU PARISH SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES ARE SEARCHING FOR A LAKE CHARLES MAN WANTED ON MANSLAUGHTER CHARGES AFTER AN INCIDENT AT A LOCAL BAR.  56-YEAR-OLD CHRIS HUGHES ALLEGEDLY HIT 64-YEAR-OLD PHILLIP T. MORGAN OF LAKE CHARLES IN THE FACE WITH AN OPEN HAND.  MORGAN FELL OFF HIS CHAIR, STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE CEMENT FLOOR, AND LATER DIED FROM HIS INJURIES.  KIM MYERS OF THE CALCASIEU PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS THERE IS VIDEO OF THE INCIDENT.

 

A FLORIDA TRUCKER WAS ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY ATTEMPTING TO ABDUCT A WOMAN ON INTERSTATE TEN IN ACADIA PARISH.  24-YEAR-OLD SALVADOR NAVARRO MOTIONED TO THE WOMAN THAT HER TIRE WAS GOING FLAT AND, WHEN SHE PULLED OVER TO INSPECT THE TIRE, HE TRIED TO GRAB HER.  THE WOMAN MANAGED TO GET AWAY AND LOCK HERSELF IN HER VEHICLE AND, AS HE DROVE AWAY, SHE WROTE DOWN HIS DRIVER’S LICENSE INFORMATION.  THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AT AROUND 6:30 A-M ON FEBRUARY 28TH.

 

Tax bills were rushed through in such frenzy in the final minutes of the special legislative session that the governor, lawmakers and their financial advisers are still trying to sift through the implications.  This year’s budget could be out of balance anywhere from $30 million to $50 million. But that figure remained unclear Thursday. The Edwards administration and lawmakers are negotiating with the chemical industry, trying to end a lawsuit pending against the state — and to release more than $20 million in taxes paid under protest, to help whittle away this year’s remaining shortfall.

 

ABOUT ONE BILLION DOLLARS IN NEW TAXES FOR NEXT YEAR PASSED IN THE FINAL EIGHT MINUTES OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE’S SPECIAL SESSION WEDNESDAY.  MORE THAN 800 MILLION OF THAT WAS PASSED IN THE LAST 97 SECONDS.  TOGETHER WITH OTHER TAX HIKES APPROVED EARLIER IN THE SESSION, TAX PAYERS WILL SHELL OUT ABOUT 260 MILLION FOR THE REMAINING THREE MONTHS OF THIS FISCAL YEAR, AND AROUND ONE-POINT-2 BILLION FOR NEXT YEAR.  THE MOST COSTLY INCREASE IS A NEW ONE CENT STATE SALES TAX.

 

THREE PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN A TWO VEHICLE CRASH AT THE INTERSECTION OF AMBASSADOR CAFFERY PARKWAY AND U-S 90 IN BROUSSARD YESTERDAY.  JULIE DARCE HAS MORE.

 

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THE BEAUREGARD PARISH SCHOOL BOARD UPHELD A DECISION THEY MADE A MONTH AGO TO GO AHEAD WITH THREE MAJOR PROJECTS AT AREA HIGH SCHOOLS.  IN FEBRUARY, THE BOARD VOTED 6-TO-4 TO BUILD A NEW BAND HALL AT SOUTH BEAUREGARD HIGH SCHOOL, A WEIGHT ROOM AT EAST BEAUREGARD AND AN ASPHALT OVERLAY IN DERIDDER.  HOWEVER, SOME BOARD MEMBERS QUESTIONED THAT DECISION BECAUSE OF THE AVAILABLE FUNDS IN THE BUDGET.  THE DECISION TO HOLD ANOTHER VOTE BROUGHT A STANDING ROOM ONLY CROWD TO LAST NIGHT’S MEETING, MANY OF WHOM WERE UPSET THAT THEY MIGHT CHANGE THEIR MIND.

 

ST. LANDRY PARISH SHERIFF BOBBY GUIDROZ HAS SELECTED A SUCCESSOR TO CLAY HIGGINS AS THE DEPARTMENT’S PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER.  MAJOR EDDIE GUIDRY WILL TAKE OVER THE POSITION.  GUIDROZ SAYS GUIDRY, WHO IS A LIFELONG EUNICE RESIDENT AND WHO HAS 28 YEARS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE, HAS RISEN THROUGH THE RANKS OF THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE.  HIGGINS RESIGNED ON FEBRUARY 29TH OVER A DISAGREEMENT WITH GUIDROZ OVER HIS CRIME STOPPERS VIDEO SEGMENTS.