3-11-22
A THIRTY-THREE-YEAR-OLD MAN DIED IN A HOUSE FIRE IN ABBEVILLE THAT HAPPENED JUST BEFORE TWO-THIRTY A-M YESTERDAY. AUTHORITIES SAY THE HOMEOWNER, A WOMAN, NOTICED THE FIRE AND ALERTED THE MAN, WHO WAS A FRIEND WHO OFTEN STAYED AT THE HOME. THE WOMAN ESCAPED THROUGH A WINDOW BUT THE MAN DIED IN THE FIRE. STATE FIRE MARSHAL’S DEPUTIES ARE INVESTIGATING THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE FIRE, THOUGH THEY HAVE DETERMINED THE FIRE BEGAN IN THE LIVING ROOM.
A LAFAYETTE FIREFIGHTER JUMPED OFF A BRIDGE MORE THAN TWENTY FEET HIGH ON INTERSTATE TEN TO AVOID BEING STRUCK BY AN EIGHTEEN-WHEELER. FIREMEN WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE OF A CRASH ON I-TEN AT AROUND EIGHT-THIRTY LAST NIGHT AND THE FIRE TRUCK WAS STRUCK BY THE EIGHTEEN-WHEELER. THE FIREFIGHTER WAS ON THE TRUCK AND LEAPT FROM IT ON IMPACT, LANDING BELOW THE ELEVATED PORTION OF THE INTERSTATE. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND IS LISTED IN CRITICAL CONDITION.
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edward’s decision to veto a congressional redistricting plan that didn’t create a second majority-Black district drew praise from voting rights advocates. But they also criticized the Democratic governor for not vetoing legislative district maps that don’t increase minority representation in the state House and Senate. GOP leaders now face a decision on whether to attempt an override of the Democratic governor’s Wednesday night veto of the new congressional maps. Lawmakers could attempt an override in the upcoming regular legislative session that opens Monday.
GREENBERRY INDUSTRIAL IS GOING TO CONVERT THE FORMER GULF ISLANDS SHIPYARDS ON THE MERMENTAU RIVER NEAR JENNINGS INTO A MANUFACTURING PLANT. THEY WILL BE PRODUCING HEAVY INDUSTRIAL MODULES FOR THE PETROCHEMICAL, MARITIME, ENERGY, PULP AND PAPER, AND HIGH-TECH SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRIES. THE COMPANY WILL CREATE ONE HUNDRED JOBS PAYING AN AVERAGE OF SIXTY-TWO-THOUSAND DOLLARS PLUS BENEFITS. LOUISIANA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ESTIMATES THE PROJECT WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL ONE HUNDRED FORTY-FOUR INDIRECT JOBS.
A POSTAL WORKER IN JEANERETTE IS BEING CREDITED WITH SAVING A FAMILY THAT WAS ASLEEP WHEN THEIR HOUSE CAUGHT ON FIRE. NOAH PULLIN WAS MAKING HIS DELIVERIES WHEN HE SAW FLAMES COME FROM A HOUSE ON BAYSIDE STREET, SO HE KNOCKED ON THE DOOR. WHEN HE DIDN’T GET A RESPONSE, PULLIN USED A PIECE OF WOOD TO KNOCK OUT WINDOWS AND FORCE A DOOR, AND HE AND A NEIGHBOR HELPED AWAKEN THE FAMILY AND GET THEM OUT. WHEN FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED, PULLIN PICKED UP WHERE THE ROUTE HE WAS FILLING IN FOR LEFT OFF. HE SAYS HE WAS GLAD TO BE IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME TO HELP SOMEBODY OUT.
A GO FUND ME PAGE HAS BEEN STARTED FOR A DUSON FAMILY THAT LOST EVERYTHING IN A HOUSE FIRE. MIKE AND JODIE ANDRUS HAD LIVED IN THE HOME FOR THIRTY-FIVE YEARS BEFORE IT CAUGHT FIRE ON SUNDAY. HE SAYS THE BIGGEST LOSS IS THE MEMORIES, NOT THE MATERIAL THINGS, BUT HE’S GRATEFUL NO ONE WAS HOME WHEN THE FIRE HAPPENED. ANDRUS’ DAUGHTER STARTED THE GO FUND ME PAGE, WHERE MORE THAN TWENTY-TWO THOUSAND HAS BEEN RAISED SO FAR.
THE FAMILY OF A RAYNE WOMAN, WHO WAS SHOT AND KILLED WEDNESDAY AT A HOME ON BENOIT STREET, ARE TRYING TO RAISE FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES. THEY SET UP A GO FUND ME PAGE FOR ALESSIA JOY MALONE WITH ANY REMAINING MONEY GOING TO HER TWO DAUGHTERS. HER BOYFRIEND, TWENTY-THREE-YEAR-OLD TRENDEN MYLAR MCGUIRE, IS THE ACCUSED SHOOTER. HE IS BEING CHARGED WITH SECOND-DEGREE MURDER.
EARLY VOTING FOR THE MARCH TWENTY-SIXTH ELECTION IN LOUISIANA BEGINS TOMORROW. CAROLINE MARCELLO HAS MORE.
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