3-16-22
LAFAYETTE POLICE SAY ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN AN OVERNIGHT SHOOTING. SYLVIA MASTERS REPORTS.
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THE SAINT MARTIN PARISH COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY AGREED TO SUE THE LAFAYETTE CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT FOR REMOVING SPOIL BANKS ALONG THE VERMILLION RIVER. PARISH PRESIDENT CHESTER CEDARS SAYS THE REMOVAL OF THE SPOIL BANKS MAKES FLOODING MORE LIKELY FOR SAINT MARTIN PARISH RESIDENTS. PARISH OFFICIALS SAY THE LAFAYETTE CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT REMOVED THE SPOIL BANKS WITHOUT WARNING AND WITHOUT PERMITS. LAFAYETTE PARISH MAYOR PRESIDENT JOSH GUILLORY SAYS FOR A SUIT TO BE SUCCESSFUL; YOU MUST SHOW THERE WAS HARM CREATED, AND THE ENGINEERING SHOWED THE SPOIL BANK REMOVAL PROJECT HELPS BOTH PARISHES.
A federal lawsuit says new district maps for the Louisiana House and Senate illegally dilute Black voting strength. The lawsuit was filed late Monday in U.S. District Court in Baton Rouge. Critics, including Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards, say the maps drawn up by the Republican-led Legislature should have increased Black representation in state House, state Senate and congressional districts. Legislative leaders say they believe the maps meet legal requirements and protect voters’ interests.
WATER SERVICE ALONG STREETS IN THE AREA OF THE WEST PRIEN LAKE ROAD WIDENING PROJECT IN LAKE CHARLES WILL BE SHUT OFF BEGINNING AT NINE A-M TOMORROW. THE SHUT OFF IS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO RELOCATE WATER LINES. THE WATER SHUT-OFF IS EXPECTED TO LAST ABOUT EIGHT HOURS. A TEMPORARY BOIL WATER ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT WHEN THE WATER SERVICE IS TURNED BACK ON, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO LAST ABOUT TWENTY-FOUR HOURS.
LAFAYETTE CITY COUNCILMAN PAT LEWIS IS HOSTING A TOWN HALL MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT TO DISCUSS THE FUTURE OF BROWN PARK, OFF OF EAST PONT DES MOUTON ROAD. THE PARK RECEIVED MORE THAN NINE MILLION DOLLARS IN GRANTS TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND UPGRADES. IDEAS HAVE BEEN PRESENTED TO TURN BROWN PARK INTO A SUPER PARK SIMILAR TO THE BROUSSARD SPORTS COMPLEX. THE MEETING BEGINS TOMORROW EVENING AT FIVE -THIRTY AT THE DUPUIS RECREATION CENTER, LOCATED IN BROWN PARK.
THE LITTER PROBLEM IN SAINT LANDRY PARISH IS PUTTING A STRAIN ON THE SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT AND ITS RESOURCES, ACCORDING TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RICHARD LEBOUEF. HE SAYS LAST WEEK ALONE IN EUNICE, CREWS PICKED UP THIRTY-FIVE TONS OF LITTER. LEBOUEF SAYS MOUNDS OF LITTER ARE TEN FEET TALL IN SOME AREAS, BLOCKING ROADS AND HARMING THE ENVIRONMENT. LEBOUEF SAYS HE’S READY FOR LEGAL ACTION TO BE TAKEN AGAINST VIOLATERS AND HE’S HAVING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT IT WITH DISTRICT ATTORNEY CHAD PITRE.
U-S SENATOR BILL CASSIDEY OF LOUISIANA WAS ONE OF SIX REPUBLICANS TO VOTE AGAINST AN AMENDMENT THAT WOULD HAVE OUSTED DOCTOR ANTHONY FAUCI. SENATOR RAND PAUL OF KENTUCKY SPONSORED THE AMENDMENT THAT WOULD HAVE ELIMINATED THE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES, WHICH IS THE POSITION HELD BY FAUCI. PAUL’S AMENDMENT WOULD HAVE REPLACED THE POSITION WITH THREE SEPARATE NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES. THE SENATE DID PASS ANOTHER AMENDMENT INTRODUCED BY PAUL THAT WOULD REPEAL THE MASK MANDATE FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
A BURN BAN IN ACADIA PARISH HAS BEEN RESCINDED. YESTERDAY THE ACADIA PARISH POLICE JURY AND THE OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS MADE THE DECISION TO END THE BAN. IT HAD BEEN PUT IN PLACE ON MARCH EIGHTH BECAUSE OF THE DRY CONDITIONS. THEY SAID RECENT RAINS ALLEVIATED THE DRY CONDITIONS.
