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THE U-L LAFAYETTE FOOTBALL PROGRAM VACATED A TOTAL OF 22 WINS BETWEEN THE 2011 AND 2014 FOOTBALL SEASONS, INCLUDING TWO NEW ORLEANS BOWL WINS AND A SUNBELT CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP IN 2013. IN JANUARY, U-L AGREED TO VACATE THE WINS INVOLVING INELIGIBLE PLAYERS AND, ON THURSDAY, THE UNIVERSITY RELEASED WHICH GAMES THOSE WERE. U-L SUFFERED THE PENALTIES BECAUSE OF A FORMER ASSISTANT FOOTBALL COACH, WHO HELPED SIX PLAYERS PASS THE A-C-T TEST WITH THE HELP OF A WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI TEST ADMINISTRATOR. ATHLETIC DIRECTOR SCOTT FARMER SAYS IT’S DISAPPOINTING TO VACATE THE VICTORIES, BUT THEY ARE GLAD TO PUT THIS CHAPTER BEHIND THEM AND MOVE FORWARD GROWING A CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL PROGRAM.
CITGO IS HOSTING THEIR ANNUAL E-RECYCLE DAY IN LAKE CHARLES. THEY ARE ACCEPTING ELECTRONIC WASTE AT MCNEESE COWBOY STADIUM BETWEEN EIGHT AND ELEVEN TOMORROW MORNING, INCLUDING TV’S, VCR’S, STEREOS, PHONES, AS WELL AS MERCURY ITEMS, LIKE THERMOMETERS. THE VOLUNTEERS WILL SEPARATE THE COLLECTED ITEMS FOR RE-USE AND RECYCLING. ELECTRONICS CAN BE HAZARDOUS WHEN IMPROPERLY DISPOSED AND THEY END UP IN THE LANDFILL.
A ST. MARTINVILLE HOUSE FIRE HAS TURNED INTO A HOMOCIDE INVESTIGATION. JULIE DARCE REPORTS.
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An industry study warns of dire consequences if pending rules to prevent another catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico go into effect, but critics questioned that claim. The business research firm Wood Mackenzie says the safe-drilling regulations could raise drilling costs by 20 percent or more. In worst-case scenarios, the analysis says exploration could drop by as much as 55 percent; less drilling could translate to $70 billion in lost federal and state tax revenues by 2030 and up to 190,000 lost jobs. Regulators estimate they won’t be a major burden and will save money by preventing costly oil spills and saving lives.
NEARLY TWO THOUSAND PEOPLE ATTEMPTED TO FIND A JOB AT A TRADE INDUSTRIAL CAREER FAIR HELD AT THE CAJUNDOME CONVENTION CENTER YESTERDAY. SOME OF THE ATTENDEES WERE THERE THREE HOURS EARLY AND ALMOST ONE THOUSAND APPLICANTS WERE SEEN IN THE FIRST HOUR OF THE FAIR. THIRTY-SIX OIL AN GAS COMPANIES FROM LAKE CHARLES TO BATON ROUGE PARTICIPATED IN THE CAREER FAIR. IT WAS ORGANIZED BY SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS IN RESPONSE TO THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN, INCLUDING LEDA AND ONE ACADIANA.
A BEAUREGARD PARISH WOMAN HAS SEWN MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED BLANKETS FOR SICK CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THE U-S AND IN OTHER COUNTRIES. ALISON GREENE OF SUGARTOWN BEGAN THE PROJECT AFTER HER SON’S RECOVERY FROM LEUKEMIA, WHERE SHE FOUND OUT THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING SOMETHING FROM HOME, LIKE A BLANKET, FOR THE CHILD WHILE THEY ARE IN THE HOSPITAL. SHE SAYS SHE FINDS OUT ABOUT THE CHILDREN THROUGH WORD OF MOUTH AND HER FACEBOOK PAGE, “ALI’S NIC NACS BY ALISON GREENE KING.” SHE SAYS SHE CAN’T WAIT TO GET PICTURES OF CHILDREN RECEIVING THE BLANKET THAT SHE CAN POST ON HER FACEBOOK PAGE.
TOMORROW NIGHT IS THE PREMIERE OF A FEATURE LENGTH DOCUMENTARY THAT INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CROWLEY AND RAYNE. DR. SANDRA MARX IS THE PRODUCER AND DIRECTOR OF THE CARAVAN FILM AND SHE TELLS US ABOUT IT.
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THE PREMIERE OF THE CARAVAN FILM TAKES PLACE SATURDAY NIGHT AT SIX AT THE RICE THEATRE IN CROWLEY.
Public Service Commissioner Scott Angelle, the third-place finisher in Louisiana’s last governor’s race, has his eye on a new elected position, in the U.S. House.
Angelle, considered a possible contender for the U.S. Senate, instead announced Thursday he is running for the 3rd Congressional District representing southwest Louisiana. In a statement, the Republican state utility regulator said he would fight regulatory and tax policies in Washington that he says are leading to layoffs and making it harder for families. The seat, which represents Lake Charles and Lafayette, is being vacated by U.S. Rep. Charles Boustany, a Republican running for the Senate.
