4-28-22
THERE WAS A DEADLY CRASH YESTERDAY IN LAFAYETTE PARISH INVOLVING A SCHOOL BUS AND A PICKUP TRUCK. SYLVIA MASTERS HAS THE DETAILS.
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A FOUR-YEAR-OLD GIRL AND A FORTY-SIX-YEAR-OLD MAN WERE KILLED IN A SHOOTING IN OPELOUSAS AND THREE OTHER CHILDREN WERE WOUNDED. POLICE SAY IT APPEARED TO START WHEN TWO WOMEN GOT INTO A PHYSICAL ALTERCATION AND TWO MEN JO8INED THE CONFLICT. MULTIPLE SHOTS WERE FIRED INTO AN APARTMENT COMPLEX. THE IDENTITIES OF THE VICTIMS HAVE NOT BEEN RELEASED AND AMONG THE THREE WOUNDED IS A SEVENTEEN-MONTH-OLD GIRL, WHO IS IN SERIOUS CONDITION.
A CONTRACT WORKER AT THE PHILLIPS SIXTY-SIX REFINERY IN WESTLAKE WAS KILLED YESTERDAY. THE CALCASIEU PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS IT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN ACCIDENTAL. THEY SAY THE WORKER WAS FATALLY INJURED AT AROUND ELEVEN-THIRTY A-M WHILE UNLOADING EQUIPMENT. THE NAME OF THE WORKER AND DETAILS OF THE ACCIDENT HAVE NOT YET BEEN RELEASED.
A BILL TO BAN THE PRACTICE OF CONVERSION THERAPY FOR L-G-B-T-Q YOUTH FAILED TO MAKE IT OUT OF COMMITTEE YESTERDAY. THE VOTE IN THE COMMITTEE WAS SIX-TO-SIX. THE SPONSOR OF THE BILL, REPRESENTATIVE MANDIE LANDRY, VOLUNTARILY DEFERRED THE BILL. SHE’S HOPING TO WORK WITH MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE TO BRING IT BACK.
Lafayette’s old City Hall building will be renamed in honor of Festival International de Louisiane co-founder Phil Lank. The Advertiser reports that the Lafayette City Council unanimously approved the move to recognize Lank on Tuesday. He was instrumental in the creation of what has since become Lafayette’s signature annual event. Lank died in January at the age of 73.
BREAUX BRIDGE POLICE HAVE POSTED A PHOTO OF A SILVER SEDAN ON THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE, WHICH THEY BELIEVE WAS INVOLVED IN A SHOOTING MONDAY. ONE PERSON WAS WOUNDED ON BEGNAUD STREET BUT THE INJURIES WERE NOT LIFE THREATENING. ANYONE WHO CAN IDENTIFY THE VEHICLE OR THE SUBJECTS IN THE VEHICLE SHOULD CONTACT THE BREAUX BRIDGE POLICE DEPARTMENT’S CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION. ALL CALLERS WILL REMAIN ANONYMOUS.
The Energy Department has authorized additional exports of liquefied natural gas, or LNG, from planned terminals in Louisiana and Texas. The orders allow Magnolia LNG Terminal in Lake Charles and Golden Pass LNG Terminal near Port Arthur to export additional natural gas as LNG to any country not prohibited by U.S. law or policy. The approvals come as the U.S. seeks to boost LNG exports to Europe amid Russia’s war with Ukraine. The Energy Department approved expanded export permits for two other LNG terminals in Louisiana and Texas last month.
A judge has ordered a two-week halt on phasing out pandemic-related restrictions on seeking asylum as the Biden administration prepares for the restrictions to be fully lifted on May 23. Wednesday’s decision is only a temporary setback for the administration but the federal judge appeared highly sympathetic with Louisiana and other states that sued to keep Title 42 authority. That restriction denies migrants a chance at asylum on grounds of preventing the spread of COVID-19. U.S. District Judge Robert Summerhays has scheduled a hearing May 13 in Lafayette, for arguments on whether to block Title 42 from ending as planned 10 days later.
