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4-7-21

THERE WAS A HOUSE EXPLOSION TUESDAY NIGHT IN SCOTT.  CAROLINE MARCELLO HAS THE DETAILS.

 

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A CHILD WAS KILLED IN A CAR CRASH NEAR LOREAUVILLE.  IT HAPPENED ON HAROLD LANDRY ROAD AT AROUND ELEVEN A-M.  THE IBERIA PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS NOT RELEASING MUCH INFORMATION ON THE ACCIDENT AT THIS TIME OUT OF RESPECT FOR THE FAMILY.  NO CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED, THOUGH THE CRASH REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.

 

Louisiana and Texas are suing the federal government, alleging immigration officials have declined to take custody of people who’ve been convicted of crimes and are subject to deportation. The states sued in a federal court in Houston on Tuesday. They contend President Joe Biden’s policy changes allow immigrants convicted of crimes to be released rather than held for deportation at the end of their sentences. The lawsuit comes after Texas officials said Immigration and Customs Enforcement had been prepared to release three men convicted of sex offenses, in an apparent misapplication of Biden’s enforcement directives.

 

LAKE CHARLES MAYOR NIC HUNTER SAYS IN A LETTER TO FEMA THAT THE TIMELINE FOR GETTING ALL APPROVED FEMA APPLICANTS HOUSED HAS BEEN MOVED UP.  HUNTER GAVE CREDIT TO THE FEMA STAFF FOR THEIR WORK, AND SAYS, AS A RESULT, FEMA APPROVED APPLICANTS WILL ALL BE HOUSED BY JUNE OR JULY INSTEAD OF SEPTEMBER, WHICH WAS THE PREVIOUS TIMELINE.  HUNTER CITED FEMA’S EFFORTS TO FIND ADDITIONAL PAD SITES, AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A DIRECT LEASE PROGRAM FOR LANDLORDS TO UTILIZE.  THE CITY WILL SOON BE HOSTING A MEETING WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND FEMA TO BETTER UTILIZE THE DIRECT LEASE PROGRAM.

 

LAFAYETTE PUBLIC WORKS IS STUDYING THE FEASIBILITY OF A DRAINAGE PROJECT THAT WOULD AFFECT THE VERMILLION RIVER IN LAFAYETTE AND SAINT MARTIN PARISHES.  THEY ARE LOOKING AT THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF REMOVING TEN FEET FROM A MILE LONG SPOIL BANK, WHICH HAS THE SUPPORT OF LAFAYETTE MAYOR PRESIDENT JOSH GUILLORY.  HAROLD SCHOEFFLER IS ONE OF THE CITIZENS WHO PITCHED THE IDEA TO THE LAFAYETTE CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT.  HE TELLS KLFY TV IT WOULD PREVENT WATER FROM PEAKING AS QUICKLY IN LAFAYETTE AND WEEK LONG FLOODS IN CYPRESS ISLAND.

 

THE ACADIA PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS REPORTING PARISH-WIDE THEFTS OF FOUR-WHEELERS, DIRT BIKES, AND UTILITY TRAILERS.  ONE FOUR-WHEELER THAT WAS STOLEN WAS A HONDA FOUR-TWENTY RANCHER WITH A CUSTOM LIGHT BAR, I-T-P MUD TIRES AND A MANUEL SHIFT.  TWO HONDA DIRT BIKES WERE ALSO STOLEN RECENTLY THAT ARE RED AND WHITE WITH ORANGE FENDERS.  YOU CAN MAKE TIPS ANONYMOUSLY BY CALLING SEVEN-EIGHT-NINE TIPS, AND RECEIVE UP TO A THOUSAND DOLLAR REWARD IF YOUR TIP LEADS TO AN ARREST.

 

COVID-NINETEEN HOSPITALIZATIONS ARE BACK UP TODAY BUT THE TOTAL IS STILL BELOW THREE HUNDRED.  THERE WAS AN INCREASE OF SEVEN HOSPITALIZATIONS, MOVING THE TOTAL TO TWO HUNDRED NINETY-NINE.  THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS ON VENTILATORS CONTINUES TO DROP WITH TWO LESS YESTERDAY.  THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH REPORT FOR YESTERDAY SHOWS TWELVE MORE CONFIRMED COVID-NINETEEN DEATHS.  THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES ROSE BY ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-THREE.

 

SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA CONTINUES TO REPORT NO NEW DEATHS FROM COVID-NINETEEN, MAKING IT FIVE STRAIGHT DAYS.  ACADIANA HAD TWO MORE DEATHS, WHICH WERE IN LAFAYETTE AND VERMILLION PARISHES.  SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA HAD FIFTEEN NEW CONFIRMED COVID-NINETEEN CASES, INCLUDING NINE IN CAMERON PARISH.  ACADIANA HAD JUST ONE MORE CASE.  SAINT LANDRY PARISH HAD TWELVE NEW CASES, BUT FOUR PARISHES IN THE REGION HAD THEIR NUMBERS ADJUSTED DOWN.