5-29-19
ONCE THE MORGANZA SPILLWAY IS OPENED THIS SUNDAY, IT’S EXPECTED TO TAKE FOUR OR FIVE DAYS FOR THE WATER TO REACH BUTTE LA ROSE. THAT’S ACCORDING TO DAVID RAMIREZ, CHIEF OF WATER MANAGEMENT FOR THE CORPS’ NEW ORLEANS DISTRICT, WHO SPOKE AT A TOWN HALL MEETING IN BUTTE LA ROSE YESTERDAY. HE SAYS THE BUTTE LA ROSE AREA SHOULD SEE ABOUT A FOOT-AND-A-HALF OF WATER BY MID-JUNE. HE SAYS THE U-S ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS IS EXPECTING WATER LEVELS AT THE SPILLWAY AROUND KROTZ SPRINGS TO REACH AROUND SEVEN FEET.
THE VETERAN’S PARK IN DERIDDER WAS COVERED IN TRASH THIS MEMORIAL DAY, UPSETTING SOME RESIDENTS. THE CITY’S COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR ASHLEY CRADDOCK SAYS THE TRASH WAS THE RESULT OF A LONG AND BUSY WEEKEND. SHE SPECULATED THAT A RODENT OR SOME OTHER KIND OF CREATURE MAY HAVE SPREAD IT OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE. SHE TELLS KPLC TV THAT GOING FORWARD, THEY WILL CONSIDER HOLIDAY TRASH PICKUP TO PREVENT THIS HAPPENING IN THE FUTURE.
A 14-YEAR-OLD FROM YOUNGSVILLE IS STILL ALIVE IN THE SCRIPPS NATIONAL SPELLING BEE BEING HELD IN WASHINGTON D-C. ALYSSA WALKER CORRECTLY SPELLED THE WORD SATRAP TO MAKE IT TO THE THIRD ROUND TODAY. SHE TELLS THE ADVOCATE THAT SHE WAS VERY NERVOUS AND RELIEVED WHEN SHE GOT IT RIGHT. IF SHE MAKES IT THROUGH THE THIRD ROUND TODAY, SHE WILL MOVE ON TO THE FINALS TOMORROW.
Louisiana won’t be legalizing sports betting this legislative session. The House Appropriations Committee voted 14-6 Tuesday to shelve Republican Sen. Danny Martiny’s proposal to allow sports wagering in the state. By the time the committee rejected the bill, Martiny said it was so overloaded with objectionable amendments that it couldn’t win enough legislative support even if it escaped the committee. The Senate supported legalizing sports betting on professional, college and international sports events at Louisiana’s 16 casinos and four racetracks. But the House and its budget committee are more conservative, with many lawmakers who oppose gambling.
Louisiana state senators have scrapped a measure to shield the identity of the drug supplier for state executions, appearing to end debate over capital punishment for the legislative session. Republican Rep. Nicholas Muscarello described his House-approved bill as helping to restart lethal injections in the state. Louisiana held its last execution in 2010. The corrections department has said it can’t get lethal injection drugs because companies don’t want their products associated with capital punishment.
EUNICE CITY LEADERS ARE MAKING SOME CHANGES TO THE BUDGET. JEFF HORCHAK HAS THE DETAILS.
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A BIKE SHARE COMPANY IS CONSIDERING STARTING A BIKE SHARE PROGRAM IN LAKE CHARLES. GOTCHA MET WITH LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS YESTERDAY. GOTCHA’S MOBILITY PARTNERSHIPS DIRECTOR NATHAN HUBER SAYS LAKE CHARLES CHECKED OFF THE RIGHT BOXES FOR THE COMPANY TO CONSIDER COMING THERE INCLUDING THE UNIVERSITY AND ITS LARGE TOURISM BUSINESS. THE PROVOST AND VICE PRESIDENT OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS FOR MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY, MITCHELL ADRIAN, SAYS THE STUDENTS HAVE REQUESTED A BIKE SHARE PROGRAM AND GOTCHA’S MODEL SEEMS LIKE A GOOD ONE TO TRY.
THE 35-POINT-5 MILLION DOLLAR VEROT SCHOOL ROAD PROJECT IS LESS THAN A WEEK AWAY FROM COMPLETION. A THREE-POINT-TWO MILE STRETCH OF VEROT SCHOOL FROM FEU FOLLET TO VINCENT ROAD WAS WIDENED FROM TWO LANES TO FOUR. STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATOR BILL OLIVER SAYS CREWS OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS HAVE BEEN CLEANING DRAINAGE STRUCTURES AND PIPES, REPAIRING CRACKED PAVEMENT, AND COMPLETING SIDEWALKS AND DRIVEWAYS. HE SAYS THE LAST PROJECT IS FINISHING THE RESTRIPING OF THE ROAD, WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE NEXT MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
