6-17-26
CONCERNS ARE MOUNTING ABOUT THE BERTRAND REVITALIZATION PROJECT. GEORGE FAUST EXPLAINS.
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ACADIANA AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA IS UNDER A TROPICAL STORM WARNING. A DISTURBANCE IN THE GULF COULD INTENSIFY INTO A TROPICAL STORM TODAY. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INLAND IN SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA TONIGHT. THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS PREDICTING THE STORM WILL PRODUCE FIVE TO TEN INCHES OF RAIN. ISOLATED AREAS COULD GET NEARLY TWENTY INCHES.
RESIDENTS IN SAINT MARTIN PARISH ARE MAKING PREPARATIONS FOR THE STORM INCLUDING PICKING UP SANDBAGS TO PROTECT FROM FLOODING. SHERIFF BECKET BREAUX SAYS IN LOUISIANA, WHERE WE ARE PRONE TO FLOODING, IT’S IMPORTANT TO HAVE A PLAN. HE SAID RESIDENTS CAN CONTACT HIS OFFICE FOR RECOMMENDATIONS OR TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THERE ALSO ARE SANDBAG DISTRIBUTION SITE LOCATIONS AROUND THE PARISH, WHICH ARE OPEN UNTIL SIX P-M.
A NEW STATE LAW HAS ABOLISHED THE ALLEN PARISH TOURIST COMMISSION. ACT THREE-NINETY-EIGHT REDIRECTS FUNDING FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE NEWLY CREATED ALLEN PARISH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT. AS A RESULT, THE ALLEN PARISH CULTURAL CENTER IN KINDER AND THE LEATHERWOOD MUSEUM IN OAKDALE HAVE CLOSED. STATE REPRESENTATIVE DEWITH CARRIER, WHO AUTHORED THE LEGISLATION, SAYS THE TOURIST COMMISSION HAS STRUGGLED FINANCIALLY ESPECIALLY WITH A DROP IN REVENUE FROM THE COUSHATTA TRIBE’S GAMING COMPACT.
RESIDENTS IN A CARENCRO NEIGHBORHOOD ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF FLOODING DURING HEAVY RAIN EVENTS. THAT’S BECAUSE OF A BROKEN CULVERT NEAR GLORIA SWITCH AND RICH ANGEL ROADS. WATER DOESN’T PROPERLY FLOW THERE, CAUSING WATER TO BACK UP IN NEARBY YARDS AND LOW LYING AREAS. CITY-PARISH DRAINAGE DIRECTOR BRIAN SMITH TELLS KLFY TV THEY ARE SEEKING PERMISSION FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT TO REPLACE THE EXISTING PIPE BECAUSE THE PIPE IS IN A RIGHT OF WAY.
A TRAFFIC STOP IN GRAND COTEAU LED TO AN ARREST ON DRUG AND GUN CHARGES. THIRTY-TWO-YEAR-OLD MONKURVIS IRVIN WAS PULLED OVER FOR A TRAFFIC VIOLATION AND AUTHORITIES SAW A SEMI-AUTOMATIC PISTOL WITH A HIGH-CAPACITY MAGAZINE ON THE FLOORBOARD. AN IMPROPERLY RESTRAINED JUVENILE UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHT WAS RIDING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. IRVIN WAS ARRESTED ON SEVERAL CHARGES INCLUDING POSSESSION WITH THE INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE AND POSSESSION OF A FIREARM IN THE PRESENCE OF CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES.
U-S SENATE CANDIDATE JAMIE DAVIS JUST PICKED UP A KEY ENDORSEMENT. HERE’S GEORGE FAUST.
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GULF COAST TACTICAL ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY A SIX-POINT-ONE MILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT IN THEIR IBERIA PARISH FACILITY. IT WILL ALLOW THEM TO EXPAND PRODUCTION OF UNMANNED SURFACE VEHICLES, PATROL CRAFT AND OTHER MARITIME PLATFORMS USED IN SECURITY OPERATIONS. THE COMPANY IS EXPECTED TO CREATE SIXTY-FIVE DIRECT NEW JOBS WITH AN AVERAGE ANNUAL SALARY OF EIGHTY THOUSAND DOLLARS. LOUISIANA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS PROJECTING AN ADDITIONAL SEVENTY-TWO INDIRECT NEW JOBS AS A RESULT OF THE EXPANSION.
