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AN EMPLOYEE AT BAKER HUGHES BROUSSARD FACILITY DIED ON THE JOB YESTERDAY MORNING. NO DETAILS HAVE BEEN RELEASED BUT THE OCCUPATIONAL, HEALTH AND SAFETY ADMINISTRATION HAS LAUNCHED AN INVESTIGATION. BAKER HUGHES ISSUED A PRESS RELEASE SAYING THEY ARE DEVASTATED BY THE NEWS AND THEIR HEARTS GO OUT TO THOSE IMPACTED BY THE LOSS. THEY ANNOUNCED THEY WOULD BE PROVIDING SUPPORT TO THEIR EMPLOYEES WHILE RESPECTING THE PRIVACY OF THE FAMILY AND COMMUNITY.
ONE PERSON WAS KILLED IN A SINGLE VEHICLE CRASH ON AMBASSADOR CAFFERY IN LAFAYETTE YESTERDAY MORNING. POLICE SAY THE DRIVER HIT A CURB AND WENT OFF THE ROAD WHILE TRAVELING NORTH THEN GOT BACK ONTO AMBASSADOR CAFFERY TRAVELING SOUTH AND WENT OFF THE ROAD AGAIN, STRIKING A TREE. A PASSENGER IN THE BACKSEAT, EIGHTY-TWO-YEAR-OLD ABDUL SHAMSUDDEN (sham soo DEEN) OF YOUNGSVILLE, WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL, WHERE HE DIED. POLICE SAY THEY BELIEVE THE DRIVER, WHO IS IN STABLE CONDITION, SUFFERED A MEDICAL EPISODE PRIOR TO THE CRASH.
As the clock ticks down to adjournment, Louisiana legislators still need to pass a budget. With an estimated $2.2 billion in extra revenue, legislators are debating how to spend the more-than-expected funds. The House most recently rejected the Senate amendments to the plan. The budget will now go to a conference committee, a closed-door meeting of three lawmakers from each chamber, in hopes of working out a deal in the final hours of the session.
SUMMER SCHOOL IN JEFF DAVIS PARISH IS CANCELLED FOR TODAY. THAT’S BECAUSE OF A SMALL FIRE AT THE JEFF DAVIS DATA CENTER. SUPERINTENDENT JOHN HALL SAYS THE FIRE CAUSED ALL THE SERVERS TO BE DISCONNECTED. THE BUILDING SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE AND AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE.
THE CROWLEY POLICE DEPARTMENT IS ON TRACK TO BEING ONE OF THE MOST COMPENSATED POLICE AGENCIES IN THE STATE. DANIELLE DUNCAN HAS MORE.
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DEMOGRAPHER MIKE HEFNER IS PREDICTING LAFAYETTE’S POPULATION WILL GROW OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. HE TOLD THE SCHOOL BOARD LAST NIGHT TO BE PROACTIVE AND EXPLORE SOLUTIONS TO OVERCROWDED CLASSROOMS. DISTRICT SEVEN SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER KATE LABUE SAYS THE BOARD WILL CONTINUE TO PLAN FOR THE NEAR FUTURE. SHE SAYS THEY NEED TO LOOK AT HOW THEY CAN ACCOMMODATE ALL OF THE STUDENTS USING EXISTING FACILITIES WITHOUT HAVING TO PUT MORE MONEY INTO BUILDING.
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For those who like to fish or those who might want to just try it out, this weekend could be your opportunity to do so in Louisiana for free. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries invites residents and visitors to take part in its annual Free Fishing Weekend on Saturday and Sunday. While a fishing license is not required, all fishing regulations, including size, season, catch limits and gear restrictions will remain in effect during the event.
THE ABBEVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS RECEIVED NEARLY FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS IN GRANT FUNDS TO INSTALL LICENSE PLATE CAMERA READERS. POLICE CHIEF MIKE HARDY SAYS THE CAMERAS WILL BE INSTALLED ON TWO POLICE UNITS, WHICH CAN BE PARKED AND IT WILL DOCUMENT EVERY VEHICLE THAT COMES IN THAT AREA. HE SAYS THE NEW CAMERAS CAN HELP WHEN LOOKING FOR PERSONS OF INTEREST WHO COMMITTED A CRIME. HARDY TELLS KLFY TV THAT, TO KEEP UP WITH CRIME NOWADAYS, YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO USE MODERN EQUIPMENT.
