7-16-21
AN IBERIA PARISH MAN BARRICADED HIMSELF INSIDE A HOUSE WHEN DEPUTIES RESPONDED TO REPORTS OF SHOTS FIRED IN THE SIXTY-THREE HUNDRED BLOCK OF HIGHWAY FOURTEEN. A WITNESS TOLD KLFY TV TEN THAT A THIRTY-TWO-YEAR-OLD MAN WHO WAS INVOLVED IN THE SHOOTING BARRICADED HIMSELF IN A HOUSE NEAR WHERE THE SHOOTING TOOK PLACE. THE STANDOFF ENDED PEACEFULLY WITH THE MAN TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. THE IBERIA PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION IS TRYING TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE STANDOFF.
THE LAFAYETTE CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT IS SET TO RECEIVE EIGHTY-FIVE-POINT-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS IN FEDERAL COVID-NINETEEN RELIEF FUNDS. MAYOR PRESIDENT JOSH GUILLORY HAS PUT TOGETHER A PLAN ON HOW TO SPEND IT WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED TUESDAY AT A JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY AND PARISH COUNCILS. SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS SAY THEY WEREN’T CONSULTED BY GUILLORY BUT GUILLORY’S SPOKESPERSON, TANYA LACOSTE, SAYS THEY DID REQUEST INPUT BUT ONLY A FEW RESPONDED. GUILLORY WILL PRESENT HIS PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR, WHICH INCLUDES THE EXTRA FUNDS, AT THE JOINT COUNCIL MEETING WHICH BEGINS TUESDAY AT FIVE-FIFTEEN P-M.
The mayor of Lake Charles, still recovering from Hurricane Laura, is in Washington hoping to persuade federal officials to steer more aid to the region where rebuilding is sputtering. The Advocate reports Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter arrived in the nation’s capital Tuesday and will remain until Friday to hold meetings in his continuing bid to obtain disaster relief for a severe housing shortage and other needs from Laura. The disaster was compounded by Hurricane Delta, as well as a winter storm in February and major flooding in May. Legislation must be passed to allocate federal disaster block grant aid beyond relief available through the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
LOUISIANA IS REPORTING THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF HOSPITALIZATIONS OF COVID-NINETEEN SINCE EARLY MARCH. CAROLINE MARCELLO HAS MORE.
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Authorities say a Louisiana man has died while on a multi-day hiking trip at Grand Canyon National Park. They say 44-year-old Rodney Hatfield of Washington, Louisiana, collapsed Wednesday afternoon on the Bright Angel Trail. Park officials say Hatfield was returning from Phantom Ranch when he began experiencing difficulty hiking up the trail near Indian Garden. He reached Mile-and-a-Half Resthouse before becoming unresponsive and rangers say resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful.
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN RALLYING AROUND THE WORLD TO SUPPORT CUBANS WHO ARE PROTESTING OPPRESSION UNDER A COMMUNIST GOVERNMENT. CUBAN AMERICANS FROM AROUND ACADIANA GATHERED WEDNESDAY AT CAFÉ HABANA IN LAFAYETTE TO RALLY FOR CUBAN CITIZENS. THE RESTAURANT OWNER RAFAEL GARCIA, WHO HAS BEEN IN THE U-S SINCE NINETEEN EIGHTY-THREE, SAYS HE STILL HAS FAMILY IN CUBA, BUT HE HAS NOT HEARD FROM THEM IN DAYS. HE SAID CUBANS HAVE BEEN AFRAID TO PROTEST IN THE PAST BUT THEY CAME OUT SUNDAY BECAUSE THEY FEEL AWFUL AND ARE HUNGRY, AND THEY DON’T LIKE THE SYSTEM ANYMORE.
THE UNITED WAY OF ACADIANA HAS LAUNCHED ITS ANNUAL STUFF THE BUS DONATION DRIVE. THEY ARE ACCEPTING SCHOOL SUPPLY DONATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY, AUGUST THE SIXTH. BUSINESSES IN ACADIA, LAFAYETTE, SAINT MARTIN AND VERMILLION PARISHES ARE PARTICIPATING AS DROP OFF POINTS. FOR A LIST OF THE PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES AND THE SCHOOL SUPPLIES NEEDED, GO TO UNITED WAY OF ACADIANA-DOT-ORG-SLASH-STUFF-THE-BUS.
THE LOUISIANA OFFICE OF TOURISM HOSTED MEETINGS IN LAFAYETTE AND JENNINGS YESTERDAY TO DISCUSS THE UPDATING OF LOCAL BIRDING TRAILS. LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR BILLY NUNGESSER AND STATE TOURISM OFFICIALS ARE SEEKING NOMINATIONS FOR SITES THAT WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE REDESIGNED LOUISIANA BIRDING TRAILS. THE TRAILS WERE ORIGINALLY LAUNCHED TWENTY YEARS AGO AND THEY WILL BE UPDATED TO INCLUDE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SITES THAT ARE EXCEPTIONAL FOR BIRDING AND OUTDOOR RECREATION. THE MEETINGS WERE HELD TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT, DISCUSS THE NOMINATION PROCESS AND CRITERIA AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
