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DOZENS OF RESIDENTS ATTENDED A SPECIAL TOWN HALL MEETING IN KROTZ SPRINGS TO DISCUSS THE FUTURE OF LOCAL EDUCATION. THE SAINT LANDRY PARISH SCHOOL BOARD VOTED TO CLOSE SIX SCHOOLS INCLUDING KROTZ SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO ADDRESS A MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR BUDGET DEFICIT. ATTENDEES AT THE TOWN HALL MEETING TALKED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF OPENING A CHARTER SCHOOL IN TOWN. MAYOR CARROLL SNYDER SAYS HE GATHERED SIGNIFICANT FEEDBACK FROM THE RESIDENTS AT THE MEETING AND HE PLANS ON BRINGING THAT INPUT TO SCHOOL OFFICIALS.
THE TOWN OF ELTON HAS APPROVED A NEW PAY STRUCTURE FOR FUTURE ELECTED OFFICIALS. IT’S PART OF AN EFFORT TO STABILILZE THE TOWN’S FINANCES. MAYOR PRO TEM KAY HEBERT SAYS FOR YEARS THE TOWN HAS RELIED ON GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE COUSHATTA TRIBE BUT WHEN THEY STOPPED COMING, THEY REALIZED WHERE THEY WERE IN THE FINANCIALS. THE NEW PAY STRUCTURE TAKES EFFECT IN JANUARY AND ONLY APPLIES TO FUTURE OFFICEHOLDERS.
A MAP SHOWING THE LOCATION OF FLOCK CAMERAS IN LAFAYETTE HAS BEEN CIRCULATING ON SOCIAL MEDIA. IT’S PROMPTED QUESTIONS FROM RESIDENTS ABOUT HOW THEY WORK AND WHAT INFORMATION THEY COLLECT. THE FLOCK CAMERAS ARE OPERATED BY LAFAYETTE POLICE AND TAKE SNAPSHOTS OF PASSING VEHICLES. SENIOR CORPORAL JONATHAN RICHARD SAYS THEY ARE PLACED IN HIGH CRIME AND HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS AND ARE USED BY INVESTIGATORS IN CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS.
A RECENT LENDING TREE REPORT SHOWS THAT LOUISIANA RANKS SECOND AMONG U-S STATES FOR ROAD RAGE FATALITIES. GEORGE FAUST HAS MORE.
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CROWLEY MAYOR CHAD MONCEAUX SAYS HE’S TALKED TO HUNDREDS OF LAWCO WATER CUSTOMERS WHO’VE SEEN THEIR BILLS JUMP FROM THE MID-DOUBLE DIGITS TO THE MID HUNDREDS. HE SAYS HE SPOKE TO AN ELDERLY WOMAN WHOSE BILL SPIKED TO NEARLY THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS WITH NO SIGNS OF A WATER LEAK. MONCEAUX HAS SCHEDULED A MEETING NEXT WEEK WITH LAWCO REPRESENTATIVES. HE SAYS HE’S SEEKING A FULL EXPLANATION AND ASSURANCES THE PROBLEM WON’T RECUR.
ACCORDING TO JENNINGS POLICE, OFFICERS WERE CALLED TO A NEARBY HOSPITAL IN REFERRENCE TO A REPORTED STABBING. GEORGE FAUST REPORTS.
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THE LAFAYETTE CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT HAS ANNOUNCED A SCHEDULED ROAD CLOSURE. GOURMET ROAD AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH PREJEAN ROAD WILL BE CLOSED FOR CONSTRUCTION. THE ROAD CLOSURE WILL BEGIN MONDAY AND IS SCHEDULED TO BE REOPENED ON AUGUST THIRD. THE CONSTRUCTION IS PART OF THE PREJEAN ROAD FLOOD RESILIENCE PROJECT.
A BIG RIG TIRE BLOWOUT ON I-TEN NEAR RAYNE CAUSED A MAJOR TRAFFIC BACKUP. AUTHORITIES SAY THE BLOWOUT PROMPTED AN INVESTIGATION THAT IS ONGOING. DRIVERS WHO GOT STUCK IN THE TRAFFIC JAM WERE DELAYED FOR A FEW HOURS. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED IN THE INCIDENT.
