7-3-19
LA GOVERNOR JOHN BEL EDWARD USED HIS VETO POWER TO CUT $18.5 MILLION FROM THE 2019 CAPITAL OUTLAY BILL. MOST OF THOSE CUTS WERE FROM PROPOSED PROJECTS IN ACADIA
PARISH. JUST OVER $14 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR A PAIR OF PROJECTS AT LSU-E WERE VETOED. ANOTHER $520,000 FOR PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION OF INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS AT THE ACADIA PARISH PUBLIC WORKS COMPLEX WAS ALSO STRICKEN FROM THE BILL
THE STATE CAPITAL OUTLAY BUDGET DOES DESIGNATE $5 MILLION INTO MONCUS PARK AND THE LAFAYETTE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. THE OUTLAY BUDGET DOES PUT MONCUS PARK IN LINE IN COMING YEARS FOR ANOTHER $7.8 MILLION. FACING SOME OPPOSITION TO USING STATE FUNDS
FORMER LAFAYETTE MAYOR JOEY DUREL AND THE PARK
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SAID OTHER PARKS INCLUDING AUDUBON
PARK IN NEW ORLEANS RECEIVE MILLIONS IN STATE FUNDS.
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THE STATE OF LOUISIANA AND HARRAH’S CASINO ARE HEADING TO COURT AGAIN. A BATON ROUGE JUDGE SIDED WITH THE LA
DEPT OF REVENUE THAT HARRAH’S SHOULD PAY THE STATE TAXES ON COMPLIMENTARY OR DISCOUNTED HOTEL ROOMS. THIS SETS UP A TRAIL WHERE THE STATE WILL SEEK BACK TAXES FROM HARRAHS. THE AMOUNT OF TAXES AT STAKE IS
ESTIMATED TO BE BETWEEN $30 AND $50 MILLION.
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THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR HAS LAUNCHED AN INVESTIGATION
INTO THE OIL RIG ACCIDENT THAT TOOK 2 LIVES. SHELL OIL’S SPOKESPERSON SAID THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED DURING A ROUTINE AND
MANDATORY TEST OF THE LIFEBOAT LAUNCH AND RETRIEVAL CAPABILITIES ON SUNDAY. THIS WAS THE THIRD FATAL ACCIDENT ON AN
OFFSHORE PLATFORM IN JUST OVER A MONTH.
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ACADIA PARISH CRIME STOPPER IS SEEKING HELP IN A RECENT SHOOTING DEATH. SHERIFF K.P. GIBSON GIVES US DETAILS.
AMONG THE PLENTIFUL 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATIONS IS THE ANNUAL ORLANDO THOMAS FAMILY FUN DAY AT THE MARTIN
LUTHER KING CENTER IN CROWLEY. THE CELEBRATION STARTS AT 10 AM WITH A HEALTH FAIR PEOPLE CAN CHECK BLOOD PRESSURE AND SUGAR LEVELS. THERE WILL BE FOOD, GAMES, AND A BAND/DJ TO ENTERTAIN. THE VILLAGE OF MORSE WILL HAVE A FIREWORKS DISPLAY AT DUSK AS PART OF THEIR 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION
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