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EVENTS ARE BEING HELD THROUGHOUT SOUTH LOUISIANA TO CELEBRATE THE FOURTH OF JULY. DANIELLE DUNCAN HAS A LIST OF SOME EVENTS.
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CROWLEY IS CELEBRATING WITH A RED, RICE AND BLUE EVENT WITH LIVE MUSIC, A BARBECUE COOKOFF AND GAMES BEGINNING AT TEN A-M AND CONCLUDING WITH FIREWORKS AT NINE TONIGHT. IT TAKES PLACE AT THE RICE ARENA.
LAFAYETTE POLICE HAVE CONFIRMED THE IDENTITY OF A LOCAL MAN, WHOSE BODY WAS FOUND IN MISSISSIPPI. DANIELLE DUNCAN REPORTS.
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THE LOUISIANA LEGISLATURE HAS UNTIL JULY THIRTEENTH TO DECIDE IF THEY WILL HOLD A VETO OVERRIDE SESSION, WHICH WOULD BE HELD ON JULY EIGHTEENTH. GOVERNOR JOHN BEL EDWARDS VETOED TWENTY-FIVE BILLS FROM THIS YEAR’S SESSION PLUS HE MADE DOZENS OF VETOS TO LINE ITEMS IN THE STATE BUDGET. IF THE OVERRIDE SESSION IS HELD, LAWMAKERS CAN MOVE TO OVERTURN ANY OF THE VETOS INCLUDING TO THE BUDGET. REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS SAY EDWARD’S VETO TO A BILL BANNING MEDICAL PROCEDURES ON MINORS IDENTIFYING AS TRANSGENDER MAKES THE OVERRIDE SESSION LIKELY.
THE SAINT LANDRY PARISH PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL HAS APPROVED THE REALLOCATION OF FUNDS TO THE OPELOUSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT. CURRENTLY SIX PERCENT OF REVENUES FROM THE EVANGELINE DOWNS CASINO GOES TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR HOUSING INMATES, BUT POLICE CHIEF GRAIG LEBLANC SAYS ONLY ABOUT FIFTY THOUSAND IS NEEDED FOR INMATE HOUSING. HE RECEIVED APPROVAL TO USE THE OTHER ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND TO GET NECESSARY EQUIPMENT FOR POLICE OFFICERS INCLUDING BODY CAMERAS. LEBLANC SAYS THIS WILL HELP BUT HE PLANS TO APPLY FOR MORE GRANTS IN ORDER TO GROW THE DEPARTMENT.
ZOOSIANA ANNOUNCED THAT JOLIE, A WHITE TIGER, HAS DIED. JOLIE WAS EUTHANIZED SHORTLY AFTER HER NINETEENTH BIRTHDAY. JOLIE CAME TO THE ZOO IN THE SUMMER OF TWO THOUSAND FOUR. ACCORDING TO THE ZOO’S FACEBOOK PAGE, JOLIE BEGAN TO SEE AN AGGRESSIVE DECLINE IN HER KIDNEY’S, HIP JOINTS AND OVERALL MOBILITY.
THE NON-PROFIT, PROJECT BUILD A FUTURE, IS DISTRIBUTING BOX FANS AND
A-C UNITS TO INCOME-QUALIFIED RESIDENTS OF CALCASIEU PARISH. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CHARLA BLAKE SAYS THEY RECEIVED MORE THAN FORTY-FIVE CALLS OVER THE WEEKEND AND AT LEAST TEN MONDAY MORNING. THEY ARE GIVING THEM AWAY ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS BUT THERE ARE CERTAIN QUALIFICATIONS THAT HAVE TO BE VERIFIED. TO FIND OUT MORE, CALL PROJECT BUILD A FUTURE AT 439-71-91.
ANDERSON STREET IN NEW IBERIA WILL BE SHUT DOWN IN TWO DIFFERENT SECTIONS FOR STREET REPAIRS. THOSE SECTIONS ARE BETWEEN WASHINGTON AND FIELD STREETS AND BETWEEN ROSALIE STREET AND ADMIRAL DOYLE DRIVE. THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO TAKE TWO MONTHS TO COMPLETE AND THE WORK WILL BE DONE BETWEEN SEVEN A-M AND FIVE P-M ON THE WEEKDAYS AND MOST SATURDAYS. DETOURS WILL BE POSTED AND DRIVERS SHOULD ANTICIPATE DELAYS.
THE LOUISIANA ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE IS TAKING NO ACTION AGAINST THE BAYOU VERMILLION DISTRICT BOARD OVER POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS OF THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW. BOARD MEMBER CALVIN LEGER FILED A COMPLAINT OVER THE BOARD PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT AND AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SEARCH COMMITTEE MEMBER MEETING TO DISCUSS THE SEARCH FOR A NEW C-E-O. ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL LAURYN SUDDUTH SAYS THE THREE SIGNED AFFIDAVITS SAYING THEY DID NOT DELIBERATE THE MERITS OF CANDIDATES. SHE SAYS BOARD PRESIDENT KAREN HAIL, IN ORDER TO AVOID THE APPEARANCE OF IMPROPRIETY, RELIEVED THE SEARCH COMMITTEE OF ITS ROLE AND RECOMMENDED THE WHOLE BOARD TAKE OVER THE SEARCH PROCESS.
