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THE COACH OF THE TEURLINGS HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL TEAM RECEIVED A NATIONAL HONOR. MIKE THIBODEAUX WAS NAMED THE ABCA/DIAMOND DIVISION TWO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL COACH OF THE YEAR. THE CHURCH POINT NATIVE GUIDED THE REBELS TO A 35-AND-4 RECORD THIS YEAR AND THE CLASS 4-A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. THE REBELS ALSO WERE A CONSENSUS TOP 25 TEAM THIS YEAR.
THE SULPHUR FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS A NEW LEADER. DANNY DUPRE IS RETIRING AS FIRE CHIEF. THE NEW FIRE CHIEF WILL BE DAN SELPH. HE’S BEEN WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR 18 YEARS. THE CITY MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT ON THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE.
YESTERDAY THE TOWN OF ERATH CELEBRATED THE FOURTH OF JULY WITH A TRADITIONAL WATER FIGHT BETWEEN AREA FIRE DEPARTMENTS. WHAT BEGAN AS A TRAINING EXERCISE IN 1942 HAS CONTINUED INTO ITS 80TH YEAR. THE LEBLANC FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS THIS YEAR’S WINNER OVER THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN ERATH, DELCAMBRE AND HENRY. THE PRESIDENT OF THE ERATH FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION, ROBERT VINCENT, SAYS THIS YEAR WAS A BIG SUCCESS, CULMINATING WITH A FIREWORKS DISPLAY THAT WAS TWICE AS BIG AS LAST YEAR’S.
ON JULY FIRST, LOUISIANA BECAME THE 31ST STATE TO EXPAND MEDICAID THROUGH THE FEDERAL AFFORDABLE CARE ACT. IT’S ESTIMATED THAT 580 THOUSAND LOUISIANA RESIDENTS WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAID UNDER THE NEWLY EXPANDED INCOME LEVEL REQUIREMENTS. THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH’S GOAL IS TO SIGN AT LEAST 375 THOUSAND THIS YEAR. GOVERNOR JOHN BEL EDWARDS SOUGHT TO EXPAND MEDICARE AS A LEGISLATOR AND CAMPAIGNED ON THE ISSUE LAST YEAR.
TODAY, THE LEADERS OF STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES BEGIN TO FIGURE WHERE TO APPLY CUTS TO THEIR BUDGETS. ON FRIDAY, THE AGENCIES LEARNED THAT THE STATE BUDGET WILL NEED TO BE CUT BY 326-POINT-5 MILLION DOLLARS. HOWEVER, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE IN THE STATE SENATE, REPUBLICAN CAMERON HENRY OF METAIRIE, SAYS IT’S NOT ACCURATE TO CALL THE REDUCED SPENDING CUTS. HE SAYS EVERY AGENCY PUT IN THEIR REQUESTS, AND NOT EVERY AGENCY GOT WHAT THEY WANTED.
UNITED BLOOD SERVICES ISSUED AN EMERGENCY PUBLIC APPEAL FOR BLOOD. JULIE DARCE REPORTS.
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Lake Charles is opening its first playground for pooches on city-owned property later this month. The American Press reports a July 16 grand opening is set for Bark du Lac Dog Park. The push for the park gained momentum last September when the City Council approved construction. Officials say the park will give local residents and travelers a place for their four-legged friends to socialize.
THE COUSIN OF A FORTY-YEAR-OLD MAN, WHO WAS SHOT AND KILLED BY AN IBERIA PARISH SHERIFF’S DEPUTY ON SUNDAY, ASKED TO BE ALLOWED TO TALK TO HIM, BUT WAS REBUFFED. HARLEY DELAHOUSSAYE TELLS KATC TV THAT SHE BELIEVES HER COUSIN, SHANNON LABIT, WOULD STILL BE ALIVE TODAY IF SHE HAD BEEN ALLOWED TO TALK TO HIM. LABIT HAS A HISTORY OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND THREATENED DEPUTIES WITH A KNIFE BEFORE HE WAS SHOT AND KILLED AT HIS CAMPER ON MCDONALD STREET IN NEW IBERIA. STATE POLICE DETECTIVES ARE INVESTIGATING THE INCIDENT.
