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THE BODY OF A BATON ROUGE MAN WAS FOUND YESTERDAY MORNING LYING IN A ROADWAY AT THE INTERSECTION OF GILMAN AND RAILROAD STREETS IN LAFAYETTE. THE VICTIM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AST THIRTY-SEVEN-YEAR-OLD CHRISTOPHER SMITH. POLICE SAY IT IS A SUSPICIOUS DEATH BUT ARE AWAITING THE RESULTS OF AN AUTOPSY BY THE LAFAYETTE PARISH CORONER’S OFFICE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. ANYONE WHO HAS INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CONTACT THE LAFAYETTE POLICE DEPARTMENT OR CALL TWO-THREE-TWO-TIPS.
FIREFIGHTERS ARE BLAMING A SCOTT HOUSE FIRE ON IMPROPERLY DISCARDED FIREWORKS. SYLVIA MASTERS HAS MORE.
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THE CALCASIEU PARISH ANIMAL SHELTER IS DEALING WITH OVERCROWDING. THEY HAVE MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED ANIMALS AWAITING ADOPTION. MANAGER CLAIRE TERRACINA SAYS RIGHT NOW ITS CAT SEASON WITH AROUNND EIGHTY CATS AND KITTENS. SHE SAYS CATS TYPICALLY REPRODUCE THIS TIME OF YEAR AND PEOPLE ARE FINDING KITTENS ALL OVER THE PLACE.
LOUISIANA HAD NINE HUNDRED SEVENTY-SIX TRAFFIC FATALITIES LAST YEAR, UP THIRTY-FOUR PERCENT FROM TWENTY-NINETEEN, WHICH IS WELL ABOVE THE NATIONAL RATE. DURING THAT SAME PERIOD NATIONWIDE, TRAFFIC FATALITIES SURGED BY NINETEEN PERCENT. EXPERTS FROM A NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH NONPROFIT SAY THE FATAL ACCIDENTS ARE LARGELY RELATED TO DRIVERS TAKING HUGE RISKS. STATE POLICE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER JAVIER LEIJA CITES THE LEADING CAUSES AS DRIVERS BECOMING RELAXED IN THEIR DRIVING BEHAVIORS, DRINKING ALCOHOL, MULTITASKING AND BECOMING DISTRACTED.
THE LARGEST WAVE OF COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN LAFAYETTE SINCE THE COSTCO-BASED AMBASSADOR TOWN CENTER OPENED IN TWENTY-SIXTEEN COULD BE HAPPENING ON CAMELIA BOULEVARD BETWEEN KALISTE SALOOM AND VEROT SCHOOL ROADS. ACCORDING TO THE ADVOCATE, THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIRTY-FIVE ACRES WILL BE ANCHORED BY A NEW ROUSES MARKET AND THE CHIMES. THE REMAINING SPACES WILL BE FILLED BY A VARIETY OF BUSINESSES, INCLUDING MEDICAL OFFICES AND A GAS STATION AND COFFEE SHOP. FLO MEADOWS, A COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE AGENT WITH LATTER AND BLUM, TELLS THE ADVOCATE THAT PROPERTY IS THE NEXT CORRIDOR WITH THE MOST CONNECTIVITY, DRAWING FROM YOUNGSVILLE, BROUSSARD AND THE OTHER DIRECTION.
A WHISTLEBLOWER IN THE BROUSSARD POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS SETTLED A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE CITY OF BROUSSARD. TAYLOR JONES, A FORMER POLICE OFFICER, ALLEGED SEXUAL HARRASSMENT AND RETALIATION BY THE FORMER POLICE CHIEF. AS PART OF THE SETTLEMENT REACHED LAST MONTH, JONES WILL RECEIVE EIGHTY-FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS IN BACKPAY AND SIXTY-FIVE HUNDRED FOR PERSONAL INJURY DAMAGES. THE ADVOCATE REPORTS THAT THE CITY OF BOURSSARD WILL ALSO PAY JONES’ ATTORNEY TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS.
THE LAKE CHARLES REGIONAL AIRPORT WILL RECEIVE TWO-AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION. CONGRESSMAN CLAY HIGGINS MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT. THE FUNDING COMES FROM THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT. IT WILL BE USED TO ENHANCE AND REPLACE TWO PASSENGER BOARDING BRIDGES.
THE COMPANY, STACKER, HAS COMPILED A LIST OF THE PARISHES WITH THE MOST VETERANS IN LOUISIANA USING U-S CENSUS BUREAU DATA. VERNON PARISH, WHICH INCLUDES FORT POLK, HAS THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF VETERANS WITH EIGHTEEN-POINT-FOUR PERCENT. BEAUREGARD PARISH, WHICH IS ADJACENT TO VERNON PARISH, IS THIRD AND CALCASIEU PARISH IS NUMBER TEN. THE PARISH WITH THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE IN ACADIANA IS VERMILLION PARISH AT NUMBER ELEVEN.
