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THE NEW SOUTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL IN YOUNGSVILLE WON’T OPEN UNTIL THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR, BUT YESTERDAY THE ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE AS TO WHAT THEIR MASCOT AND SCHOOL COLORS WILL BE. SOUTHSIDE PRINCIPAL CATHERINE CASSIDY FORMED A COMMITTEE OF STUDENTS FROM MIDDLE SCHOOLS WHO WILL BE ATTENDING THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL. SHE TOLD THE SCHOOL BOARD LAST NIGHT THAT THEY OVERWHELMING VOTED FOR A SHARK AS THE MASCOT AND FOR SCHOOL COLORS OF TEAL, NAVY AND SILVER. SHE SAYS THE PARTICULAR STYLE OF SHARK IN THE SCHOOL LOGO IS STILL BEING DISCUSSED.
Lawyers for a Mississippi native accused of killing his wife in 1962 say she fell from his boat and drowned, but her younger brother says Mary Horton Vail was afraid of boats. KPLC-TV reports via Twitter that Will Horton testified Wednesday about 76-year-old Felix Vail, who has pleaded not guilty to a murder charge. Horton testified that he would go water-skiing with the Vails. He says Vail owned a fast wooden boat, but Mary would never ride in it.
KATC TV IS REPORTING THAT A NURSE AT WOMEN’S HEALTH OF VERMILLION IN ABBEVILLE WAS ABDUCTED AT GUNPOINT YESTERDAY MORNING AND BEATEN BY AN UNIDENTIFIED MAN. ABBEVILLE POLICE LIEUTENANT DAVID HARDY SAYS THE MAN REPORTEDLY WANTED INFORMATION CONCERNING A LOCAL DOCTOR. THE NURSE WAS FOUND BY CO-WORKERS BEHIND THE BUILDING AND SHE WAS TREATED FOR HER INJURIES AND RELEASED. THE INCIDENT LED TO A TEMPORARY LOCKDOWN OF AREA SCHOOLS, MEDICAL FACILITIES AND BUSINESSES.
Louisiana’s top school board has given state Superintendent of Education John White a positive job evaluation, but no more job security than the month-to-month deal he’s had since the new board’s term began in January. The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education reviewed White’s performance in a closed-door session Wednesday. BESE President Jim Garvey said White’s evaluation was “favorable.” White said he was given a nearly 3.2 rating on a 4-point scale.
FORMER PRO FOOTBALL QUARTERBACK JAKE DELHOMME AND U-L FOOTBALL COACH MARK HUDSPETH DELIVERED A PEP TALK TO OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY EXECUTIVES AT A LUNCHEON BY THE LOUISIANA GULF COAST OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION MENTORING PROGRAM. DELHOMME SAID THAT WHEN THINGS AREN’T GOING GREAT, YOU HAVE TO PREPARE TO GET BACK IN THE GAME. HE ALSO DISCUSSED THE IMPORTANCE OF MENTORS WHO CAN GUIDE YOU. COACH HUDSPETH TALKED ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF FUNDAMENTALS INCLUDING BEING ON TIME, HAVING A GREAT ATTITUDE AND BEING SUPPORTIVE OF YOUR TEAMMATES.
THE UNITED WAY OF SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA IS HOLDING THEIR THIRD ANNUAL SHOE BOX PROJECT. DENISE DUREL OF THE UNITED WAY IS ENCOURAGING FAMILIES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO FILL A SHOE BOX WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES, DECORATE IT, AND DROP IT OFF AT THE UNITED WAY, LOCATED AT 815 RYAN STREET IN LAKE CHARLES BETWEEN 8:30 AND FOUR ON THE WEEKDAYS. SHE SAYS LAST YEAR THEY WERE ABLE TO GIVE SHOE BOXES TO HELP NEEDY STUDENTS AT FIVE AREA SCHOOLS, AND THIS YEAR, THEY’RE HOPING TO DO MORE. SHE SAYS THEY CHOOSE THE SCHOOLS BASED ON THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE REDUCED LUNCH PROGRAM.
A LIGHTNING STRIKE IN CANKTON CAUSED THREE BATTERY TANKS TO CATCH FIRE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. JULIE DARCE REPORTS.
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COMMISSIONER OF ADMINISTRATION JAY DARDENNE SAYS HE BELIEVES A REQUEST BY ATTORNEY GENERAL JEFF LANDRY THAT HE DENIED HAS LED TO THE TENSIONS BETWEEN LANDRY AND THE GOVERNOR’S ADMINISTRATION. DARDENNE SAYS LANDRY ASKED FOR A MONTHLY CAR ALLOWANCE PLUS REIMBURSEMENTS FOR MILEAGE, WHICH DARDENNE TURNED DOWN BECAUSE HE CONSIDERED IT DOUBLE DIPPING. LANDRY DIDN’T PURSUE THE MATTER ANY FURTHER AFTER THE REQUEST WAS DENIED. LANDRY RESPONDED TO DARDENNE’S ALLEGATIONS BY SAYING THE GOVERNOR AND DARDENNE ARE TRYING TO DISTRACT FROM THE LARGEST TAX AND SPEND PLAN PASSED IN STATE HISTORY BY SUGGESTED INNUENDOS.
