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THE SOLAR ECLIPSE HAPPENS THIS AFTERNOON. JEFF HORCHAK HAS MORE.
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ONE CHILD WAS KILLED IN A BOATING ACCIDENT IN CALCASIEU PARISH. IT HAPPENED AT AROUND SIX P-M ON THE SABINE RIVER NEAR NIBLETT’S BLUFF PARK. ANOTHER CHILD WAS INJURED BUT IS IN STABLE CONDITION, ACCORDING TO THE LOUSIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES. DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN LT. BEAU ROBERTSON SAYS AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE ACCIDENT IS ONGOING AND THE CALCASIEU PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS ASSISTING.
A PORT BARRE MAN WAS ARRESTED AFTER HE WENT ON A CRIME SPREE SUNDAY. IT BEGAN WHEN JON MICHAEL MAULDWIN CRASHED HIS CAR IN PORT BARRE, AFTER WHICH, HE INVADED A HOME AND FORCED A MAN TO DRIVE HIM EAST ON U-S 190. HE WAS LATER ARRESTED IN LIVONIA WHERE HE INVADED ANOTHER HOME AND TRIED TO SEXUALLY ASSAULT TWO WOMEN, BUT A MAN HIT HIM ON THE HEAD AND HELD HIM FOR POLICE. MAULDWIN WAS ALSO CHARGED FOR ROBBING A CLERK AT A CONVENIENCE STORE AND SHOOTING AT HIM.
Louisiana residents who had damage from last summer’s widespread flooding have two weeks to submit the proof of loss form required for a flood insurance claim.
FEMA says more than 29,600 claims have been filed with the National Flood Insurance Program from policyholders affected by the August 2016 floods. Fewer than 135 claims remain to be processed. Policyholders have until Sept. 1 to submit the proof of loss form, a deadline that has been extended four times since the disaster.
A ROUNDABOUT IS PLANNED FOR NORTH UNIVERSITY AVENUE, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO HELP ALLEVIATE TRAFFIC CONGESTION AROUND LAFAYETTE CHIRSTIAN ACADEMY WHEN PARENTS PICK UP AND DROP OFF STUDENTS. THE THREE-POINT-6 MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT WOULD CONNECT RENAUD DRIVE AND STONE AVENUE WITH THE ROUNDABOUT. THE WORK ISN’T EXPECTED TO BEGIN UNTIL 2020 AND SHOULD TAKE ABOUT 18 MONTHS TO COMPLETE. THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING COMMISSION IS TO MAKE NORTH UNIVERSITY AVENUE A FOUR LANE ROAD FROM I-TEN TO PONT DES MOUTON ROAD, BUT THAT WON’T HAPPEN SOON.
THE STATE BOND COMMISSION APPROVED FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS IN STATE REVENUE BONDS FOR THE CITY OF SULPHUR. MAYOR CHRIS DUNCAN TELLS THE AMERICAN PRESS THE MONEY WILL HELP SPEED UP THE WORK ON THE CITY’S INFRASTRUCTURE. THE MONEY WILL BE USED TO REPLACE WATER LINES, AS WELL AS MAKE SEWER REPAIRS, ROAD OVERLAYS AND IMPROVE DRAINAGE. THE COMMISSION ALSO APPROVED TEN MILLION DOLLARS IN REVENUE BONDS TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO MEDICAL FACILITIES AND EQUIPRMENT BELONGING TO THE SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION.
THERE WILL BE NO SCHOOL TODAY AT DELCAMBRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. IBERIA PARISH SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT DALE HENDERSON MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT YESTERDAY AFTERNOON BECAUSE OF A TRANSFORMER THAT BLEW SUNDAY MORNING AT THE SCHOOL. HENDERSON SAYS CREWS HAVE BEEN WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT, AS A PRECAUTION, THEY DECIDED TO CANCEL CLASSES FOR TODAY. ALL OTHER SCHOOLS IN THE PARISH WILL HAVE CLASSES AS SCHEDULED.
Thirty-six men and women are reporting to the Louisiana State Police training academy, hoping to become the latest state troopers. The state police cadets begin their training regimen Sunday. They were chosen for the cadet class after a process that included a written test, physical assessment, psychological exam, background check, polygraph and oral interview. The training academy lasts about 20 weeks.
