8-3-15
The Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office says three adults and an 8-month-old baby died after an SUV ran off the road, hit a guard rail and overturned in New Iberia. Maj. Ryan Turner, a sheriff’s office spokesman, tells The Daily Iberian that a 7-year-old boy was the only survivor of the wreck Saturday evening. He says the 49-year-old driver was thrown from the vehicle when it flipped about 5:15 p.m. Saturday on South Lewis Street. He says two other adults, a man and a woman, and the baby died at hospitals.
VETERANS AND THEIR SERVICE DOGS GATHERED IN FRONT OF A LAKE CHARLES RESTAURANT TO PROTEST THEIR REFUSAL TO ALLOW A SERVICE DOG IN THE RESTAURANT LAST MONTH. WHILE THE GROUP WAS PROTESTING YESTERDAY DURING LUNCH, THE OWNER OF PANDA SUPER BUFFET APPROACHED THE GROUP AND APOLOGIZED TO BRIAN WALLIS, THE VETERAN WHO WAS REFUSED SERVICE. HE OFFERED WATER FOR THE DOGS AND INVITED THE VETERANS IN FOR A MEAL. THE OWNER, JOE ZOU, TOLD KPLC TV THAT HE PLANS ON PUTTING UP A SIGN ON THE FRONT DOOR TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT SERVICE DOGS ARE WELCOME.
AN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING FIRE DESTROYED AN ARNAUDVILEE TRAILER. JULIE DARCE REPORTS.
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Louisiana’s four major candidates for governor told a packed audience of local elected officials they support giving municipalities more authority to raise their own taxes for roadwork. The three Republicans — Public Service Commissioner Scott Angelle, Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne and U.S. Sen David Vitter — and one Democrat, state Rep. John Bel Edwards, spoke Friday at a Louisiana Municipal Association luncheon in Lafayette. The men promised to work closely with parish, city and town governments. They said they’d back giving local governments the ability to drum up more money to patch roads, improve highways and address other transportation needs — if voters locally approve the taxes.
THE 115 EMPLOYEES AT ACADIA ST. LANDRY HOSPITAL IN CHURCH POINT WILL RECEIVE TRAINING ON AUGUST 26TH IN HOW TO HANDLE A SITUATION WHERE A GUNMAN ENTERS THE BUILDING. COVERSIX IS A LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING COMPANY, AND ACADIA ST. LANDRY HOSPITAL IS THE FIRST HOSPITAL THEY WILL TRAIN. COVERSIX OWNER JOEY COMEAUX TELLS THE DAILY ADVERTISER THAT THE TRAINING IS CRUCIAL NOWADAYS BECAUSE THERE’S NO TELLING WHO COULD SHOW UP AT A HOSPITAL. THE TRAINING WILL INVOLVE CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION AND AN ACTIVE SHOOTER SIMULATION IN A MOCK HOSPITAL.
A HISTORIC BUILDING IN WELSH IS BEING RESTORED AND TURNED INTO A PUBLIC ARTS CENTER. THE FRIENDS OF THE WELSH MUSEUM ARE WANTING TO TURN THE OLD WELSH HIGH SCHOOL ECONOMICS COTTAGE AT WEST HUDSPETH AND SOUTH KENNEDY STREET INTO THE HAZEL HEBERT BENOIT ARTS CENTER, NAMED AFTER THE SCHOOL’S LONG TIME HOME ECONOMICS TEACHER. THE FAMILY OF BENOIT DONATED THE COTTAGE, WHICH HAS SAT VACANT FOR YEARS, AND MUSEUM BOARD PRESIDENT MARY SUE LYON SAYS THEY ARE HOLDING FUNDRAISERS TO COVER THE COSTS OF THE RESTORATION PROJECT. SHE TELLS THE AMERICAN PRESS THAT THE NEW CENTER WILL BE ABLE TO HOLD ART EXHIBITS, MUSICAL PERFORMANCES, MEETINGS AND SMALL GATHERINGS AS WELL AS HOLDING LESSONS IN COOKING, PAINTING, CAJUN MUSIC, AND MORE.
A KAPLAN MAN HAS USED THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS HE GAINED FROM U-L LAFAYETTE’S BUSINESS INCUBATOR TO CREATE A NEW FISHING LURE BUSINESS. 23-YEAR-OLD ZACHARY DUBOIS WAS ACCEPTED INTO THE INAUGURAL CLASS OF STUDENT ENTREPRENEURS AT THE ACCELERAJUN BUSINESS INCUBATOR SCHOOL. HIS PRODUCT IS CALLED CAJUN LURES, HAND-MADE, SOFT PLASTIC FISHING LURES MADE WITH, WHAT HE CALLS, CAJUN INGENUITY. DUBOIS LAUNCHED THE PRODUCT IN JANUARY WITH THE HELP OF HIS MOTHER AND GIRLFRIEND, AND, HE TELLS THE ADVOCATE, HE HAS SOLD EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF LURES, MOSTLY IN LOUISIANA.
Everyone in Louisiana who buys property insurance will lose 28 percent of a tax credit they can get for covering the debt of the state’s property insurer of last resort.
In addition, the reduction is retroactive, meaning those who failed to file for the tax credit over the last four years are also out 28 percent of the rebate. As a result, Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says the state can immediately grab about $60 million of the unclaimed rebates. The Advocate report the cut was part of a package of tax credit reductions passed by the Legislature.
