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LAFAYETTE BUSINESSMAN AND PHILANTHROPIST ROBERT D. LOWE PASSED AWAY YESTERDAY MORNING AT THE AGE OF 93. LOWE, A WORLD WAR TWO VETERAN, FOUNDED SEVERAL COMPANIES INCLUDING THE ALL AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, GULFGATE MARINE, AND CENTRAL INDUSTRIES. EVERY YEAR, HE HOSTED A CHRISTMAS PARTY AT THE PETROLEUM CLUB FOR WORLD WAR TWO SURVIVORS AND HE WAS AWARDED THE LAFAYETTE CIVIC CUP IN 2011 FOR HIS COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND CIVIC DEEDS. THE FUNERAL SERVICE FOR BOB LOWE WILL BE HELD AT ELEVEN TOMORROW MORNING AT THE CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION IN LAFAYETTE.
55-YEAR-OLD LEO PAUL THIBODEAUX OF DEQUINCY WAS SENTENCED YESTERDAY TO SERVE LIFE IN PRISON FOR THE SHOOTING DEATH OF HIS LIVE-IN GIRLFRIEND IN 2012. THIBODEAUX INITIALLY REPORTED THAT 37-YEAR-OLD TONI FRABBIELE COMMITTED SUICIDE IN HIS HOME, BUT HE WAS INDICTED A YEAR LATER AFTER BLOOD SPLATTER EVIDENCE INDICATED THAT IT WASN’T A SUICIDE. THIBODEAUX HAD BEEN ARRESTED A MONTH BEFORE THE SHOOTING FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. HOLLY CARTER WITH THE CALCASIEU PARISH DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE SAYS THIBODEAUX WILL SERVE THE LIFE SENTENCE WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF PAROLE, PROBATION, OR A SUSPENSION OF THE SENTENCE.
THE ST. LANDRY PARISH SCHOOL BOARD VOTED YESTERDAY TO ASK THE STATE BOND COMMISSION TO APPROVE TEN MILLION DOLLARS IN BONDS, TO PAY FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO SCHOOL BUILDINGS. SUPERINTENDENT EDWARD BROWN SAYS THE NEWEST SCHOOL BUILDING IN THE PARISH IS CLOSE TO FORTY YEARS OLD AND NEARLY EVERY BUILDING IN THE PARISH IS LEAKING. IF APPROVED, THREE-POINT-8 MILLION DOLLARS WOULD GO TOWARD BUILDING A NEW CAFETERIA AND 18 NEW CLASSROOMS AT LEONVILLE ELEMENTARY. THE BOARD AT A LATER DATE WILL DECIDE HOW THEY WANT TO USE THE REMAINING AMOUNT.
Louisiana has escaped a credit rating downgrade. National rating agency Moody’s Investors Service announced Thursday that it is keeping Louisiana at its same credit rating for an upcoming bond sale that will be used to finance work on Interstate 49 South. The agency, however, left Louisiana on a negative credit outlook, despite requests from Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration to be upgraded to a stable outlook. Moody’s said in its announcement Louisiana still has a “structural budget imbalance and continued budgetary risks.”
LAFAYETTE POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED A SUSPECT IN THE LATEST HUB CITY SHOOTING. JULIE DARCE REPORTS.
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THREE COLD CASE RAPE INVESTIGATIONS THAT WERE SOLVED IN LAKE CHARLES WILL BE FEATURED ON THE TNT SHOW, “COLD JUSTICE: SEX CRIMES”. TWO OF THE CASES WILL BE SHOWN TONIGHT AT EIGHT P-M, WHILE THE THIRD, WHICH INCLUDES THE FILMED ARREST OF THE SUSPECT, WILL BE SHOWN ON SEPTEMBER FOURTH. LAKE CHARLES POLICE CHIEF DON DIXON TELLS KPLC TV THE SUCCESS ON THESE THREE CASES HAS FUELED THEM TO TRY TO SOLVE MORE. HE SAYS THEY PULLED TWO UNSOLVED CASES YESTERDAY FROM 1989 AND 1990, AND THEY PLAN ON PULLING TWO MORE EACH MONTH.
IBERIA MEDICAL CENTER HAS ENTERED INTO A CLINICAL AFFILIATION AGREEMENT WITH THE LAFAYETTE GENERAL HEALTH SYSTEM. UNDER THE AGREEMENT, LAFAYETTE GENERAL WILL NOT COMPETE FOR PATIENTS IN IBERIA PARISH, AND IBERIA MEDICAL WILL REFER PATIENTS TO LAFAYETTE GENERAL FOR ANY SERVICES THEY DO NOT OFFER. LAFAYETTE GENERAL HEALTH SYSTEM PRESIDENT DAVID CALLECOD SAYS THEY NOW HAVE PARTNERS IN FIVE PARISHES. HE SAYS THEY ARE HELPING THOSE PARTNERS RETAIN THEIR PATIENTS IN THEIR PARISHES AND SOLIDFYING THEIR PLACE IN THEIR COMMUNTIES.
The state Department of Education has launched a Web portal as part of its effort to overhaul Louisiana’s career education options. The new program, called Jump Start, now has a Web portal called “All Things Jump Start” on the state Department of Education website — louisianabelieves.com. The Advocate reports the portal is aimed at helping students who want to pursue the new curriculum, including information on the 47 pathways and fact sheets on how they can earn credentials that pave the way for high-paying jobs. The career field choices include construction, auto repair, energy, transportation and health care.
