KAJN Jesus FM 102.9


8-8-19

REPAIRS ARE UNDERWAY FOR A SECTION OF CONGRESS STREET IN LAFAYETTE THAT IS NEAR THREE SCHOOLS.  IT COULD BE A HEADACHE FOR MOTORISTS, ESPECIALLY AS SCHOOL IS ABOUT TO GET UNDERWAY, AND THEY ARE ADVISED TO AVOID THE AREA IF POSSIBLE.  THERE WILL BE ALTERNATING LANE CLOSURES ALONG WEST CONGRESS BETWEEN CRAWFORD STREET AND EULA DRIVE BEGINNING TOMORROW AND LASTING UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTH.  THE CONSTRUCTION ZONE IS A HALF MILE FROM LAFAYETTE HIGH AND PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY AND A MILE FROM S-J MONTGOMERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

 

GOVERNOR JOHN BEL EDWARDS ANNOUNCED AN 18 MILLION DOLLAR PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CAMERON PARISH POLICE JURY AND THE COASTAL PROTECTION AND RESTORATION AUTHORITY TO SAVE THE COAST IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA.  UNIQUE ROCK BREAKWATERS WILL BE PUT ALONG SIX MILES OF SHORELINE THAT LOSES ABOUT 300 FEET OF LAND A YEAR, ACCORDING TO PHILLIP “SCOOTER” TROSCLAIR THE THIRD OF THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES.  INSTEAD OF THE TRADITIONAL METHOD TO BUILD BREAKWATERS, THE NEW STRUCTURE WILL USE LARGE BAGS OF LIGHTWEIGHT AGGREGATE TO SUPPORT HEAVY ROCKS ON THE SURFACE.  GOVERNOR EDWARDS SAYS THE NEW BREAKWATERS WILL HELP PROTECT THE ROCKEFELLER WILDLIFE REFUGE IN CAMERON PARISH, WHICH SEES THOUSANDS OF VISITORS EACH YEAR.

 

A CROWLEY WOMAN, WHO STOLE NEARLY 150 THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM HER EMPLOYER, WAS SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS IN PRISON.  38-YEAR-OLD OTAVIA LEWIS MUST ALSO REPAY THE COMPANY FOR ALL THE MONEY STOLEN.  LEWIS WAS A BOOKEEPER FOR A CROWLEY EQUIPMENT COMPANY FROM MARCH OF 2014 TO MAY OF 2016.  SHE TRANSFERRED MONEY FROM THE COMPANY TO HER BANK ACCOUNT USING ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE.

 

THE SUMMER BREAK IS OFFICIALLY OVER FOR SOME ACADIANA STUDENTS AND WILL SOON BE OVER FOR OTHERS.  GERALD GREUNIG HAS THE DETAILS.

 

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A MOTORCYCLIST WAS KILLED IN A CRASH ON MOSS STREET YESTERDAY MORNING.  THE MAN WAS 63-YEARS-OLD, BUT POLICE DID NOT RELEASE HIS NAME BECAUSE HIS FAMILY HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED.  HE STRUCK A POLE IN THE FOUR THOUSAND BLOCK OF MOSS STREET.  HE WAS LATER PRONOUCED DEAD AT THE HOSPITAL.

 

THE LAKE CHARLES CITY COUNCIL VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO MOVE FORWARD AND ALLOW CONSTRUCTION OF PORT WONDER, AN EDUCATIONAL AND ENTERTAINMENT FACILITY THAT WILL BE RIGHT ON THE LAKE.  MAYOR NIC HUNTER SAYS HE’S HOPING THE TWENTY MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT WILL BE A CATALYST FOR DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE LAKEFRONT.  HE TELLS KPLC TV THAT WORK COULD TAKE PLACE IN THE FOURTH QUARTER ON THE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION, WHICH NEEDS TO REMAIN IN PLACE FOR UP TO SIX MONTHS SO THE DIRT COMPACTS.  HE SAYS REAL WORK WILL BEGIN SOMETIME NEXT YEAR.

 

THE EUNICE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS DEALING WITH AN OFFICER SHORTAGE, LEADING SOME TO WORK TWENTY TO THIRTY HOURS OF OVERTIME.  POLICE CHIEF RANDY FONTENOT SAYS THE COMBINATION OF LOW PAY AND A DISAGREEMENT WITH SOME OFFICERS ABOUT HIS POLICING METHODS HAS RESULTED IN THE SHORTAGE.  FONTENOT SAYS HIS TOP PRIORITY WHEN HE TOOK OVER WAS TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY RELATIONS, WHICH CAUSED DISAGREEMENTS WITH SOME OFFICERS WHO DECIDED TO LEAVE.  VOTERS APPROVED A PAY RAISE THAT GOES INTO EFFECT IN APRIL AND FONTENOT SAYS HE’S DOUBLING DOWN ON RECRUITING EFFORTS.

 

Louisiana’s governor’s race got more crowded on the second day of the candidate signup period.  Seven contenders have registered for the Oct. 12 election, including Democratic incumbent John Bel Edwards.  Edwards faces two main Republican challengers: U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham and businessman Eddie Rispone.  On Wednesday, Gary Landrieu, an independent from Metairie, joined the field of contenders.