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IN LAFAYETTE PARISH, A BICYCLIST, WHO WAS HIT BY A VEHICLE YESTERDAY, HAS DIED FROM HIS INJURIES. SYLVIA MASTERS REPORTS.
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MULTIPLE CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS HAVE BEEN FILED AGAINST ACADIAN AMBULANCE BY PATIENTS AND FORMER EMPLOYEES. THEY WERE FILED LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AFTER ACADIAN AMBULANCE OFFICIALS ANNOUNCED THAT A CYBER CRIMINAL, KNOWN AS DAIXIN TEAM, ACCESSED PATIENT INFORMATION. THE HACKERS DEMANDED SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS IN RETURN FOR THE STOLEN INFORMATION BUT ACADIAN AMBULANCE INSTEAD OFFERED TO PAY ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-THREE THOUSAND. ONE OF THE LAWSUITS SAYS THE PATIENT’S PRIVATE INFORMATION IS FOREVER EXPOSED AND UNSECURE.
A TEMPORARY POWER OUTAGE IS PLANNED FOR TONIGHT IN WELSH. POWER WILL BE TURNED OFF AT TEN-THIRTY TONIGHT AND REMAIN OFF UNTIL MIDNIGHT. THE OUTAGE WILL ALLOW WORKERS TO MAKE NECESSARY REPAIRS. CITY HALL REQUESTS THAT RESIDENTS NOTIFY ELDERLY NEIGHBORS WHO DO NOT HAVE SOCIAL MEDIA. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, CALL WELSH CITY HALL.
MORE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN ACADIANA START THEIR NEW YEAR TODAY. SYLVIA MASTERS HAS THE DETAILS.
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ONE HUNDRED FIFTEEN SCHOOL BUSES IN THE LAFAYETTE PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. ANOTHER FORTY-TWO ARE BEING RETROFITTED TO HAVE A-C. COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST TRACY WIRTZ SAYS NOBODY WANTS TO DRIVE AROUND IN A HOT VEHICLE AND THEY ARE HOPING THIS WILL ENHANCE THE EXPERIENCE OF BEING ON THE BUS. THE COST TO RETROFIT ONE SCHOOL BUS WITH AIR CONDITIONING IS THIRTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS.
THE TURKEY CREEK WATER SYSTEM ISSUED A BOIL ADVISORY FOR CUSTOMERS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BECAUSE OF A LOSS OF WATER PRESSURE. A SOCIAL MEDIA POST BY THE UTILITY SAYS CUSTOMERS HAVE WITHOUT WATER BECAUSE THE WATER TOWER WAS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH USAGES ON HIGH HEAT DAYS. THE WATER SYSTEM ALSO EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER FROM THE GRID. THE UTILITY SAYS WATER SAMPLES WILL BE COLLECTED TODAY AND, HOPEFULLY, IT WILL BE CLEARED BY TOMORROW.
SOME LOUISIANA TEACHERS SAY THE STATE’S NEW EVALUATION SYSTEM IS MAKING IT HARDER TO RECEIVE A HIGH SCORE. UNDER THE NEW GUIDELINES ON THE STATE’S EVALUATION RUBRIC, TEACHERS WILL BE GRADED ON THEIR EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. THE EDUCATOR’S SCORE OFTEN DETERMINES IF THEY GET A STIPEND. PARISHES HAVE THE CHOICE OF IMPLEMENTING THE NEW EVALUATIONS THIS YEAR, LIKE LAFAYETTE AND EVANGELINE PARISHES, OR OPT FOR A TRIAL RUN, USING THE RUBRIC AS PRACTICE FOR NEXT YEAR, LIKE JEFF DAVIS PARISH.
THE SUSPECT IN A JUNE SHOOTING AT A CROWLEY APARTMENT COMPLEX THAT INJURED A MAN TURNED HIMSELF IN ON TUESDAY. GREGORY ROY JUNIOR WAS BOOKED INTO THE ACADIA PARISH JAIL ON A CHARGE OF ATTEMPTED FIRST-DEGREE MURDER. THE SHOOTING HAPPENED AT THE SHADY OAKS APARTMENTS. CROWLEY POLICE CHIEF TROY HEBERT SAYS AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE SHOOTING WAS A RETALIATION FOR ANOTHER SHOOTING THAT HAPPENED A FEW DAYS BEFORE.
