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LAFAYETTE MAYOR PRESIDENT JOEL ROBIDEAUX HAS NEGOTIATED A DEAL TO SELL THE OLD FEDERAL COURTHOUSE AND SURROUNDING PROPERTIES FOR ONE-POINT-4 MILLION DOLLARS. A NEWLY CREATED COMPANY, O-F-C-H, PLANS TO TURN THE OLD FEDERAL COURTHOUSE, POLICE STATION AND ACADIANA OPEN CHANNEL BUILDINGS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA INTO A MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT WITH COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES AND MORE THAN SIXTY APARTMENT UNITS. UNDER TERMS OF THE DEAL, THE CONSTRUCTION MUST BEGIN BY JULY FIRST AND BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THE YEAR 2020, OR THEY WILL FACE PENALTIES. THE DEAL REQUIRES CITY PARISH COUNCIL APPROVAL.
A HERD OF COWS GOT LOOSE ON L-A 27 SOUTH OF CARLYSS NEAR ELLIS MOSS ROAD YESTERDAY. THE COWS GOT ON THE ROAD AND HIGHWAY. THEY CAUSED AT LEAST ONE MINOR ACCIDENT WITH INJURIES. TWO COWS WERE KILLED.
THE COMPANY BUILDING THE BAYOU BRIDGE PIPELINE IN SOUTH LOUISIANA HAS AGREED TO STOP CONSTRUCTION ON A PIECE OF PROPERTY WHILE A LEGAL DISPUTE IS WORKED OUT. THE PROPERTY IS IN ST. MARTIN PARISH AND IS OWNED BY PETER AALESTAD, WHO FILED A LAWSUIT SAYING BAYOU BRIDGE PIPELINE L-L-C BEGAN CLEARING TREES AND PREPARING FOR CONSTRUCTION WITHOUT OBTAINING CONSENT. ENVIRONMENTALISTS OPPOSED TO THE PROJECT SAY THIS WILL DELAY COMPLETION OF THE PIPELINE UNTIL AT LEAST AFTER A NOVEMBER HEARING ON THE COMPANIES ATTEMPTS TO ACQUIRE THE PROPERTY. HOWEVER, THE MAJORITY OWNER OF THE PROJECT, ENERGY TRANSFER PARTNERS, SAYS THE AGREEMENT WILL NOT EFFECT THE TIMING OF THE PROJECT, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN OCTOBER.
Gov. John Bel Edwards is slamming Louisiana’s attorney general for joining a lawsuit aimed at throwing out the federal health overhaul, including protections for people with pre-existing medical conditions. The Democratic governor called Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry’s decision to back the Texas-based lawsuit “deeply disturbing.” Edwards says the lawsuit threatens health coverage for 849,000 people in Louisiana who are estimated to have pre-existing health conditions. Landry, a possible challenger to Edwards in the 2019 governor’s race, has long opposed former President Barack Obama’s health care law as a federal overreach.
BROUSSARD POLICE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR TWO ARMED ROBBERY SUSPECTS AND THE ALLEGED VICTIM, WHO IS WANTED ON DRUG CHARGES. JEFF HORCHAK REPORTS.
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OBERLIN POLICE STILL HAVE NO LEADS ON THE DEATH OF A PEDESTRIAN, WHO WAS KILLED SATURDAY NIGHT WHILE WALKING ALONG L-A 165. POLICE CHIEF GRADY HAYNES SAYS THERE ARE NO STREET LIGHTS IN THE AREA WHERE 66-YEAR-OLD CALVIN REED WAS STRUCK AND KILLED, SO IT’S POSSIBLE THE DRIVER DIDN’T REALIZE THEY HAD HIT HIM. BUT REED’S GRANDAUGHTER, AALIYAH, TELLS KPLC TV THAT THEY MUST HAVE KNOWN BECAUSE HE WAS DRAGGED ABOUT FIFTEEN FEET. SHE SAYS HER GRANDFATHER HAD A HABIT OF WALKING TO THE VALERO GAS STATION EACH DAY FOR CANDY AND CIGARETTES.
A MAN WANTED BY THE ACADIA PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE WAS ARRESTED WITHOUT INCIDENT SATURDAY IN A LAFAYETTE HOTEL. 44-YEAR-OLD BILLY JOE HANKS OF CROWLEY WAS ACCUSED OF STEALING A JOHN DEERE TRACTOR AND HE LED DEPUTIES ON A HIGH SPEED CHASE BEFORE ESCAPING BY SWIMMING ACROSS A BAYOU. THE YOUNGSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED A TIP ON HANKS’ WHEREABOUTS AND, AFTER SHARING THE INFORMATION WITH ACADIA PARISH DEPUTIES, AN ARREST WARRANT WAS OBTAINED. HANKS WAS ARRESTED SATURDAY WITH THE HELP OF THE LAFAYETTE PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE SWAT TEAM.
- MARTIN PARISH SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT LOTTIE BEEBE CONTINUES TO GO TO WORK EVEN THOUGH SHE WAS FIRED LAST TUESDAY. YESTERDAY SHE WAS LOCKED OUT OF HER OFFICE, BUT HER ATTORNEY, LANE ROY, SAYS A CUSTODIAN UNLOCKED IT AT THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD PRESIDENT. THE BOARD WILL MEET TODAY TO NEGOTIATE HER FUTURE. ROY SAYS IF SHE’S ALLOWED TO COMPLETE THE SCHOOL YEAR, THEY WILL NOT FILE A LAWSUIT ALLEGING THE BOARD VIOLATED THE LOUISIANA UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES ACT.
