9-13-16
PLANS ARE IN THE WORKS TO BRING LIFE BACK TO THE MCKINLEY STREET STRIP. JULIE DARCE REPORTS.
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SASOL IS REPORTING THAT THEIR NEW CHEMICAL COMPLEX IN LAKE CHARLES IS ABOUT FIFTY PERCENT COMPLETE. THEY MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT YESTERDAY IN THEIR FISCAL REPORT, WHICH WAS RELEASED YESTERDAY. THE COMPLEX WILL INCLUDE AN ETHANE CRACKER AND SIX CHEMICAL PLANTS, WHICH PRODUCE DERIVATIVES USED IN DIFFERENT PRODUCTS SUCH AS SYNTHETIC FIBERS AND DETERGENTS. SASOL EXPECTS THE ETHANE CRACKER WILL BE UP AND RUNNING BY THE SECOND HALF OF 2018, AND THE ENTIRE COMPLEX SHOULD BE FINISHED ABOUT A YEAR AFTER THAT.
THE ACADIA PARISH U-S-D-A SERVICE CENTER IS OPENING A NEW TEMPORARY LOCATION IN CROWLEY TODAY. THE CENTER HAD EXPERIENCED FLOODING AND EMPLOYEES WITH THE FARM SERVICE AGENCY AND THE NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE HAD CONDUCTED BUSINESS FROM JEFF DAVIS PARISH UNTIL THE TEMPORARY LOCATION COULD BE OPENED. THE TEMPORARY OFFICE IS LOCATED AT 424 EAST FIRST STREET IN CROWLEY AND THEIR OFFICE HOURS ARE FROM EIGHT TO 4:30. EMPLOYEES IN THE NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE’S WATERSHED PLANNING OFFICE WILL BE HOUSED IN LAFAYETTE FOR NOW AT THE ESTUARINE HABITATS AND COASTAL FISHERIES CENTER ON CAJUNDOME BOULEVARD.
The wife of Republican U.S. Rep. Charles Boustany is defending him against prostitution allegations raised in a new book. In an email to supporters Monday, Bridget Boustany described “false attacks” aimed at disrupting her husband’s bid for a U.S. Senate seat in Louisiana. Bridget Boustany doesn’t use the word prostitution but talks of people who have “called his character into question.”
The book “Murder in the Bayou” by Ethan Brown claims Charles Boustany was involved with prostitutes who were killed in Jefferson Davis Parish.
Democratic candidate Caroline Fayard has picked up the high-profile support of New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu in Louisiana’s U.S. Senate race. Landrieu announced his backing of Fayard, a New Orleans lawyer and businesswoman, in a statement Monday that listed his endorsement in several races on the Nov. 8 ballot.
He chose Fayard over the other major Democratic contender in the Senate race, Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell, who has the support of Gov. John Bel Edwards. The New Orleans mayor said Fayard “will bring new energy to Washington” and will keep coastal restoration as a top priority.
A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD’S BIG IDEA TO FEED BREAKFAST TO 14 LAFAYETTE POLICE OFFICERS GREW EVEN LARGER WHEN THREE RESTAURANTS VOLUNTEERED TO PROVIDE LUNCH AND DINNER FOR ABOUT ONE HUNDRED FIRST RESPONDERS ON 9-11 SUNDAY. LINDSAY PERRY, THE MOTHER OF SEVEN-YEAR-OLD OLIVER, SAYS HE GOT THE IDEA FROM A YOUTUBE VIDEO AND STARTED RAISING MONEY FROM A LEMONADE STAND. SHE SAYS WHEN PEOPLE LEARNED WHAT HE WAS RAISING THE MONEY FOR, HE WAS QUICKLY ABLE TO COLLECT 350 DOLLARS. BUT THEN THE HUB CITY DINER, AGAVE, AND THE LONGHORN STEAKHOUSE AGREED TO PROVIDE THE MEALS FOR FREE AND THE OWNER OF AGAVE DOUBLED OLIVER’S MONEY AND TOLD HIM TO PUT IT IN A SAVINGS ACCOUNT FOR HIS EDUCATION.
THE CALCASIEU PARISH SCHOOL BOARD IS STARTING A NEW PROGRAM DESIGNED TO IMPROVE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AT SIX SCHOOLS THAT RECEIVED A “D” OR “F” GRADE FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. THE ALIGNMENT PROJECT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED AT WASHINGTON-MARION HIGH SCHOOL, MOLO MIDDLE, AND J-D CLIFTON, J-J JOHNSON, RALPH WILSON, AND COMBRE FONDEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. CLIFTON ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL PAMELA BELL SAYS THE PILOT PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO HELP STUDENTS BETTER TRANSITION WHEN THEY MOVE UP TO NEW SCHOOLS AND IMPROVE THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. A SEMINAR WAS HELD YESTERDAY FOR TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS AT THE SCHOOLS TO LEARN HOW TO BUILD COMMON HABITS AND PROCESSES AS THE STUDENT MOVE FROM KINDERGARTEN TO TWELFTH GRADE.
FIREFIGHTERS IN EUNICE ARE PLANNING TO ASK THE CITY COUNCIL FOR PERMISSION TO CARRY FIREARMS WHILE ON DUTY. FIRE CHIEF MICHAEL ARNOLD TELLS KATC TV THAT MORE AND MORE FIRST RESPONDERS ARE FACING SAFETY ISSUES AROUND THE COUNTRY, BUT HE WILL UNDERSTAND IF THE COUNCIL HAS A PROBLEM WITH IT BECAUSE OF INSURANCE AND LIABILITY CONCERNS. THE EUNICE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS THE FIRST IN THE STATE TO BRING UP THE MATTER. THEY PLAN ON GOING BEFORE THE COUNCIL WITH THE REQUEST AT NEXT MONTH’S MEETING.
