9-30-20
A MAN AND WOMAN WERE STRUCK AND KILLED WHILE WAITING FOR A BUS IN LAFAYETTE. CAROLINE MARCELLO HAS MORE.
VOICER R :21
THE BAYOU TECHE BRIDGE IN BREAUX BRIDGE, ALSO KNOWN AS THE CRAWFISH BRIDGE, WILL UNDERGO RENOVATIONS BEGINNING OCTOBER TWELFTH. D-O-T-D DISTRICT ENGINEER ADMINISTRATOR MICHAEL DESELLE SAYS THE BRIDGE, WHICH WAS BUILT IN NINETEEN-FIFTY-ONE, NEEDS A FACELIFT. HE SAYS THEY WILL MAKE REPAIRS TO THE ELECTRICAL, STRUCTURAL AND MECHANICAL PARTS, AND THE BRIDGE WILL BE CLEANED AND REPAINTED. HE ESTIMATES THE BRIDGE WILL BE CLOSED FOR ABOUT TEN MONTHS WHILE RENOVATIONS TAKE PLACE.
Louisiana senators have started advancing a proposal to give themselves some sway over Gov. John Bel Edwards’ decision-making in the coronavirus pandemic. Criticism from Republicans has mounted that the Democratic governor has failed to communicate with them. The bill from Senate President Page Cortez would create a regulatory framework for legislative oversight when a Louisiana governor extends an emergency order for more than 30 days. The proposal wouldn’t give lawmakers new avenues to stall those emergency decisions from taking effect.
THE CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF LAKE CHARLES ESTIMATES SIXTY TO ONE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS IN DAMAGE FROM HURRICANE LAURA. BISHOP GLEN PROVOST SAYS SIXTEEN BUILDINGS IN THE FIVE PARISH AREA ARE A TOTAL LOSS AND HALF OF THEM ARE CHURCHES. THE DIOCESE IS WORKING WITH CATHOLIC CHARITIES TO BEGIN THE CLEANUP PROCESS AND PLAN THE STEPS THEY WILL TAKE GOING FORWARD. BISHOP PROVOST SAYS THEY HAVE A MAMMOTH TASK AHEAD OF THEM AND HE EXPECTS IT WILL TAKE YEARS TO RECOVER.
ONE OF THE LARGEST MILITIA GROUPS IN AMERICA IS PLANNING A MARCH IN PARC SAN SOUCI IN DOWNTOWN LAFAYETTE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE COALITION’S LEADER, KNOWN AS GRANDMASTER JAY, SAYS THE REASON FOR THE MARCH IS TO PROTEST THE RECENT SHOOTINGS OF BLACK MEN BY POLICE AND A FACEBOOK POST BY CONGRESSMAN CLAY HIGGINS. THE ARMED MILITIA GROUP IS EXPECTING TO BRING ONE OF THE LARGEST CROWDS TO DOWNTOWN LAFAYETTE THIS YEAR. GRANDMASTER JAY SAYS THAT IF ANY TROUBLE ARISES, THEY PLAN TO EXTINGUISH IT QUICKLY.
DETECTIVES WITH THE ACADIA PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE ARE INVESTIGATING VEHICLE BURGLARIES THAT OCCURRED IN A TRAILER PARK SOUTH OF CROWLEY. ON THE NIGHT OF SEPTEMBER EIGHTEENTH, FOUR UNKNOWN INDIVIDUALS, WHO WERE DESCRIBED AS TALL AND THIN AND WEARING ALL BLACK, BEGAN LOOKING INTO VEHICLES IN THE TRAILS SOUTH TRAILER PARK OFF OF AIRPORT ROAD. WALLETS, A PURSE, AN IPAD AND BANK CARDS WERE STOLEN FROM UNSECURED VEHICLES. UP TO A THOUSAND DOLLAR REWARD IS BEING OFFERED FOR TIPS LEADING TO AN ARREST OR ARRESTS. THE TIPS LINE IS SEVEN-EIGHT-NINE-TIPS.
FOR THE SECOND DAY IN A ROW, HOSPITALIZATIONS FOR COVID-NINETEEN IN LOUISIANA WENT UP. THE TOTAL ROSE BY FIFTEEN TO FIVE HUNDRED SEVENTY-EIGHT. HOWEVER THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS ON VENTILATORS CONTINUES TO TREK DOWNWARD WITH THREE FEWER TODAY. THERE ARE TEN ADDITIONAL DEATHS FROM COVID-NINETEEN IN THE STATE, PUSHING THE TOTAL OVER FIFTY-THREE HUNDRED. THERE ARE FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE NEW CASES.
FOR THE SECOND DAY IN A ROW, SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA HAD NO NEW DEATHS FROM COVID-NINETEEN. ACADIANA HAD TWO DEATHS, BOTH IN ACADIA PARISH. ACADIANA HAD TWENTY-SEVEN NEW CASES, THE LOWEST TOTAL IN A WEEK. THE MOST WERE IN ST. MARY PARISH WITH TEN. SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA RECORDED TWENTY-ONE MORE CASES, INCLUDING FIFTEEN IN CALCASIEU PARISH.
