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LAFAYETTE CITY PARISH COUNCILMAN BRUCE CONQUE WITHDREW A MOTION TO GIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS A TEN PERCENT PAY RAISE FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. CONQUE’S PROPOSAL SET OFF A FIRESTORM ON SOCIAL MEDIA CRITICIZING ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO SUPPORTED THE RAISE. IN HIS STATEMENT WITHDRAWING THE AMENDMENT, CONQUE SAID IT WAS POORLY THOUGHT OUT. TONIGHT THE COUNCIL HOLDS A FINAL VOTE TO ADOPT THE NEW BUDGET.
ROYAL DUTCH SHELL AND ENERGY TRANSFER PARTNERS HAVE ASKED FOR A FIVE YEAR DELAY IN THE COMPLETION DEADLINE FOR A MASSIVE GAS EXPORT PLANT PROJECT IN LAKE CHARLES. IF THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVES THE EXTENSION, THE COMPANIES WOULD HAVE UNTIL THE END OF 2025 TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT. THE DELAY REQUEST IS BECAUSE SHELL ACQUIRED ONE OF THE ORIGINAL PARTNERS, B-G, IN 2016, WHICH LED TO A RENEGOTIATION OF THE ORIGINAL DEAL BETWEEN B-G AND ENERGY TRANSFER PARTNERS. THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE FIVE THOUSAND JOBS DURING CONSTRUCTION AND TWO HUNDRED PERMANENT JOBS ONCE THE PLANT IS COMPLETED.
AN 83-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WAS KILLED IN A CRASH ON HIGHWAY 14 BETWEEN DELCAMBRE AND NEW IBERIA YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. JOYCE FALGOUT, WHO WAS DRIVING A CAR, REPORTEDLY FAILED TO YIELD BEFORE TURNING ONTO THE HIGHWAY FROM CLAUDE VIATOR ROAD. HER CAR WAS STRUCK BY AN
S-U-V AND SHE SUFFERED CRITICAL INJURIES, WHICH SHE DIED FROM AFTER BEING TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE DRIVER OF THE S-U-V HAD MODERATE INJURIES.
Former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards has been discharged from the hospital after an overnight stay. A spokesman for the 92-year-old Edwards said he was discharged Wednesday evening from Our Lady of the Lake Medical Center in Baton Rouge. Edwards was hospitalized Tuesday. His daughter said he had suffered a drop in blood sugar after becoming dehydrated.
ONE PERSON WAS KILLED IN A SHOOTING ON EDISON STREET IN LAFAYETTE LATE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. POLICE SAY 20-YEAR-OLD TIAGE MONTRELL HUDSON OF LAFAYETTE WAS SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES AND DIED AT THE SCENE. POLICE HAVE NOT YET MADE AN ARREST BUT A WHITE S-U-V IS A VEHICLE OF INTEREST IN THE CASE. IF YOU HAVE INFORMATION OR KNOW THE IDENTITY OF THOSE INVOLVED, YOU’RE ASKED TO CALL LAFAYETTE CRIME STOPPERS AT 232-TIPS.
THE CALCASIEU PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE HAS ARRESTED A STARKS MAN FOR AGGRAVATED CRIMES AGAINST NATURE. THEY RECEIVED A COMPLAINT THAT 38-YEAR-OLD KEVIN W. RICHEY HAD ILLICIT RELATIONS WITH A 16-YEAR-OLD GIRL ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS LAST JANUARY, INCLUDING SOMETIMES OUT OF THE STATE. RICHEY HAS BEEN BOOKED INTO THE CALCASIEU CORRECTIONAL CENTER. HIS BOND HAS BEEN SET AT 350 THOUSAND DOLLARS.
ONE OF THE CANDIDATES FOR ACADIA PARISH CLERK OF COURT CLAIMS THAT SOME OF HER ELECTION SIGNS ARE BEING STOLEN. ON HER FACEBOOK PAGE, EMILY STOMA SAYS LAWN SIGNS HAVE BEEN TAKEN FROM HER SUPPORTER’S PROPERTIES IN CROWLEY, RAYNE, IOTA AND ESTERWOOD. SHE SAYS THERE’S EVEN EVIDENCE FROM A SURVEILLANCE CAMERA SHOWING SOMEONE STEALING ONE OF HER SIGNS, WHICH SHE REPORTED TO THE ACADIA PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE. ROBBY BAROUSSE, WHO IS THE INCUMBENT RUNNING FOR REELECTION, SAYS HIS OFFICE HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY CALLS ABOUT SIGNS BEING PULLED UP AND HE IS CONFIDENT THAT NO ONE FROM HIS CAMPAIGN IS STEALING HER SIGNS.
THIS WEEK IS VOTER REGISTRATION WEEK IN LOUISIANA. MEGAN KELLY TELLS US ABOUT IT.
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