10-19-26
A HOUSE IN RAYNE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES YESTERDAY. THE HOUSE WAS LOCATED IN THE AREA OF LIVE OAK STREET. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS GIVEN ABOUT THIS HOUSE FIRE.
CARENCRO POLICE ENDED UP ARRESTING AN ALLEGED DRUG DEALER WHILE THEY WERE INVESTIGATING A SHOOTING ON SAINT ANNE STREET. THEY DISCOVERED THROUGH SURVEILLANCE VIDEOS SHOTS WERE FIRED FROM A VEHICLE THAT HAD JUST LEFT A HOUSE WHERE DRUGS WERE PURCHASED. A SEARCH WARRANT WAS EXECUTED DAYS LATER AT THE HOUSE WHERE THEY FOUND MARIJUANA, HYDROCODONE AND ECSTASY PILLS. THIRTY-NINE-YEAR-OLD MATTHEW JOURNET WAS ARRESTED AND BOOKED ON POSSESSION WITH THE INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE MARIJUANA AND SCHEDULE TWO DRUGS.
LOUISIANA’S BUDGET IS ESTIMATED TO HAVE A FIVE HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE MILLION DOLLAR SURPLUS THAT, LEADERS SAY, COULD STRENGTHEN THE RAINY-DAY FUND, PAY DOWN DEBT AND FUND INFRASTRUCTURE. GEORGE FAUST HAS MORE.
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A SIXTY-YEAR-OLD LAKE CHARLES MAN WAS KILLED IN A MOTORCYCLE CRASH ON I-TWO-TEN WEST IN LAKE CHARLES. STATE POLICE SAY THAT, AT AROUND TEN A-M FRIDAY, THE MOTORCYCLIST ENTERED THE MEDIAN NEAR MILE MARKER ELEVEN AND WAS EJECTED. HE SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES AND LATER DIED AT THE HOSPITAL. A STANDARD TOXICOLOGY SAMPLE FROM THE MOTORCYCLIST WAS SUBMITTED FOR ANALYSIS.
SOUTH LOUISIANA COMMUNITY COLLEGE IS LAUNCHING A FOUR-YEAR ELECTRICAL APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM AT ITS NEW IBERIA CAMPUS. THE PROGRAM IS INTENDED TO ADDRESS A SHORTAGE OF TRAINED ELECTRICIANS IN ACADIANA. THE PROGRAM COMBINES CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION WITH PAID, ON-THE-JOB TRAINING THROUGH PARTICIPATING EMPLOYERS. THE COLLEGE IS SEEKING ADDITIONAL ELECTRICAL EMPLOYERS TO PARTICIPATE BY HIRING APPRENTICES AND PROVIDING ON-THE-JOB TRAINING.
THE FIRST PHASE OF PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE BERTRAND DRIVE CORRIDOR IN LAFAYETTE IS MOVING FORWARD, DESPITE OPPOSITION FROM SOME BUSINESS OWNERS. THE ONE-POINT-NINE-MILLION-DOLLAR PHASE INCLUDES THE INSTALLATION OF UNDERGROUND CONDUITS TO HOUSE COMMUNICATION LINES FOR PROVIDERS LIKE L-F-T FIBER AND A-T-AND-T. THERE WILL BE INTERMITTENT CENTER LANE CLOSURES BETWEEN JOHNSTON STREET AND NORTH COLLEGE ROAD DURING THE SIX-MONTH CONSTRUCTION PERIOD. TRAFFIC WILL REMAIN OPEN IN BOTH DIRECTIONS AND ACCESS TO BUSINESSES AND PROPERTIES IS EXPECTED TO BE MAINTAINED.
THE CHOSEN ONE HEALING CENTER IS SET TO OPEN IN OPELOUSAS IN TWO WEEKS. DAYNA BROUSSARD SAYS IT WILL BE A SAFE PLACE FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN TO STAY. SHE SAYS SHE’S A DOMESTIC ABUSE SURVIVOR AND OVERCOMER AND IT’S HER PASSION TO HELP WOMEN GET FREE FROM THAT SITUATION. BROUSSARD SAYS A BISHOP PROVIDED A TEMPORARY SPACE, ENOUGH TO HOUSE TEN FAMILIES. SHE SAYS WOMEN ENTERING THE CENTER WILL BE ASKED TO COMMIT TO A TWELVE-MONTH PROGRAM TO HELP THEM HEAL AND REBUILD THEIR LIVES.
TOMORROW NIGHT THE LAFAYETTE CITY COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER INTRODUCING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A PROPOSED THREE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE CAPACITY NIGHT CLUB IN DOWNTOWN LAFAYETTE. A FINAL VOTE ON THE PERMIT IS SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER TENTH. THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OPPOSES THE NIGHT CLUB AND HAS SENT EMAILS ASKING RECIPIENTS TO SEND EMAILS TO COUNCIL MEMBERS URGING THEM TO REJECT THE PERMIT. THE CITY’S ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL WITH STIPULATIONS REGARDING NOISE AND CROWD CONTROL.
