Jeremy Lawrence
Storm Debris To Be Collected
If you have debris from your yard that you got during the deluge from Tropical Storm Isaac, help is on the way. Starting Labor Day, Allied Waste has announced that they are expanding their efforts to take care of the mess.
In addition to regular trash service in the city of Lafayette and unincorporated areas of Lafayette Parish, residents can also bring downed branches, exceeding the usual four
U.S. Reps Boustany and Landry Talk About Getting Federal Help After Isaac + More
Congressman Charles Boustany and Congressman Jeff Landry both stopped by the KPEL studios today to talk about what they are seeing as they travel around the area to witness the effects of Hurricane Isaac.
When Congressman Boustany talked about the federal government offering assistance, he said
Congress will certainly weigh in after we see what the assessments look like
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Isaac’s New Storm Track
(from weather.gov)
The National Hurricane Center has released the latest storm track for Tropical Storm Isaac, showing very little change in the last several hours. At this point, they are estimating landfall in Southeast Louisiana. T
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Governor Jindal Declares State of Emergency
Governor Bobby Jindal has declared a state of emergency in preparation for landfall of Isaac on the gulf coast. By the time the storm comes, it could be a Category 2 hurricane.
The Governor urged that people in low lying areas prepare and evacuate voluntarily
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US Olympic Women’s Gymnastics Goes Gold
The Women’s team has taken the gold in London. The news came out earlier today, Team USA pulls off a team gold in the gymnastics events. Final scores were as follows:
U.S. scores:
Vault – 48.132 – Wieber-15.933, Douglas-15.933, Maroney-16.2
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Do We Have Too Many Teachers?
A recent opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal has indicated that the number of those in the public school workforce is up to 6.4 million from 3.3 million in 1970. During the same time frame, the number of those enrolled in public schools is up only 8
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Jerry Sandusky Found Guilty
Former Penn State Assistant Football Coach Jerry Sandusky has been found guilty of charges in the sex abuse trial against him. The jury of 12 reached a verdict after deliberating on 48 counts that accuse him of abusing 10 boys over the course of 15 years
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Shooting Leaves Lafayette Man Dead
Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Deputies reported to the scene at the 200 block of Marigny Circle at about 9:30 Friday evening. When they arrived, they found 43-year-old Ray Ryan of Lafayette had been shot. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
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