A job fair is currently underway in Terrebonne parish for people seeking jobs in the oil and gas industry. President and CEO of the South Louisiana Economic Council, Vic LaFonte says people can register and get more information at BayouOpportunity.com. He says they’ll be doing whatever they can to find new jobs for people at this event.
LaFonte says walk-ins are also welcome at the job fair.
A graduation ceremony will be held for the valedictorian who was not allowed to participate in his graduation at Amite High School because of his facial hair. Pastor Roosevelt Wright says any grads who want to attend wearing their gown are welcome to turn their tassels one more time with Andrew Jones. Wright says Jones has also gotten the attention of several universities and state legislators.
The ceremony will be held June 17 at the African-American Heritage Museum in Hammond.
Former-governor Bobby Jindal turns 45 today. The former-presidential candidate has kept a low profile since he left the Governor’s Office in January. But UL Lafayette political science professor Pearson Cross says Jindal’s political career is probably far from over.
At one-time the former governor was considered a rising star in the Republican Party.
A 15-year-old from Tangipahoa parish is facing two murder charges for his participation in the double homicide in Natalbany last week. Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s office spokesperson Dawn Panepinto says this case may also be related to the death of an 18-year-old, whose body was discovered a day after the double homicide.
Panepinto says it was likely a robbery gone wrong.