An iconic New Orleans company is returning as Hubig’s Pies announces plans to restart production. The longtime producer of fried fruit pies will open a new $1.3 million dollar facility in 2020. Jefferson Economic Development Commission President Jerry Bologna says many Louisianans grew up on the treats and they will bring back their original recipes.
Cut 6 (10) “…those flavors again.”
A 2012 fire resulted in the dormancy of the brand.
Matt Deggs is the new head baseball coach of the Cajuns. Deggs spent three years as an assistant to former head coach Tony Robichaux, who died earlier this month. Deggs left Lafayette to become the head coach at Sam Houston State in 2014. Deggs says he and his family prayed on whether it was the right decision to return to Lafayette
Cut 11 (11) “…Crowley, Louisiana.”
A teenager who was riding in the back of a pickup truck in Jefferson Davis Parish is dead after an accident on Gro Racca Road. State Police Trooper Derek Senegal says the victim was 18-year-old Adam Sandhoff. The teen was legally allowed to ride in that pickup bed, but Senegal says it’s not a safe choice, and for some younger people, it is in fact illegal.
The driver of the truck is underage so their name will not be released, but they have been cited with careless operation and no driver’s license.
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality has put their fish and swim advisories in an app for on the go anglers. It’s the same information that is publicly available on DEQ’s webpage, but DEQ Administrator Jonathan McFarland says not everyone has a phone that can read the format, so the app fills the gap…
Cut 5 (07) “…rescinded.”