Last Thursday’s torrential rainfall in Avoyelles Parish is one step closer to being an official state record. A volunteer observer with the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network measured 29.06 inches of rain within a 12-hour period three miles southeast of Cottonport. Jonathan Brazzell (“Brazil”) with the National Weather Service says there are indications that some areas got even more.
Cut 11 (07) “…around 30 inches.”
East Baton Rouge Parish Pastor Tony Spell said he had a right to defend his family and church by fighting a neighbor who he claims threatened to kill and rape his family. Spell and his attorney blamed the Central Police Department for a failure to respond to numerous complaints made about the family, but Police Chief Roger Corcoran says that’s news to him.
A bipartisan trio of Louisiana congressmen is supporting a bill that would reclassify crawfish processors .By reclassifying them as agricultural workers, they would be eligible for the uncapped H-2A visa program instead of having to secure a capped H-2B visa. Andy Brown with the Louisiana Farm Bureau says the current arrangement led to a shortage of crawfish peelers this year.
Cut 4 (11) “…within that cap.”
The Shrine on Airline is getting a 30-million-dollar renovation to convert the former baseball stadium into a multi-use venue. Jerry Bologna, the executive director of the Jefferson Parish Economic Development Commission, says it will add visitor sideline seating, which is a must for high school football.