Historic low oil prices aren’t expected to rebound anytime soon and the layoffs keep coming. Chevron announced today that they plan to cut 385 people starting in April at locations in Lafayette and Covington. Eric Smith, Associate Director at the Tulane Energy Institute, believes the layoffs are primarily coming in upstream business, which is what they call the process of drilling and operations in getting oil out of the ground:
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The company says they will help laid-off employees find other Chevron jobs.

KPLC in Lake Chares is reporting a former Catholic priest in Calcasieu Parish has been found guilty of molesting and raping alter boys. 60-year-old Mark Anthony Broussard was convicted of aggravated rape, molestation of a juvenile, aggravated oral sexual battery and aggravated rape. Broussard was accused of sexually abusing two boys while a priest in the 1980s and 90s.

Discussions are underway about forming a new organiziation to rival the Louisiana High School Athletic Association. Jeff Palermo has the story..:
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It’s a big Mardi Gras weekend across Louisiana and State Police want it to be a safe one, especially on our highways. Trooper Melissa Matey says they have zero tolerance for drunk drivers, so make sure there’s a sober driver at the wheel…:
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