Lake Charles residents are feeling forgotten by the national media. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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A parking spot painting of President Donald Trump sparks controversy from the Washington Parish School Board and legal action from a Pine High School senior. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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The current Phase Two declaration ends Friday and Governor Edwards says we should expect a decision on whether we move to Phase Three imminently…
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Lake Charles and the community’s response to Hurricane Laura has fallen out of the national media spotlight and it has left many residents feeling forgotten. Mayor Nic Hunter says the story of resilience is one that apparently doesn’t appeal to national media outlets.
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Hunter says had the local response resulted in a lack of evacuations, a conflict between responding agencies, or had been a total train wreck, the level of lasting national media attention would be different.
Hunter says it is important for Louisiana residents to share the story of Lake Charles on social media.
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A Pine High School Senior is taking the Washington Parish School Board to court after the superintendent ruled a parking space mural of President Donald Trump was too political. Ned Thomas was participating in the school’s “Seniors Paint Your Parking Spot” program and had his design approved by the principal, only to have it painted over after a paid artist completed the image.
Thomas says he’s a big admirer of the Commander-in-chief and feels it should be okay to have a painting of a US President, but he was told that the school superintendent says it was too political.
The parking spot paint job of President Trump sporting an American flag headband and matching aviator sunglasses cost $200, but now it’s just a gray spot. Thomas says the rules were simple: no negative, rude, or offensive language, pictures, or symbols, and now he’s going to court with a clear goal of seeking an injunction ordering the School Board to allow for the repainting of the picture and seeks $200 for damages for the destruction of the first version and attorney’s fees.
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A GoFundMe page has been set up to help with legal expenses. Washington Parish Superintendent Frances Varnado has not been available for comment.
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Governor Edwards says he’ll make an announcement on a possible move to Phase Three as early as today.
Edwards met with his medical team to discuss whether the state met the gating criteria to move to Phase Three last night, and he’ll be discussing a potential transition this afternoon with the White House…
Edwards says if the state does advance to Phase Three and cases surge we may have to retreat back to Phase Two. He says compliance on social distancing and mask-wearing will prevent that…
Edwards says he doesn’t have any second thoughts about how to state has handled the reopening of the economy so far, and…
The current Phase Two declaration ends Friday.
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The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will begin accepting applications for pandemic relief from salt-water fishermen September 14th.
LDWF Biologist Director Jason Duet (do-A) says the CARES Act included 300 million dollars in saltwater fisheries aid, and of that Louisiana received 14.8 million dollars to help out fishermen.
Duet says a person is eligible for up to 10,000 dollars in aid.
Duet says you must be at least 18 years old and live in Louisiana or have your business domiciled in Louisiana. You must be able to demonstrate you were in the industry as of 2018 or 2019.
Applications will be accepted until October 26th.
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LSU Football Coach Ed Orgeron says the Tigers spent the holiday weekend evaluating the first scrimmage of preaseason camp. Orgeron says several first time starters looked good including their freshman tight end…
Orgeron says they have been working on tackling during this preseason despite the coronavirus
With LSU losing so much talent off of last year’s national championship team, there are many who are not picking the Tigers to repeat as SEC champs. Orgeron says he would not underestimate this team
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