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Rockefeller Refuge is a popular place to fish and crab.

Rockefeller Refuge to reopen to public on March 1

Fri, 02/26/2021 - 12:05pm

Some public areas of Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge will reopen Monday (March 1) the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) announced. The refuge has been closed due to severe damage caused by Hurricane Laura on Aug. 29, 2020.
Although many public fishing areas, including piers and boat docks, will reopen Monday, there are some areas that remain closed or restricted because of ongoing repairs. Signage identifying those areas will be posted and users are asked to obey all restrictions. LDWF’s enforcement division will be monitoring the area.

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Tyler Meaux

Tyler Meaux sentenced to 48 years for death of teens

Fri, 02/26/2021 - 12:03pm

A little more than three years after being involved in a drunk driving crash that killed two North Vermilion High students, Tyler Meaux has been sentenced.
On Thursday, 15th Judicial District Court Judge Laurie Hulin sentenced Meaux, 23, to 48 years in prison, with all but 12 suspended. This comes after Meaux was charged with vehicular homicide for a drunk driving arrest on Feb. 4, 2018. The crash, which occurred on U.S. Hwy. 167, just north of Abbeville, claimed the lives of Sydney Colomb, 15, and Alana Duhon, 16.

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Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne will present a proposed budget to the Legislature this Friday.

State’s dependence on federal aid leaves budget picture unclear

Thu, 02/25/2021 - 11:04am

Sydney McGovern,
Brittney Forbes and
Cortney Brown
LSU Manship School
News Service

BATON ROUGE — With an estimated $2 billion provided to Louisiana from a federal coronavirus aid bill passed in December and the likelihood of another federal stimulus package, state legislators are hopeful they can balance the budget for fiscal 2022 with no more than modest cuts.

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211 Assistance available to help with self-reporting damage survey following winter weather event

Thu, 02/25/2021 - 10:55am

BATON ROUGE – The Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness continues to request information from anyone who received damage due to the winter weather event last week. It is important to all of the agencies responsible for recovery to gather this information as quickly as possible.
The self-reporting survey, which can be found at damage.la.gov, will help local and state emergency managers collect data to move forward with the recovery process.