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Sunday, January 28, 2018
Lorraine’s measures shot down again By Buster Avera Contributing Writer
District 9 Councilman Daniel Lorraine was again the victim of a lack of support as fellow council members failed W to support his measures. Opposition from council members at a November 2017 meeting at which Lorraine tried unsuccessfully to pass two ordinances carried over into last Tuesday’s Parish Council public meeting when two more of his ordinances were each shot down for lack of a “second”. In one of the November ordinances Lorraine
SERVING: MATHEWS • GHEENS • LOCKPORT • VALENTINE • LAROSE CUT OFF • GALLIANO • GOLDEN MEADOW • LEEVILLE • GRAND ISLE
No makeup days for Lafourche schools
Lafourche Parish public schools won’t Lafourche and 990 in Terrebonne. About rolled in Terrebonne public schools, and have to make up the days students 250 local customers were without power more than 14,000 are enrolled in Lafourche public schools. More than missed due to the recent cold weather for over 24 hours. snap because they already have extra Terrebonne Parish public school stu- 5,000 students are enrolled in schools minutes in their daily schedules. dents will have to make up days lost dur- that are under the Diocese of Houma-Thi“We have about five and a half days ing what would have been Mardi Gras bodaux. built in,” said School District spokesman break. Floyd Benoit. “The state doesn’t tell you Superintendent Philip Martin said the how many days to have, they tell you how makeup days will be Feb. 14-16. many minutes you need. We go longer “We have makeup days for the fall and than most other school days. Basically, makeup days for the spring in case of inwhat it comes out to is we add about 10 clement weather,” Martin said. “No one t minutes to the day.” likes making days up, but that’s beyond Lafourche Parish public schools and our control.” V S MATHEWS • GHEENS • LOCKPORT • VALENTINE • LAROSE Catholic schools Superintendent Catholic schools in the Diocese of HoumaC • GALLIANO • GOLDEN MEADOW LEEVILLE • GRAND ISLE Suzanne Troxclair said •their schools’ Thibodaux were closed Jan. 17-19 because of weather-related issues, including schedules vary, though they have to be approved by the diocese’s Office of low water pressure and road closures. Entergy also reported that power out- Catholic Schools. More than 17,000 students are enages affected 9,000 customers in
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Louisiana’s unemployment rate declines for 8th straight month
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LA 308 North of US 90 to close until further notice
Louisiana Hwy. 308, between U.S. Hwy. 90 and Hwy. 182 in Raceland, will be closed to traffic until further notice. The reason for the closure is due to a structural problem with the existing timber bridge located on LA 308, approximately 1.2 miles north of US 90. The bridge needs to be closed for emergency repair work.
MEETINGS MONDAY, JAN. 29
AMERICAN LEGION POST 83 7:00 p.m. 921 Veterans - Lockport TUESDAY, JAN. 30
LAFOURCHE PARISH COUNCIL Special Meeting 5:00 p.m. Mathews Govt. Complex 4876 Hwy. 1 - mathews THURSDAY, FEB. 1 HUMANE SOCIETY OF LAFOURCHE 5:30 p.m. Lockport Branch Library
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VOLUME 29 NUMBER 22
Houma/Thibodaux area remains unchanged
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 4.6 percent in December, the eighth consecutive month the unemployment rate has declined. Compared to December 2016, the unemployment rate has decreased 1.4 percentage points. The last time the unemployment rate was lower was in March 2008. “While there remains room for improvement, we are pleased to see consistent declines in the state unemployment rate and continued over-the-year improvement in job opportunities,” said Ava Dejoie, Executive Director of the Louisiana Workforce Commission. “The increasing vitality of the state’s labor market is evidenced by every new hire, and we expect to see additional growth moving forward.”
South Lafourche fire department gets new chief New Fire District #3 Chief, Kully Griffin.
Bridget Mire - daily/houmacourier
By Bridget Mire Daily Comet Staff Writer
Since joining Lafourche Parish Fire District #3 in 1999 as a volunteer, Kully Griffin has worked his way up to volunteer fire chief, training officer and assistant fire chief. Now, he’s leading the department, having been appointed fire chief at a board meeting Monday. The former chief, Freddy Guidry Jr., died June 30 at age 70. Griffin was named interim chief in July but had to go through the civil service process. Griffin said he joined the fire department after another member kept telling him about it. Guidry, then assistant chief,
took him under his wing and they formed a strong working relationship. “Ninety percent of what I learned came from him,” Griffin said. “He was my mentor even before I knew what a mentor was. He helped me tremendously. Without him, there’s no way I would have even considered or been ready to take this job.” Fire District 3 has a little over 50 employees and a little under 50 volunteers, Griffin said. It has 13 stations from Larose to Fourchon, three of which are staffed 24/7. Griffin said the department’s growth over the years has been a source of pride, though he credits Guidry with much of it.
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NSU professor receives grant to study oil spill effects
A research team led by a Nicholls State University professor received more than $530,000 to study the lasting biological impacts of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative distributed $50 million across 31 projects studying the effects of oil on the Gulf’s ecosystem. Of the $50 million, $35 million was awarded to eight large research groups, while the remaining $15 million was given to 23 small team awards, including proposals from Brown University, Columbia University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Georgia Tech
New Krewe of Atlantis - King Darryl Eymard and Queen Joy Vizier Orgeron
New Krewe Of Atlantis announces Royal Court
University. Dr. Sean Graham, assistant professor of biology, is the lead researcher of a team that received $533,491 in a small team award to study the long-term wetland impacts, recovery and resilience from the largest oil spill in U.S. history. Dr. Graham will lead a team of researchers from institutions across the U.S., including Louisiana State University, the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Atkins North America and Research Planning, Inc. See Grant Page 3-A
The Golden Meadow-based New Krewe of Atlantis has announced that Darryl Eymard and Joy Vizier Orgeron will reign as king and queen of this year’s Mardi Gras parade and festivities. King Darryl Eymard is the son of Norris and Earline Eymard and the father of Brooke Eymard. Queen Joy Vizier Orgeron is the daughter of Jamie, Sr. and Pauline See Atlantis Page 3-A
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