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By Buster Avera Contributing Writer
A public boat launch on the Delta Farms Road will open soon, said V MATHEWS • GHEENS • LOCKPORT • VALENTINE LAROSE Parish•President Jimmy Cantrelle at • GALLIANO • GOLDEN MEADOW • LEEVILLE •last GRAND Tuesday’sISLE Parish Council public meeting. But “soon” could still be far in the future. The launch, once owned and operated privately, was bought by the parish in 2017 with the promise by Cantrelle of reopening soon after the South Lafourche Levee District finished with improvements to the nearby levee system. At a June 2017 council meeting, Cantrelle stated an agreement had been reached with the owners to purchase the launch for $310,000 and ABOVE: Central that he “planned to make it a first class Lafourche High School launch with cameras and lighting.” graduates Alexus But levee work has long since been Arceneaux, Deja completed. Cangelosi and Margo t
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MIAMI (AP) — U.S. government forecasters said Thursday that they were expecting an active Atlantic hurricane season. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecast calls for 10 to 16 named storms, with five to nine hurricanes. One to four hurricanes could be “major” with sustained winds of at least 111 mph. If that forecast holds, it would make for a near-normal or abovenormal season.
Chiasson are three happy graduates among the 326 seniors who got their diplomas Wednesday night. AT LEFT: Nick (DeDon) Deleon, Tristin Gaspard, Dallas Folse and Beau Bruce celebrate before South Lafourche’s graduation Tuesday evening.
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The Lafourche Gazette office will be closed Monday, May 28 in observance of Memorial Day
By Kaylee Poche and Tryfon Boukouvidis LSU Manship School News Service
BATON ROUGE—The House Ways and Means Committee voted 11-6 Thursday to advance a Republican bill that would raise $369 million in additional revenue next year—$279 million less than state officials say they would need to cover a projected budget shortfall. The bill, written by Rep. Lance Harris, RAlexandria, would extend one-third of the penny of sales tax that is set to expire this summer and include budget cuts to reduce the size of state
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A bill enacting a local process by which domestic abusers divest their firearms has been signed into law by Governor John Bel Edwards. Senate Bill 231, authored by Senator J.P. Morrell of New Orleans, calls for statewide adoption of a process created by the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office to track and monitor persons prohibited from possessing firearms due to a domestic battery conviction or qualifying protective order, as well as to assist in the divestiture of the firearms. Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office representatives were present in Baton Rouge on Wednesday, May 23 to witness Governor Edwards sign the bill into law. “This is a momentous occasion not only for the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office, but also for the fight against domestic violence,” said Sheriff Craig Webre. “We are proud to have our own process implemented statewide, but we are more excited that these laws and this process will ultimately help save lives.”
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Increasing crude oil prices and potential signs of growing interest in drilling in the Gulf of Mexico could signal the possibility of a turnaround in the offshore oil bust that has wounded the Houma-Thibodaux economy. Scott Angelle, director of the federal Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, said there are several key markers for the oil and gas industry that suggest improvements, including increases in production rates, drilling rig activity and well permit approvals. “I can say with a level of a confidence that it is turning around,” Angelle said. “I hear from many of the companies that they’re starting to feel much better about the Gulf of Mexico in 2018 than they did in, say, 2016.”
government. Harris, the chairman of the Louisiana Republican Legislative Delegation, argued that the budget gap is likely to be about $495 million and that state agencies would face only a 1.3 percent cut in funding on average. But the state’s Revenue Estimating Conference projects that the shortfall will be $648 million, and Jay Dardenne, a top official in Gov. John Bel Edwards’ administration, said Harris’ bill would require much more “dramatic reductions” in higher education and state health services than Harris acknowledged. “When you do that, you’re going to find it’s not going to be as easy as it’s being presented today with just a one percent cut,” Dardenne said.
Governor signs bill adopting LPSO’s process for firearm possession for domestic abusers
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But more is needed to cover projected budget shortfall
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Key markers point to possible turnaround for Gulf drilling
House committee votes to advance budget bill
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Lt. Valerie Martinez-Jordan and Captain Karla Beck were on hand as Governor Edwards signed SB231 into law on Wednesday in Baton Rouge.
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