2021 ‘Dead Zone’ 3x the size of Rhode Island
A recent forecast of the size of the “Dead Zone” in the northern Gulf of Mexico for late July 2021 is that it will cover 4,761 square-miles of the bottom of the continental shelf off Louisiana and Texas.
A recent forecast of the size of the “Dead Zone” in the northern Gulf of Mexico for late July 2021 is that it will cover 4,761 square-miles of the bottom of the continental shelf off Louisiana and Texas.
The following are arrests by Eunice Police.
June 1
Robert J. Veillon, 33, 6100 block of Old Basile Hwy., Eunice. Bench warrant.
Adam J. Fontenot, 36, 1500 block of West Peach, Eunice. Probation violation.
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs.
June 3
10:00 Stolen tablet at Eunice Elementary.
11:23 Disturbance in the 1300 block of West Peach.
The Acadia Parish Police Jury will consider installing a couple of surveillance cameras just west of the Crowley city limits.
A marathon series of committee meetings ended in a physical altercation between two members of the Crowley City Council here Wednesday night.
The St. Landry Parish School Board scheduled a public hearing at its July 1 meeting on three tax proposals that would provide employee pay raises and facility improvements.
Eunice Mayor Scott Fontenot said the budget he will present at Tuesday’s Board of Aldermen meeting will include a $1 an hour raise for city employees.
The Legislature gave final approval Thursday to a bill to streamline sales tax collections, while the House refused to extend $180 million in tax credits for the movie industry, at least for now.
With hurricane season having started Tuesday, Gov. John Bel Edwards urged Louisianans to add a COVID vaccination to their prep list and offered incentives for getting the shot.
The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.
June 3