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• Central superintendent presents plans for campus

  April 29, 2013 8:33 AM

  CENTRAL, La. (AP) - Superintendent Michael Faulk has laid out his ideas on what the Central school system should do with 29 acres, which for decades served as the home of Central Middle School. The Advocate reports Faulk is proposing to spend $5 million to tear down six of the... more »

• La. high court plans Law Day observances

  April 22, 2013 8:11 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Louisiana's Supreme Court plans activities in May to commemorate the nation's annual Law Day observance. Chief Justice Bernette Johnson says the court plans programs to educate school children about the role of judges and the courts. Mock trials and tours of the Supreme Court building on... more »

• LSU outlines plans for Perkins Road site

  October 29, 2012 7:59 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - LSU is planning for an expanded medical presence at its 20-acre site in south Baton Rouge. Besides becoming home to a mini-hospital late next year, The Advocate reports LSU's capital outlay request includes proposed construction of a medical office building as well as money to... more »

• Louisiana College plans $50M capital campaign

  October 25, 2012 7:41 AM

  INEVILLE, La. (AP) - Louisiana College is embarking on a $50 million capital campaign, asking for $12 million from Louisiana Baptist Convention churches. Last month, the executive board of the Louisiana Baptist Convention approved the college's request to make direct appeals to churches to raise a portion of a capital... more »

• Baton Rouge plans mini farmers market food truck

  October 1, 2012 8:39 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Baton Rouge officials are planning a healthy eating food truck - sort of a mini farmers' market that will go to areas where people have limited access to affordable and nutritious foods. The Advocate reports that the Mobile Market is a project of the Big... more »

• Center plans zombie flash mob dance for parade

  September 11, 2012 7:33 AM

  HOUMA, La. (AP) - Braaains. Daaance. The South Louisiana Wetlands Discovery Center is looking for people who want to unleash their inner zombie for a flash mob dance in the city's Halloween parade. The Courier reports that would-be zombies will learn a simplified dance of the undead to Michael Jackson's... more »

• Oilfield waste site plans upset some in Houma

  July 10, 2012 8:56 AM

  HOUMA, La. (AP) - Houma residents who live and work near the site of a proposed oilfield waste disposal well say they're upset about a court ruling that allows the project to move forward. A judge ruled Friday that a state permit allowing Vanguard Environmental to drill the well supersedes... more »

• HANO to present draft plans for N.O.'s Iberville

  May 31, 2012 10:22 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A better picture of redevelopment plans for New Orleans' last barracks-style public housing complex will be presented to the public Thursday. The Housing Authority of New Orleans is holding a meeting to discuss redevelopment plans for the Iberville public housing project, which sits next to the... more »

• House plans to debate $25B budget for next year

  May 10, 2012 7:07 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The Louisiana House expects to spend much of the day Thursday debating next year's $25 billion budget. The spending plans would pay for agency operating expenses and programs in the new fiscal year that begins July 1. At issue among conservative lawmakers is how much... more »

• St. Mary Parish plans virtual school

  May 8, 2012 7:49 AM

  FRANKLIN, La. (AP) - The St. Mary Parish school system plans to open a new virtual school in August as a way to draw home school students back into the school system. The Advocate reports the virtual school would enroll students in grades 6-12 and is open to any student... more »

• Senator plans post office visits

  May 4, 2012 8:19 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - U.S. Sen. Mary L. Landrieu's office says the senator planned visits to post offices in Moss Bluff and Lafayette. Friday's visits were set after Landrieu wrote to the Postmaster General, urging the U.S. Postal Service to extend the current moratorium on post office and mail processing... more »

• New Orleans plans to fix streetlights

  May 3, 2012 6:06 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New Orleans hopes to have every streetlight in the city back on by the end of the year. The city says there are about 10,900 streetlights not working and 4,793 of those are in need of repairs. Mayor Mitch Landrieu said "lighting up the city" will... more »

• SLP School Board Plans for Reduction in Force Play Video

  April 16, 2012 7:55 PM

  A $3.9 million deficit still looms over the St. Landry Parish School Board. In order to fill that gap administrators are putting together a Reduction In Force (RIF) plan. Interim Superintendent Joseph Cassmere will present the RIF plan to the school board Tuesday afternoon. Increased tax revenue and $800,000... more »

• Big gaps found in nursing homes' disaster plans

  April 16, 2012 6:15 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Tornado, hurricane or flood, nursing homes are woefully unprepared to protect frail residents in a natural disaster, government investigators say. Emergency plans required by the government often lack specific steps such as coordinating with local authorities, notifying relatives or even pinning name tags and medication lists to... more »

• Airport terminal plans in works, details unclear

  April 12, 2012 11:35 AM

  LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - Questions remain about what a new terminal at the Lafayette Regional Airport will look like, how it will be funded and when construction will begin. The Advertiser reports the airport has an estimated budget of $30 million to $35 million for the project, but constructing a... more »

• State tweaking teacher evaluation plans

  April 11, 2012 6:11 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Louisiana's education chief says a teacher evaluation system that will eventually be used statewide will undergo a few changes as a result of a pilot program. John White outlined the plans during a telephone news conference Tuesday. The program, often called a "value added" system, will... more »

• Amazon CEO plans to raise sunken Apollo 11 engines

  March 29, 2012 9:52 AM

  LOS ANGELES (AP) - Long before Jeff Bezos became an Internet mogul, he was enthralled by the mysteries of space. As a 5-year-old, Bezos, along with half a billion people around the world, watched in awe as American astronaut Neil Armstrong took the first step on the moon in 1969.... more »

• St. Landry Schools Consider 2 Budget Plans

  March 24, 2012 2:11 PM

  The St. Landry Parish School Board has approved two cost-reduction proposals and will submit them to a state legislative auditor's review committee. The Advocate reports (http://bit.ly/GUEi5m) that a short-term plan would save the district $3.3 million by July 1, and averting a budget deficit. The second proposal, more long-term in... more »

• Livingston plans April hearings on new districts

  March 23, 2012 7:28 AM

  LIVINGSTON, La. (AP) - Attorney C. Tom Jones told the Livingston Parish School Board that he hopes to be ready in April to hold public hearings on board reapportionment. Jones said Thursday the hearings must be held before the new districts can be submitted to the U.S. Justice Department for... more »

• State plans to foreclose on facility

  March 16, 2012 9:19 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - State Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain says he plans to foreclose on a company buying a state-backed cane syrup mill near Lake Charles. The Advocate reports Lake Charles LLC is late on a $2.9 million mortgage payment to the state and defaulted Thursday on... more »

• UL plans will add parking space

  August 29, 2011 7:43 AM

  LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - More student parking is in the future for University of Louisiana at Lafayette students. The Advocate reports the university's request to demolish two houses it owns to make room for more student parking has been approved by the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors. William... more »

• River commission plans Mississippi inspection trip

  August 16, 2011 10:30 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The Mississippi River Commission, a panel overseeing Army Corps of Engineers operations on the Mississippi River, plans to makes its annual low-water inspection trip this week. The commission's trip runs between Aug. 15 and Aug. 19. The commission will hold meetings in Missouri and Tennessee before... more »

• What's Next for Edwin Edwards

  January 13, 2011 11:59 PM

  Many people in Edwin Edwards' home town of Crowley are excited about his release from prison Thursday. But probably no one is more ecstatic than Edwards himself. "He's been looking forward to being out for a long time," said Leo Honeycutt, Edwards' biographer. Honeycutt said that at 83... more »

• BP Says it Plans to Start Deep-Cleaning Alabama's Beaches

  October 12, 2010 11:47 AM

  ORANGE BEACH, Ala. (AP) - BP says it plans to start deep-cleaning Alabama's beaches next week. Company spokesman Ray Melick said Monday the process will begin as soon as a weekend of concerts and boat races wraps up in Baldwin County. Melick says the company doesn't want to interfere with... more »

• Shriners Hospital in Shreveport Dropped Plans for a Partnership with LSU

  October 11, 2010 11:18 AM

  SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - Shriners Hospital in Shreveport has dropped plans for a partnership with LSU Health Sciences Center-Shreveport, now that the national nonprofit has decided to bill insurance companies. The Shreveport hospital began the talks with LSU after the Shriners announced in 2009 that it was among six... more »

• Health Care Providers Worried About Jindal Administration's Plans to Change Health Care for Poor

  September 20, 2010 4:49 PM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Health care providers are worried about the Jindal administration's plans to make changes in the way health care for the poor is delivered. Hospital and doctor groups are advising their members to be wary of signing onto the new insurance-based system. The head of the... more »

• Southern Scuttles Live Jaguar Plans

  September 16, 2010 10:57 AM

  Southern University is officially giving up, for now, on efforts to acquire a new live jaguar mascot Lacumba and to build a larger animal habitat. A successful, student-led initiative will reallocate fees collected for Lacumba into student recreation projects and other activities, such as new basketball and volleyball courts on... more »

• Pastor still plans to burn Quran, despite protests

  September 6, 2010 9:55 PM

  GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - A Florida pastor says Muslim protests abroad and condemnation from U.S. government and religious leaders won't deter him from burning Islam's holy book on Saturday. This past Sunday, the Rev. Terry Jones told his congregation at the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville that they'll burn... more »

• Ex-FEMA Chief Plans Live Broadcasts in New Orleans

  August 24, 2010 8:10 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Former FEMA Director Michael Brown is taking his Denver radio show on the road for live broadcasts from New Orleans in advance of the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Brown will broadcast his political talk show that airs on KOA-AM Wednesday and Thursday evening. The fifth anniversary... more »

• New Chief Plans to Cleanup NOPD, City Crime

  August 23, 2010 6:10 PM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The man charged with cleaning up both the New Orleans Police Department and the city's violent crime has a plan and a warning for his officers - "if you lie, you die." In the wake an investigation that left 18 current or former officers facing federal... more »

• Cleco Plans Changeover to 'Smart' Meters

  August 15, 2010 3:00 PM

  PINEVILLE, La. (AP) - Cleco Corp.'s 277,000 customers will have a better idea of where their energy budget is going once "smart" meters are installed, President and Chief Executive Officer Mike Madison says. The Pineville-based utility wants to put $52.9 million of its own money and a $20 million federal... more »

• Thad Allen Starts to Finalize His Plans For Leaving Post

  August 11, 2010 3:30 PM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The federal government's point man on the oil spill in the Gulf is starting to finalize his plans for leaving the post. Retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen said Wednesday he wants to get several things done before he leaves and hopes to turn the job... more »

• BP Plans to Continue Relief Well Work This Week

  August 9, 2010 9:03 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The oil that poured into the Gulf for more than 12 weeks has been forced back underground and BP engineers expect to spend this week drilling the final leg of a relief well to complete the "bottom kill" designed to permanently seal the leaking well. BP... more »

• BP Plans To Use Relief Well To Shove Mud And Then Cement

  August 6, 2010 11:50 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - BP is confirming that it plans to use a relief well to shove mud and then cement into the underground reservoir feeding the blown-out Gulf of Mexico well. Chief Operating Officer Doug Suttles said Friday that crews still "plan to move forward with the bottom kill"... more »

• BP's Plans to Drill off Britain's Shetland Isles

  August 2, 2010 10:55 AM

  LONDON (AP) - BP's plans to drill for oil off Britain's Shetland isles and the Libyan coast are facing opposition after the company's disastrous Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Environmental campaigners and some European lawmakers on Monday called for for a U.S.-style moratorium on deepwater drilling. Greenpeace says a Gulf-style... more »

• BP Plans Off Libya, Shetlands Meet Opposition

  August 2, 2010 9:22 AM

  LONDON (AP) - BP's plans to drill for oil off Britain's Shetland isles and the Libyan coast are facing opposition after the company's disastrous Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Environmental campaigners and some European lawmakers on Monday called for for a U.S.-style moratorium on deepwater drilling. Greenpeace says a Gulf-style... more »

• Abbeville Chief Plans to Know Where Cars Are

  July 28, 2010 7:08 AM

  ABBEVILLE, La. (AP) - Abbeville's new police chief says he's going to put GPS units in squad cars to keep tabs on whether his officers are patrolling, speeding, or idle for hours. Chief Tony Hardy, who took office three weeks ago, says he's had complaints about speeding police cars. He... more »

• No Plans of Evacuation for Cameron Parish at this Time

  July 23, 2010 11:17 AM

  Due to recent developments with tropical storm Bonnie and trajectory currently to our east Cameron OEP officials will continue to monitor the situation. There are no plans to issue any evacuations at this time for Cameron Parish. Residents living in travel trailers or mobile homes should continue to... more »

• Rough Weather Could Speed Up Plans To Connect Third Containment Vessel

  July 8, 2010 1:40 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Rough weather forecasts in the Gulf of Mexico could force BP and Obama administration officials to speed up plans to connect a third containment vessel to the blown-out undersea oil well. Weather has already delayed plans to hook up the Helix Producer containment vessel that could collect... more »

• Revamp pension plans for new teachers received final passage

  June 21, 2010 11:56 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A proposal to revamp the statewide retirement programs for new hires, particularly rewriting the pension plans for new teachers, received final passage with a 93-3 House vote Sunday. The measure (House Bill 1337) by Rep. Joel Robideaux, I-Lafayette, would restructure the programs for new employees... more »

• Buffett Plans Free Concert on Alabama Beach

  June 20, 2010 7:03 PM

  GULF SHORES, Ala. (AP) - Jimmy Buffett and a few of his friends plan to give a free concert on the Alabama coast to show support for the Gulf region. Alabama tourism director Lee Sentell says show will be July 1 on the beach at Gulf Shores. Buffett's website says... more »

• 5 largest oil companies response plans unprepared

  June 15, 2010 11:58 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Two congressmen reviewing oil spill response plans of the nation's five largest oil companies say they are nearly identical - and are all unprepared for an oil spill. Rep. Ed Markey, chairman of a House Energy panel, said the plans "cite identical response capabilities and tout identical... more »

• Obama will outline his specific plans prime-time tonight

  June 15, 2010 11:44 AM

  PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) - President Barack Obama is poised to seize the handling of oil spill damage claims from BP, his chief spokesman said Tuesday, as Obama sought to reassure people he's up to the enormous challenge of helping them recover from the environmental disaster. He will outline his specific... more »

• Obama Plans Speech, Victims Fund for Gulf

  June 13, 2010 3:31 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama demanded that BP set up a compensation fund for the oil-tainted Gulf Coast and prepared for his first Oval Office address to the nation as he tried to get a handle on the environmental disaster threatening to overwhelm his administration. White House officials announced... more »

• Shooting Victim Plans Return to Gulf For Job Hunt

  June 11, 2010 3:23 PM

  MUSKEGON, Mich. (AP) - A man is recovering in his Muskegon home from a gunshot wound suffered in New Orleans, where he had sought out work related to the Gulf oil spill cleanup. Brandon James tells The Muskegon Chronicle for a story Friday that a job loss and Michigan's high... more »

• BP Cuts Pipe, Plans to Lower Cap Over Gulf Spill

  June 3, 2010 10:58 AM

  METAIRIE, La. (AP) - BP used giant shears to slice off a pipe Thursday in the company's latest bid to contain the Gulf of Mexico oil, but the cut was irregular and placing a cap over the gusher will now be more challenging, Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen said. BP... more »

• Plans Approved to Build Five Sand Berms

  June 2, 2010 9:35 PM

  VENICE, La. (AP) - Gov. Bobby Jindal said federal officials have approved plans to build five sand berms to protect Louisiana barrier islands from oil encroaching from the Gulf oil spill. Jindal and other local officials met Tuesday with Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen urging approval of the plan, which... more »

• Lawmakers Could Slow Down Plans to Hire Outside Contractors

  May 20, 2010 4:59 PM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - State lawmakers could slow down Gov. Bobby Jindal's plans to hire outside contractors to run some of Louisiana's inpatient psychiatric treatment facilities - if the Senate agrees to a proposal that has won House backing. The House voted 64-27 Thursday for a bill that would... more »

• Not Giving Up Plans to Expand Offshore Drilling

  April 23, 2010 4:02 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - White House spokesman Robert Gibbs says the explosion at an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico is no reason to give up plans to expand offshore drilling. Gibbs says President Barack Obama continues to believe that the United States needs a comprehensive solution to its energy... more »

• Merging Plans For Ville Platte and Eunice Medical Centers

  April 6, 2010 11:43 AM

  EUNICE, La. (AP) - Ville Platte Medical Center and Acadian Medical Center of Eunice, which last year announced plans to merge, will make it official when they become two campuses of the newly created Mercy Regional Medical Center. The Daily World reports that Alan Daugherty, who had served as chief... more »

• Joey Durel Plans Town Hall Meetings To Talk Deconsolidation

  March 17, 2010 2:37 PM

  City-Parish President Joey Durel announced a series of town hall meetings beginning next Monday, March 22 at locations throughout Lafayette Parish. The theme of the town hall conversation is Lafayette Consolidated Charter: Is it working for you, why or why not? The meetings will be held throughout the... more »

• UL Professor Plans To Retire After Paying Back University

  March 17, 2010 1:01 PM

  UPDATE: When notified of the allegations against Dr. Ali Ghalambor, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette immediately notified the appropriate authorities and initiated a review led by the director of internal and external audit for the University of Louisiana System. Upon competition of the review, the university submitted the findings... more »

• St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office Plans Sobriety Checkpoint

  February 26, 2010 6:39 PM

  St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Department will be conducting an Impaired Driver Checkpoint in St. Landry Parish on Saturday, February 27, 2010 between the hours of 9 PM and 2 AM. The Sheriff's Department will be assisted by other agencies at the Checkpoint. The purpose of the checkpoint is... more »