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Vermilion Parish Safety Checkpoint
On July 29, 2010, Louisiana State Police Troop I will conduct a safety checkpoint within Vermilion Parish. The checkpoint will take place from 7:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Troopers will be actively looking for vehicles that are not insured. Vehicles without insurance could be towed and the driver issued a citation. Troopers will also be looking for other violations during the checkpoint. The purpose of this checkpoint is not to generate citations. Louisiana State Police is more concerned with voluntarily compliance with state laws. This checkpoint will help to ensure that you and your family are safe on Acadiana roadways. ***** Erath native and Author Wendi Frederick Romero will have a book signing for her new book "Pilgrimage to Self." The Poetry Reading & Book Signing will be at the Erath Public Library, 210 South Broadway, Saturday, August 7th from 2pm-4pm. In addition, there will be a Book Signing at Crossroads Catholic Bookstore, 4416 Johnston St., Ste 1A, Lafayette, LA Saturday, September 25th from 1pm-3pm. The public is invited. Reading from her book will be Mrs. Agnes Richard, her first grade teacher and Wendi Romero. There will also be a special dedication in honor of (classmate) Nathan Thibodeaux. Romero is a 1977 Erath High Graduate and a graduate of McNeese. Wendi and her husband Keith now live in Carencro. She is the daughter of Deanna and the late M. C. Frederick. ***** The Iberia Humane Society has announced this years date for the Andy Smith Band Jammin' Scramble Golf Tournament to benefit the Iberia Humane Society. For all the info hit the link below. ***** The Iberia Performing Arts League will present its original 50’s era musical, Remember When, opening on Thursday, August 19, and running Thursday, Friday, Saturday nights, and Sunday afternoons thru August 29. Evening performances are at 7:30 and Sunday Matinees are at 3:00. Performances will be at the Essanee Theater, IPAL’s Art Deco home. Tickets or other information can be obtained by calling the theater at 364-6114, e-mailing ipal@cox.net, or by checking the IPAL website www.iberiaperforms.com . Tickets can also be obtained in New Iberia at Paul’s Flower Shop, Delaune’s Pharmacy, or Accentrics on Main Street. All tickets are $15 and there is no reserved seating. ***** Bare Bones Brunch is an exploration of Southern Playwrights and their contribution to our way of life. Our first fall season will be focused on Tennessee Williams and local playwright John Patrick Bray. Patrons will receive a full brunch including mimosas while watching the one act play scheduled for that particular month. There will be an audience talk back session with the actors and the director at the end of each performance to discuss the play. Tickets are sold in advance and at the door and are $20. Ticket price includes a one act play, full brunch and your choice of coffee, orange juice or mimosa. Additional drinks may be purchased from the bar. Since there is a limited amount of seating you may want to purchase you tickets in advance. All shows will be on the last Sunday of the month and brunch will start at 11am with an 11:30am show time. Performances are at A&E Gallery, 335 West Saint Peter Street, New Iberia, LA 70560. Tickets can be purchased by calling (337) 364-2645, M-F, 10-5. The Season Aug 29th – Summer at the Lake, Tennessee Williams Sept 26th – A Perfect Analysis Given by a Parrot, Tennessee Williams Oct 31st – Southern Werewolf, John Patrick Bray Nov 28th – Goodnight Loving Trail, John Patrick Bray ***** Iberia Parish School Board has released Orientation dates. Get the info at the link below.
From the City of New Iberia: The north bound lane at the intersection of Lewis Street and Park St will be closed on Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010 from 7:30a.m. until dusk. Cleco will be moving a pole in this area. Motorists are asked to use caution when traveling in this area. Asphalt street repairs are ongoing on these streets:· Trotter from McIlhenny to Duperior will continue until August 21st; · Kirk from Texas to Parkview will continue until August 31st; · Gorham from Constance to the end will continue until August 31st. All these streets will receive asphalt patching, milling and overlay. Drivers are asked to take alternate routes and be on the lookout for work crews and their equipment. Concrete street repairs will begin on Admiral Doyle Drive at Weeks Street on Monday, July 26th with completion expected by August 13th, weather permitting. The southbound lane will be closed to traffic during this time and flagmen will be there to assist. Drivers are asked to avoid this road, take alternate routes and be on the lookout for work crews and their equipment. Concrete street repairs will be ongoing on Robert S. Drive from Roberta Street to the dead-end beginning on July 28th with completion expected by September 8th, weather permitting. Work also starts that day on Inez Street from Dale Street to Robert S. Drive with completion about the same time in September. Drivers are asked to avoid this road, take alternate routes and be on the lookout for work crews and their equipment. Asphalt street repairs will begin on Caudron Lane from Bank Street to the end on Wednesday, July 21st with completion expected by August 21st, weather permitting. Residents on Caudron should expect delays due to equipment movement. Other drivers are asked to avoid this road, take alternate routes and be on the lookout for work crews and their equipment. Asphalt street repairs will begin on Trotter Street from Ashton to Dodson on Monday, July 19th with completion expected by August 9th, weather permitting. Both lanes will be closed to through traffic. However, allowances will be made for local traffic. Detour routes will be posted. Drivers are asked to avoid this road, take alternate routes and be on the lookout for work crews and their equipment. Asphalt street repairs will begin on Fontelieu Drive from Main Street to Admiral Doyle on July 13th with completion expected by August 13th, weather permitting. One lane will be closed to traffic during this time and flagmen will be there to assist. Drivers are asked to avoid this road, take alternate routes and be on the lookout for work crews and their equipment. Asphalt street repairs will begin on Evergreen Street from Loreauville Road to the end on Monday, July 12th with completion expected by Thursday, August 12th, weather permitting. Both lanes will be closed to through traffic. However, allowances will be made for local traffic. Residents on Evergreen should expect delays due to equipment movement. Other drivers are asked to avoid this road, take alternate routes and be on the lookout for work crews and their equipment. Asphalt street repairs are ongoing on Darby Lane from Highway 182 to Jane Street. Traffic will be limited in these areas. Drivers are asked to avoid this road, take alternate routes and be on the lookout for work crews and their equipment. The completion date for this area should be about four weeks. Phase I of the 2010 Asphalt Street Repairs is scheduled to begin on May 20th. The following streets will be involved in the reconstruction: · Texaco between Daspit Road and the dead end · Darby Lane between Wildwood and Hwy. 182 · Landry Drive between Jane Street and Hwy. 677 · Country Club Drive between Indest and Marie Elise The completion date for these areas should be about six weeks. Drivers are asked to use caution through these construction sites and be on the lookout for work crews and their equipment. Twenty Arpent Road will be closed from Ann Street to Lee Street for two days this week as drainage work is done. Once that work is completed Twenty Arpent will be closed from Lee St. to Schlester Way for five days. Drivers are asked to use caution through these construction sites and be on the lookout for work crews and their equipment. ***** BP to Offer Training with OSHA and Coast Guard
BP to offer training in conjunction with OSHA and the Coast Guard. Health, Safety and Environmental Training has been a key focus to properly prepare those interested in participating in shoreline clean up. The training is fit-for-purpose based on whether you are a volunteer, contractor or vessel owner. The Post-Emergency Spilled Oil Response Training Modules were prepared by Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX), with review and approval provided by BP, Occupational Safety & Health Administration and US Coast Guard personnel. The training is for those registered in the Vessel of Opportunity program or as a contractor who wants to participate in clean up. The non-contaminated beach clean up "volunteers" will receive a basic BP health, safety & environmental orientation which as been endorsed by OSHA and the the Coast Guard. To be included as a volunteer, please contact the BP volunteer hotline at 866-448-5816. Your contact information will be gathered and you will contacted when opportunities arise in your area. If you are interested in assisting in shoreline oil spill clean up operations, and you live in one of the coastal states (Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama or Florida), you can request placement in a spill response course by emailing Horizonresponse@pecpremier.com. This course is not a guarantee of employment but provides credentials needed to be hired for spill cleanup work by BP contractors. For more up to date information, visit www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com *****
MUSIC HISTORY BOOKS ***** The I Atchafalaya Basin site now hosts photo upload feature The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources has added another new feature to its Atchafalaya Basin Program website – giving people who work and play in the Basin the chance to share some of the memories and experiences by posting photos on the site. The Department overhauled and re-launched its Atchafalaya Basin Program website last fall, giving it a new look with new tools, making it a more valuable resource for using and learning about the Basin. The newest feature, accessible on the right-hand side of the site under “Basin Pics,” offers the opportunity to e-mail a photo, caption and other information to a secure DNR site for review and posting. Photos should be appropriate to public website, but can be on any subject matter related to activity in the Basin, from hunting or fishing trips to amateur nature shots. “I’m excited to provide to this feature to the people who enjoy the natural resources of the Basin and want to share their experiences with others,” said Department of Natural Resources Secretary Scott Angelle. “This is a convenient and appropriate way for people to spread the word about one of Louisiana’s signature attractions to people from both inside and outside the state.” The redesign of the site - available online at http://dnr.louisiana.gov/atchafalaya -was spurred in part by the new and proposed changes to the way Basin projects are developed, chosen, and funded. The site redesign not only included new visual elements that better reflect the unique character of the Basin, but functions that make the site of real use to people working, fishing or exploring the Basin. The site includes links to the U.S. Geological Survey’s web-based tracking of water levels in the basin and has up-to-date weather for the Basin area and links to parishes and tourism groups with ties to the Basin area and links to sportsman’s web sites. As additional work is done to the web site, it will be the location to find notices of meetings important to the Basin, such as the Atchafalaya Basin Research and Promotion. Board’s regular meetings and the upcoming public meetings to allow citizens and groups to review existing projects and offer new project ideas to improve water quality and reduce sediment in the Atchafalaya Basin. The public meetings are part of the newly established process for ecosystem restoration in the Basin, including new elements of transparency in planning and efficiency in developing water quality improvement and sediment reduction projects. The Atchafalaya Basin Program’s Research and Promotion Board met recently to hear an outline of the progress that has been made in the first year of its new annual plan process and the schedule for the rest of the work to be done before the upcoming regular legislative session. The schedule as laid out to the Board calls for the program’s Technical Advisory Group to review and prioritize suggest projects by Jan. 31 and deliver a draft plan to the Board by Feb. 5. The Board then will hold public hearings on the plan on Feb. 9 and Feb. 11, and meet to consider the final plan on Feb. 19, before forwarding it to the state Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority for consideration at a March 19 meeting. If all goes according to schedule, the Board will pass the final proposed plan on to the state Legislature by April 27 for consideration in the regular legislative session. *****
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