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Police Jury considers increases to grass ordinance fees
Letting the parish worry about mowing the grass could cost property owners more in the future. The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury is considering increasing fees. They will vote on the matter at the August 22 meeting. At its Thursday meeting Wes Crain, director of planning and development, told jurors the parish hasn’t raised its grass-cutting […]
EPA says no ethyl acrylate was detected on-site during its response to a chemical release in West Orange
WEST ORANGE, Texas — The United States Environmental Protection Agency has released its report following a chemical odor release at a railcar repair facility in West Orange. EPA followed up with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality after receiving two National Response Center reports indicating an ongoing air release of ethyl acrylate in West Orange.
Orange County official says company was operating a 'standard flaring operation' a day before chemical odor issue
WEST ORANGE, Texas — Orange County Emergency Management says Eagle Railcar Services was operating a "standard flaring operation" the day before the chemical odor issue that continued into Thursday. The county's emergency management coordinator, Joel Ardion, says the company is not required to let the county know when they...
Qualifying ends, ballots set for November election
The ballots are now set and Southwest Louisiana voters will now know who they are voting for during the fall elections. The candidate qualifying period ended Friday with more than two dozen candidates tossing their hats into the ring ahead of the Nov. 5 open primary, presidential and congressional elections across the state. Several others, […]
Jeff Davis School Board agrees to ITEP for solar facility project
The Jeff Davis Parish School Board agreed Thursday to grant an industrial tax exemption request for a 400-acre solar facility project in Topsy. The Jeff Davis Parish Police Jury also adopted a resolution last week approving the Industrial Tax Exemption (ITEP) application for Texas-based Aypa Powers’ Cajun Crossroads Energy Center project. Under the program manufacturers […]
Hurricane preparedness briefing held July 9th
On Tuesday, July 9, during the department head meeting with Mayor Riley Smith, hurricane preparations were discussed. City works director, Hank Frazier, reported that all the advance preparations had been completed. The generators at City Hall and the Police Department were in working order. Frazier also reported that there were sandbags and ice on hand. He further reported that the city had sufficient fuel tanks to store gasoline/diesel before any hurricane arrived.
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