The 31st Judicial District Public Defender’s Office recently received the results of their annual audit of financial statements by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s Office (LLAO) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019.
HATHAWAY – The Hathaway High School (HHS) boys’ and girls’ basketball lineups put away the Lacassine High School (LHS) squads on Friday night at Charles F. Groth Gymnasium. The Hornets hit the bullseye against the Cardinals 65-45, while the Lady Hornets took out the Lady Cardinals 63-56, securing the girls as 7-B District Champions for the third year in a row.
LAFAYETTE – In a key battle for both teams to decide the district 6-2A champion, the Lake Arthur Lady Tigers (LA) and Tigers dropped a pair of tough decisions to Division III power Lafayette Christian Academy (LCA) Friday night. The Lady Tigers were topped by the Lady Knights by a final of 43-28, while the Tigers were beaten by the Knights by a count of 68-36. Both LCA squads sit with unbeaten records in district 6-2A, and are among the Top-3 in Division III of the nonselect school division.
A Mass of Christian burial was held at Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Church for Ted Wayne Cox, Sr., 75, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020, at 2 p.m., with Father Charles McMillin officiating.
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards’ administration Friday proposed a $32 billion Louisiana budget for next year that pours millions of new dollars into education and keeps most other government programs on an even keel, using money that isn’t yet available to spend under the law.
BEIJING (AP) — The death of a young doctor who was reprimanded for warning about China’s new virus triggered an outpouring Friday of praise for him and fury that communist authorities put politics above public safety.
