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Morgan City police radio logs for May 9-10
The following are the radio dispatch logs from the Morgan City Police Department. To report unlawful or suspicious activity, call the Police Department at 985-380-4605. 7:17 a.m. 5000 block of Railroad Avenue; Animal complaint. 8:48 a.m. 100 block of Headland Street; Assistance. 9:23 a.m. 3100 block of Karen Drive; Medical.
Longtime City Attorney appointed Interim Mayor of Gonzales
Ryland Percy was appointed to fill the City of Gonzales’ mayoral vacancy on Monday after a unanimous vote (with one abstention) from the five-member City Council. Percy, who served as City Attorney for decades, was the compromise candidate after months of fruitless wrangling over the position by two Council hopefuls. Palpably frustrated at their inability to garner the deal-sealing third vote, Councilmen Harold Stewart and Johnny Berthelot acquiesced to Percy’s appointment to varying degrees.
Power outages in, near Baton Rouge after strong storms hit Louisiana
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Thousands of people are without power in Louisiana as of 1:40 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14 after severe weather swept across the state. According to an Entergy Louisiana outage map, over 25,000 customers are without power in Ascension, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge and West Feliciana parishes.
Gonzales Jambalaya Festival: What you need to know about contests, food, drinks and music
The 57th Annual Jambalaya Festival will be held at 120 S. Irma Blvd. from Friday, May 24, through Sunday, May 26. Here's what you need to know about the event full of live music, family events, food and more.
Audio engineer returns to Thibodaux, plans music licensing platform
In a small, second-floor office in downtown Thibodaux, an audio engineer is looking to harness the sounds of the bayou community. Having retired from the Navy and Coast Guard, Adam W. Thomas has moved home and is chasing a dream of sharing the bayou tunes with the wider world. Above the Willow Cafe, he toils in a small office, creating an online platform to store and lease music, sound bites and other audio files. Thomas said he plans to be the middleman between those looking for the sound or song and the artists. Bayou Soundtrack should be up and running by the end of the year, he said.
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