Rep. Walt Leger, D-New Orleans, looks on as the House Ways and Means Committee debates his income tax bill, a critical component to the compromise that advanced negotiations on revenue-raising measures Sunday
Photo credit: Sarah Gamard/LSU Manship School News Service.
By Matt Houston and Drew White
LSU Manship School News Service
When an alarm goes off, Vermilion Parish volunteer firefighters rush. They leave their job, head to the fire station, get on a fire truck and rush to the fire.
When firefighters get to the scene, sometimes there are not always flames or smoke. Many times, they never arrive because when they are en route, they hear this. “False alarm. Turn around.”
Rep. Clay Higgins
President Donald Trump and conservatives in Congress are helping the oil and gas industry make a comeback with increased drilling opportunities and fewer burdensome regulations, U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins said last week.
Higgins, R-Port Barre, spoke to the Atchafalaya Chapter of the American Petroleum Institute at the Petroleum Club of Morgan City.
He represents Louisiana’s 3rd Congressional District, which includes Vermilion Parish, and took office in January 2017.
“The oil and gas industry is set for a renaissance in the Gulf of Mexico,” Higgins said.
Photo by Devon Sanders / LSU Manship School News Service
House Speaker Taylor Barras, R-New Iberia, to the left at the witness table, presenting his bill Tuesday to establish the Louisiana Checkbook website to provide greater transparency on state spending.
By Devon Sanders, LSU Manship School News Service
Thomas Poché is the Vermilion Parish High School Student of the Year. Pictured from left to right: Paul Hebert - Assistant Superintendent, Dr. Belisa Smith - Assistant Principal, Thomas Poche, Jerome Puyau - Superintendent, Ward Courville - Assistant Principal.
Thomas Poché set a goal for himself after his freshmen year at Abbeville High.
He would add something to his plate each year, a new challenge.
“I was just in band,” Poché said. “I wanted to do more.”
During this sophomore year he began playing tennis. He took up chorus during his junior year. Poché, who all the while maintained a 4.0 GPA, said he wanted to end up as a well-rounded student by the time he became a senior.
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