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Newspaper
Hammond Sunday Star
Location
Hammond, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1993
Page
1
U S led counterstrike against Gen Aidid’s network in Mogadishu sparked street demonstrations across the capital. Pakistani peacekeepers fired on stone throwers near U N headquarters as crowds gathered at the ruins of Aidid’s radio station. At least one person was killed.
The son of Hammond City Court Judge John Kopfler held a tuition waiver to Tulane University from 1980 to 1988 granted by Rep. Dennis Hebert Ponchatoula. Kopfler, who graduated magna cum laude from Tulane after St. Paul’s School in Covington, received medical training and is now a board-certified internal medicine physician in a four-year cardiology fellowship in Dallas. Hebert notes the waiver is first-come, first-served with 144 legislators able to grant the aid, while Tulane faces changes to control of awards.
Area legislators describe how Tulane scholarships are awarded and whether recipients should be named. Guzzardo notes district focus and two‑year awards. Deano stresses verification with Tulane and in‑district eligibility. Hainkel and others caution on disclosure amid confidentiality and legality questions.
Independence farmer Michael Patanella condemns paying councilmen for drainage board meetings. Nine parish councilmen, within Wards 6 7 8, serve as drainage board commissioners and receive $60 per meeting up to three meetings, funded by drainage district millage. Debate centers on home rule charters versus legislative authority. chairman Carlo Bruno defends the pay while former official Erwin Eakins weighs possible legal action.
A Daily Star survey shows over 100 spaces near City Hall were half full on average last week while prime spots averaged 75 percent capacity and sometimes exceeded. The old Methodist Church sanctuary at Holly and Charles is eyed for demolition to add parking, with 25 000 dollars budgeted but possible roof repairs and salvage considered. Three adjacent lots plus street lots provide public and staff parking, with Monday court hours busiest. Council members debate preserving the sanctuary for a public meeting space versus freeing space for more angled parking, as utilities and access hurdles remain.
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