Legislative Digest 1102 overview of public works and ethics bills
The digest lists numerous House bills and requests relating to highways overpasses in Arabi, waterways and marsh restoration, university degree authorization for Holy Sacrament Junior College, legal actions against the Department of Highways, and amendments to sewerage, tax, and public service laws. It includes fiscal appropriations for parks, constitutional printing, education facilities, and various regulatory adjustments affecting parishes, employers, and state agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nunez
Department of Highways
St. Bernard Key
Arabi
Department of Public Works
St. Bernard
Division of Administration
U.S
Decatur and
Esplanade
Mouton
Holy Sacrement Junior College
Core
Authoize Rosemond Guilbeau
Ainst Department of Highways
Charter
Radio and Television Technicians Board
LeBreton Et al
Orleans Sewerage and
McLain
Mili4
Cefalu
Causey
Strother
Public Service Commission
Reavest
Garvey Vincent
Department of Hospitals
Munson Et al
General Fund
Munson
Munson Et
U. S
Congress
Eight Negro undergraduates to attend LSU this summer
Baton Rouge AP report states eight Negro students will attend Louisiana State University as undergraduates this summer under federal court directives. At least one registered for summer term. officials withheld his name for privacy. Judge West ruled LSU must admit seven plaintiffs and future applicants, noting lack of defense and race as the reason for prior admissions denial. Registration continues on campus today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
LSU
New Orleans
LSUNO
U.S. Dist
F. Gordon West Jr
LSU President Warns Education Finances Endanger Standards
LSU President Dr. John A. Hunter told Alexandria business leaders that Louisiana’s education fate over the next decade hinges on state budget decisions. He said LSU needs $6.2 million more this year, with a $2.5 million proposed increase for next year, and warned inadequate funds could erode a century of educational gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
UPI
Louisiana
Louisiana State University
John A. Hunter
Alexandria Federal Business Association
LSU
Hunter
Negro Sentenced In District Court In Angola case
In Fourth District Court Judge Hillyer S. Parker sentenced 39 year old Mary Lee Matthew to five years in the state penitentiary at Angola with term suspended and placed on supervised probation for manslaughter in the Dec. 26, 1963 death of James Willis. She fatally shot Willis with a .22 pistol. In other action Judge Jesse S. Heard fined Christ Drake Jr. 50 and costs for criminal mischief by making a false statement to West Monroe police. Jack Bell was fined 300 and costs for driving while intoxicated. R. E. Hofler Jr. trial for theft set for June 26. Several other cases involved minor violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillyer S. Parker
Angola
Fourth District
Mary Lee Matthew
Tony’s Alley
Monroe
James Willis
Willis
Jesse S. Heard
West Monroe
Christ Drake, Jr
Benson St
Jack Bell
Rt. 1
Box 46
R. E. Hofler Jr
St. John Drive
New Trial Set For Negro Man In State Case
Wil bert Rideau, condemned for the 1961 Gulf National Bank bank holdup murder of Julia Ferguson in Calcasieu Parish, will get a new trial after the Louisiana Supreme Court ordered a venue change. The ruling aligned with a U S Supreme Court decision that cited extensive television exposure during Rideau’s arrest and interview, arguing it tainted the original jury. Trial judge Cecil C. Cutter had refused a venue transfer, and Rideau’s lawyers appealed to the state high court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
UPS
Wilbert Rideau
Calcasieu Parish
Kplc. TV
Lake Charles
Louisiana Supreme Court
U. S. Supreme Court
Rideau
Julia Ferguson
Cecil C. Cutter
14Th Judicial District
Trade School Operation In Winn Okayed
Winn Parish School Board tentatively agreed to assume operation of Huey P. Long Trade School in Winnfield if the state covers operating costs. The board stressed current operations were satisfactory and also moved to let the State Mineral Board seek bids for mineral leases on state land in Winn and Natchitoches parishes, section 16 township 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnfield
Winn Parish
Huey P. Long
State Trade School
State Mineral Board
Winn
Natchitoches
Parishes
Section 16
Township 10
Stewart Praises Brigitte Bardot In Paris Meeting
AP report from Hollywood quotes Jimmy Stewart describing Brigitte Bardot during a Paris visit while filming Erasmus With Freckles. He praises her punctuality, pronunciation, and acting. He notes Bardot's sex appeal and says Mrs Stewart sat nearby in a small room as he sat on the floor. He says the floor was the only place to sit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Jimmy Stewart
Brigitte Bardot
Paris
Mrs. Stewart
Brigitte
Jimmy
B.B
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Keller
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Edgar L Reenel
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Pointe Coupee Parish
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Louisiana State Museum
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Third Judicial District
Union
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Smith Et al
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Holling
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Highway Department
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Board of Education
Gibbs and
Schiele Et al
Concordia - Catahoula - Tensas
Department For Highways
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