Public Works Projects Progress And Delays
Public Works continues with multiple I-20 and U.S. highways projects across Ouachita and surrounding parishes. Major items include I-20 Ouachita River bridge at 68 percent, I-20 bridge approaches at 76 percent, West Monroe Calhoun segment at 18 percent, and Bayou D Arbonne Bridge at 78 percent. Progress by contractors Peter Kiewit and Sons and Farnsworth shows pier and approach work advancing, with completion targets by year end or summer for various spans and segments. The report notes weather and freeze damage impacted schedules, with drainage, grading, and paving ongoing on 1-20 and 65 corridors.
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Ouachita River
West Monroe
Calhoun
Bayou D’arbonne
U. S. - Louisiana Highway 165
S. Second Street
Ruston
Simsboro
Lincoln - Bienville Parish
U. Louisiana
Louisiana’s
Highway Department
Peter Kiewit and Sons
Pier Six
Ross
Philip R. Farnsworth
Farnsworth
Catalpa Street
Monroe
South Fifth Street
South Second
South Fifth
Louisiana Paving Co
White's Ferry
W. R. Fairchild
L. H. Bossier
U. S. 165
Rilla
DeSiard Road
Lily beds lure maternity ward plans and Lake shelter reserves
Groups of 26 or more may reserve the large shelter at Cheniere Lake area four by calling Lake Superintendent Jesse Brantley. They must leave the premises in good condition. A former Monroe man J Cary Nettles helped research Scott Carpenter’s orbital flight with NASA Lewis in Cleveland. He and a team built a glass apparatus to study liquid hydrogen in zero gravity aboard Aurora 7. Nettles, a Northeast Louisiana State College and LSU graduate, is from Monroe. Also in town, Paul Hubbard, a traveling artist from Bowie Texas, hopes to settle after years on the road. Leon Sugar is recovering from illness. Crews repair highway damage in Ouachita and Jackson parishes, with Jonesboro Road most affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheniere Lake
Jesse Brantley
Monroe
J. Cary Nettles
Scott Carpenter
Nettles
E. Nettles
West Carolina Avenue
NASA
Lewis Research Center
Cleveland Hopkins
Lewis
Carpenter
Northeast Louisiana State College
Louisiana State University
Paul Hubbard
Twin Cities
Hubbard
Bowie
Texas
West Monroe
Lawmakers clash over wage bill and governorship bid
Amid bitter floor fights, lawmakers debate a Living wage bill by Long and a Little Hoover Commission proposal allowing a future governor to succeed himself. Senators Rogers and Jackson B. Davis assail the Davis administration’s finances, while House votes move the succession bill forward despite opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long
Senate
Johnny Rogers
Grand Cane
Jackson B. Davis
Shreveport
Davis
Jimmie Davis
Sen. Davis
Jimmie H. Davis
Rogers
Winnfield Rock
W. J. Cleveland
Crowley
House
Robert Munson
Little Hoover Commission
Club witness recalls prostitution practices and voluntary participation
Subcommittee hearing captures remarks by a female witness who confirms that prostitution occurred at the club and that some entertainers engaged in the activity voluntarily. She states she was not threatened or beaten.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bayou D'Arbonne
Atlas Construction Co
Grambling
Texas Billithic
Lincoln - Bienville
Tensas - Madison
Tensas-Madison
J. A. Harper
Somerset
Alligator Bayou
Tallulah
Harper
Leon Sugar
Ouachita
Jackson
Union Parish
Jonesboro
Chester Floyd
Jena
Thomas Jewell
W. K. Brown
Grant Parish
Floyd
Eddie Perron
Evangeline Parish
Bryan Lehmann
Brown
Labor and Industry Committee
Lehmann
Munson
Wellborn Jack
Tle
Hoover Commission
Louisiana
Downes
Fields
Gibbs
John
Lancaster
Napper
Peck
Richmond
P. K. Smith
Seaman
I. J. Allen
Crane
Delony
Steen
Womack
Penney's
Subcommittee
Jerome Adlerman
Dacron
Cial
Penney’s
Penney
Towncraft
Ducote
Winown
Penney's University Grad
Pima Prince
America
Dan River
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