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Black River on the rise (published January 6, 2010)
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Black River at Jonesville has been rising since December 15, 2009. At that point, the river stage was at
39.08 feet. As of press-time Tuesday evening, it was at 43.06. The photo was
taken from atop the new Black River Bridge at Jonesville, while the stages are
from the Jonesville Lock and Dam.
This damage to the ring levee around Jonesville is being investigated by the Tensas Basin
Levee District. The damage is located just north of the seawall opening onto
Riverside Ln. off of Front Street. Anyone having information concerning the
damage should contact either the Jonesville Police at 339-9886, or the Tensas
Basin Levee District at 339-9665.
Geological survey to continue surface mapping of state (published January 6, 2010)
BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Geological Survey, or LGS, has received a grant for $141,983 in
funding from the U.S. Geological Survey, or USGS, for surface geologic mapping
in Louisiana for fiscal year 2010 as part of the STATEMAP component of the
National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program. Originally begun in the early
1990s, STATEMAP projects are conducted in annual cooperative agreements with
the USGS. LGS, the premier geological research institution in Louisiana, has
been housed at LSU since it was founded in 1934.
Through STATEMAP, the LGS plans to map the surface geology of the entire state at a scale of
1:100,000, which allows for abundant detail while covering relatively large
areas. A current STATEMAP project involves mapping the surface geology of a
substantial portion of the Mississippi River delta plain in southeastern
Louisiana, an area that experienced some of the most significant land loss in
the Louisiana Coastal Zone as a direct result of the last four hurricane
strikes. Such detailed geologic maps aid in planning for hurricane protection
because they depict aspects of landforms, such as their relative elevations,
composition and texture, which correlate with engineering properties.
Past STATEMAP-supported mapping projects have led to the discovery of previously
unknown features of substantial geologic importance as well as refinements of
previous mapping. The most noteworthy discovery is an anomalous structure in
the northern Florida parishes now understood to be Louisiana
’s only known impact crater.
Surface geology compilations, upon delivery to the USGS at the end of each
STATEMAP project, are open-filed at LGS where copies may be purchased. Links to
1:100,000- and 1:24,000-scale open-file maps from the main publications catalog
may be found at www.lgs.lsu.edu. These preliminary drafts are available for
reference by members of the public, and to aid in applied research by
consultants and other investigators in geotechnical, geoarchaeological and
other earth science subdisciplines. Each year the LGS selects one or more 30 x
60 minute geologic quadrangles, compiled in house or with STATEMAP support, for
cartographic production to be printed as a
lithograph.
Investigators for this mapping project are Louisiana Geological Survey research
associates Rick McCulloh, Paul Heinrich, John Snead, Marty Horn and Hampton
Peele.
For more information, visit the LGS Web site at www.lgs.lsu.edu or contact Marybeth Pinsonneault at 225-578-3948 or mtherio@lsu.edu.
Jonesville Police tally arrests (published Janury 6, 2010)
The Jonesville Police Department made the following arrests recently:
Kieisha Whitehead, 21, of 405 Fritz St., Jonesville, charged with disturbing the
peace by fighting.
Coliscia Branch, 19, of 814 Willow St., Jonesville, charged with disturbing the
peace by fighting.
Jordy Lynn Mason, 24, of 485 Mason Rd., Jonesville, charged with simple theft,
driving under suspension, and no child restraint.
James L. Fisher, 50, of 127 Bowie Rd., Wildsville, charged with driving under
suspension, expired license plate, and expired MVI.
Shanita Wilkerson, 27, of 134 Deville Dr., Jonesville, charged with driving
under suspension, and speeding 49 m.p.h. in a 25 zone.
John McClure, 40, of 1430 Little River Rd., Jonesville, charged with
Arrested on December 23 for no seat belt and driving under suspension. Arrested
again on December 24 for driving under suspension and booked into the Catahoula
Parish Jail.
Paul Orton, of 1400 Fourth St., #107, Jonesville, charged with possession of
marijuana, DWI, possession of drug paraphernalia, and simple escape. Orton
attempted to flee the Jonesville Police Department while awaiting transport to
Harrisonburg, but he was apprehended after he knocked himself unconscious in a
collision with the steel pipes surrounding the JPD sign outside the building.
Catahoula retired teachers to meet (published Janury 6, 2010)
Members of the Catahoula Parish Retired Teachers Association will meet on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 9:30 a.m. in the Catahoula Parish
Library at Harrisonburg, according to Benjamin L. Sandifer, president of the
group.
The speaker for the meeting will be Ellis Boothe, Director of Catahoula Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness.
Refreshments for the meeting will be furnished by members from the Jonesville
area.
Retired educators from Catahoula may join the local unit or the state unit at
any meeting. Dues for the parish unit are $5 and $25 for the Louisiana Retired
Teachers Association.
Sandifer is serving as Chairman of the Legislative Committee for the LRTA.
Head Start to begin enrollment for next school year (published Janury 6, 2010)
The LaSalle CAA Head Start will be conducting student Open Enrollment for school
year 2010-2011 starting January 25 through March 31, 2010. Children must be
three or four years-old by September 30, 2010. We are requesting that parents
of children with both mild and severe disabilities also enroll their children.
Head Start and the Public School System (LEA) collaborate to provide services
to children with disabilities. We serve students with the following conditions:
health impairments, emotional/behavior disorders, mental retardation, hearing
impairments including deafness, speech and language impairments, visual
impairments including blindness, learning disabilities/autism, spina bifida,
traumatic brain injury, or other impairments.
Applications will be taken from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Catahoula Head Start
Center located at 180 Creek Bend Road, Jonesville, LA.
To enroll a new child, you must have the following: birth certificate, social
security card, updated immunization record, medical/insurance card, proof of
income, and proof of guardianship if you are not the biological parent(s).
Returning students must bring updated immunization record and proof of income.
Without this information, your application will not be processed.
If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Lisa Woods, Center Supervisor, at
(318) 339-7719 or the Family
& Community Services Department at the Administrative Office at (318) 744-5445.
If you have any questions concerning a disability, contact Ms. Linda D. Parker
at (318) 744-5445.
Typical fireplaces trade energy saving for ambiance (published Janury 6, 2010)
A roaring fire in the fireplace may sound like the perfect escape from the
bitter cold weather in Louisiana. But while a fireplace can offer ambience, it
won
’t raise the temperature much in your home, and it could raise your energy costs.
“From an energy standpoint the typical fireplace is actually a loser rather a
help in conserving energy, if you are also using your furnace at the same time,
” said Claudette Reichel, LSU AgCenter housing specialist.
A fire needs air to feed it, and Reichel said most fireplaces draw that air from
inside the home.
“It’s sending your furnace-heated air up the chimney, which causes more cold air to
leak into the home to make up for it,
” she said. This makes your heater work harder to warm up the rest of the house
and can result in a larger energy bill.
Reichel recommends a fireplace with an outside source of combustion air. These
types of fireplaces have either a duct that comes in from the outside or a
double-pipe flue. They also have a fireplace door or a sealed chamber that
keeps the fire from using indoor air.
“Besides being more energy-efficient, these fireplaces also are safer for indoor
air quality. It cannot back-draft,
” she said.
While it may seem counterintuitive, Reichel said the best time to use your
fireplace is when it
’s not very cold. If you do use your standard fireplace, the specialist
recommends turning off your furnace and closing off rooms not in use. Put a
small crack in a window near the fireplace so the fire will draw in the air
coming from outside.
When you are done with the fire, extinguish it as quickly as possible.
“You can’t close the flue until all the embers have died, and an open flue will continue
to create a draft in the house,
” Reichel said.
Reichel also offered a few safety tips. She suggested each winter having a
professional inspect the chimney to make sure there is no creosote build-up
which could cause a chimney fire.
Also have protection in front of the fire to keep flying embers from reaching
flammable materials.