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Scrapping raises, pausing construction, leaving jobs unfilled all on table
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An overturned car sits on a section of a destroyed bridge after a strike in Hormozgan province, southern Iran, on Saturday. The U.S. has launched more airstrikes at Iran in response to the killing of service members. BY JON GAMBRELL, SAM METZ and BEN FINLEY
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United States announced another death of a service member as it launched more airstrikes at Iran on Sunday in response to the killing of U.S. troops, and Iran fired missiles toward Jordan that risked widening the conflict into neighboring Israel. Step by step, the U.S. and Iran have returned closer to all-out war as last month’s interim deal meant to permanently end the fighting has crumbled and shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has largely stalled. Both sides have targeted civilian in-
frastructure relied on by millions of in their second week, have seen the U.S. target bridges, water desalinapeople. The U.S. military said the ser- tion plants and electrical facilities in Iran. Tehran has hit U.S.vice member was killed in Iraq on Saturday during the CO ONFLICT allied countries throughout the Middle East. “controlled detonation” of a IN THE T Kuwait, Jordan and Bahdowned Iranian drone. MIIDDLE rain Earlier, the military said again activated air deAST its strikes targeted Iran’s EAST fenses for incoming Iranian paramilitary Revolutionary drones and missiles. Israel Guard to retaliate for Friday’s killing warned that missiles launched toof troops in Jordan. One service mem- ward neighboring Jordan could cause ber was missing after that attack, and fire to spill over into Israeli territory the military’s new statement said “un- for the first time in weeks. The U.S. military’s Central Comidentified remains” were found Sunday and were being examined. Since mand said it hit “Iranian military the war began, 17 U.S. service mem- coastal surveillance and air defense bers have been killed. ä See IRAN, page 5A The renewed exchanges of fire, now
‘It had everything we needed’ 20th century, starting with Memories flood in the George Abdalla’s first store Opelousas. The Lebanese as Abdalla family inmerchant arrived in Louisiana prepares estate sale around 1895, and by the 1920s,
BY JOANNA BROWN Staff writer
The department store era came with a lot of perks, especially in small towns where locally owned stores outfitted the whole family, provided longterm employment, and served as bustling gathering places for the community. In the Acadiana area, “Abdalla’s” was a byword throughout
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his retail empire was off to a strong start in St. Landry Parish. By the 1930s, his sons were also operating Abdalla’s stores in Lafayette and New Iberia, creating generations of memories for the people who shopped and worked there. The Lafayette Oil Center Abdalla’s hung on the longest, closing in 2005. The stores in Opelousas and New Iberia were
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Abdalla’s on Main Street in New Iberia is seen on dec. 11, 1998. Various items from Abdalla’s department store will be for sale at an estate sale in Broussard from ä See ABDALLA’S, page 4A Thursday to Saturday.
As Louisiana school systems plan for the coming school year, some are expecting to cancel raises and hold off on hiring to make up for a state funding cut. School districts are slated to receive state payments by July 25 that will be smaller than what they previously budgeted for. The reduction is due to a decision by Gov. Jeff Landry and state lawmakers to pay for teacher stipends by sending less money to schools rather than pulling from the state budget, as they had in the past. Some school district leaders had held out hope for a reprieve. But those hopes fizzled last month after lawmakers voted in favor of the $168 million funding reduction, and education advocates dropped a lawsuit challenging the cut. Now that school systems know their state funding will be trimmed by an average of 5% this school year, some are starting to share how they intend to plug the budget hole. A few districts might scrap planned raises and instead give the one-time stipends — $2,000 for teachers and $1,000 for school support staff — that Landry’s order dictates. Others plan to cut costs by pausing construction projects or keeping positions vacant when employees leave.
ä See SCHOOLS, page 5A
Entergy plans $30B expansion of power grid CEO says industrial users will offset much of cost, but plans face skepticism BY SAM KARLIN Staff writer
Entergy Louisiana’s plans to spend an extraordinary $30 billion to expand and improve its infrastructure are drawing new scrutiny from elected officials, regulators and advocacy groups concerned about the potential impact on ratepayers. If all of what Entergy wants to do is approved, the average residential customer’s monthly bill could rise by around $40, according to documents Entergy filed with the state Public Service Commission. But Entergy CEO Phillip May said in an interview that the eventual amount customers actually pay to help fund the buildout is likely to be much less because he expects a growing base of industrial users will offset 50% or more of the costs. “What will happen is we will see additional revenues that will pay for much of that cost,” May said, “including revenues we anticipate from the substantial economic growth in the state.”
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