Louisiana's AG Criticizes President's Energy Policies
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Arrest reports Local Scouts from local learn about police agencies fire and faith Page 7 Page 8 The Daily Review Morgan City, La. 50 Cents Home of the Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival Thursday, April 15, 2021 Volume 59, No. 74 Serving St. Mary Parish Since 1872 8 Pages www.stmarynow.com Louisiana's AG criticizes president's energy policies By GEOFF STOUTE [email protected] President Joe Biden’s policies and executive orders are “abso- lutely destructive” to the state and the nation, Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry said Wednesday at a St. Mary Chamber of Commerce luncheon in Morgan City. Landry particularly focused on the oil and gas industry. While he said he is not op- posed to wind- and solar-gener- ated energy, he said the state will fight mandates and execu- tive orders from Congress that “crush our jobs.” He said so much work was do- ne to make the country more en- ergy independent, and now the opposite will be happening. Landry noted that the state, U.S. Coast Guard Photo along with 12 others, has filed The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Glenn Harris, suit against the president when a pre-commissioned 154-foot fast response cutter, he took action against the pulls a person from the water Tuesday after a lift KeystoneXL Pipeline. The move boat capsized eight miles south of Port Fourchon. is an “absolute unconstitutional overreach of the president’s au- thority to just be able to say we’re just not going to drill on Body recovered federal property anymore,” Landry said. “We’ve got oil and gas companies who have valid after Seacor leases, who have valid drilling plans, who have valid permits in the pipeline.” boat capsizes Landry said it takes years for these oil and gas projects to The Daily Review/Geoff Stoute Staff Report Fourchon. come to fruition. Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry speaks Wednesday at a St. The body of one of the Coast Guard “You can’t just turn the indus- missing crew members of watch-standers received try on and off like a light switch, Mary Chamber luncheon at the Petroleum Club of Morgan City. the Seacor Power lift an emergency position in- and what’s so unfortunate about all the things we do, all the cussed accomplishments boat, which capsized dicating radio beacon no- it is that this is an industry that things that government does to achieved during his six years in Tuesday, was recovered tification at 4:30 p.m. of a has built the middle class like no lift the people out of poverty. No office. late Wednesday morning. distressed 129-foot com- other industry in the United one has done it better than the He said he created Louisiana’s The search by the mercial lift vessel. The States,” Landry said. oil and gas industry.” first Solicitor’s General’s office, Coast Guard and good watch-standers issued an The industry has helped peo- Landry said that during which now has expanded. Samaritan vessels con- urgent marine informa- ple escape poverty worldwide, tinues. Six crew members tion broadcast, and mul- too, the attorney general said. Biden’s term, the country likely “It’s from that office that we’re were rescued Tuesday. tiple good Samaritan “Think about the benefits of can expect the same treatment able to push back against federal WDSU in New Orleans boat crews responded, electricity and oil and gas and extended from Republican attor- overreach, and it’s from that of- quoted a Coast Guard the Coast Guard said in a the effect it has had on third ney generals towards the presi- fice that we get to challenge now captain as saying 19 crew news release. world countries and taking dent regarding executive orders the executive orders that are members were aboard The crew of the third-world countries from a that Democratic attorney gener- coming out of the White House,” the boat. pre-commissioned Coast third-world status to a sec- als gave former President Donald Landry said. The lift boat capsized Guard Cutter Glenn ond-world status,” he said. Trump during his tenure. Landry also said that the late Tuesday afternoon Harris, a 154-foot fast re- “Think about that. We talk about The attorney general also dis- (Continued on Page 7) eight miles south of Port (Continued on Page 7) Parish Council pays respects Two in custody in to people who made impact Patterson homicide By BILL DECKER The meeting became emo- He often appeared at Parish Staff Report of Thibodaux. bdecker tional at times as council Council meetings to speak Two Thibodaux men want- Cameron Jaron Schrod @daily-review.com members read resolutions of on behalf of veterans and se- ed in the March 25 homicide Hogan, 18, of Patterson, had FRANKLIN — The St. respect for Thomas Frere nior citizens and, according in Patterson were booked already been arrested on Mary Parish Council devot- McNulty, Mark Ashton to the resolution, was in- Monday into the St. Mary charges of first-degree mur- ed much of a short Bogan and Dorothy M. strumental in founding the Parish Law Enforcement der, illegal possession of sto- Wednesday night meeting Gabriel. Franklin VA clinic. Center, the Sheriff’s Office len firearms, cultivation of to resolutions of respect for Councilwoman Kristi Council members recalled said. marijuana, possession of a recently deceased people Prejeant Rink introduced that during frequent ap- Jordan Christopher firearm with an obliterated who made an impact on the the resolution honoring pearances at council meet- Franklin, 21, Thibodaux, serial number, possession of a council and their communi- McNulty, who died March 21 ings, Bogan promised to turned himself in Monday on firearm in the presence of a ties. at age 89. McNulty served in keep the council in line. a warrant for manslaughter controlled dangerous sub- The council also heard a the Navy during the Korean Councilman Craig and illegal possession of a sto- stance, illegal use of a con- request for funding from War and, after retiring from Mathews put forward the len firearm. No bail has been trolled dangerous substance the TECHE Project; intro- the Louisiana State Police, resolution in memory of set. Franklin was transferred in the presence of a person duced ordinances setting served as an investigator for Gabriel, who died April 3. to another agency. under 17, possession with in- tax rates for the parish li- the 16th Judicial District Gabriel was a Sorrell na- Tireke Kunta Kinta tent to distribute a legend braries and the justice sys- Attorney’s Office. tive who “served faithfully Johnson, 22, Thibodaux, drug without a prescription tem and changing the rules Eric Duplantis, the coun- until the time of her death turned himself in Tuesday on and possession of drug para- for public comments at cil’s legal adviser, appeared as an original member of the a warrant for manslaughter phernalia. meetings; and called for a to choke up as he praised Sorrell Community Park and illegal possession of a sto- A 16-year-old male, also of tax renewal election for McNulty’s integrity. Advisory Committee since Patterson, was arrested on Recreation District No. 2. len firearm. No bail has been Councilwoman Gwen- its inception in 2003 …,” the charges of first-degree mur- The council also heard set. dolyn Hidalgo introduced a resolution said. der and illegal possession of that the July 2020 popula- The Sheriff’s Office an- resolution in honor of “Ms. Gabriel exemplified stolen firearms. tion estimate for St. Mary nounced Friday that it was Bogan, who died April 2 at true leadership and servant- About 8:35 p.m. March 25, was down nearly 10% from seeking Franklin and hood in her family and com- deputies responded to a call of the 2010 Census figure. age 76. Johnson in the death of Bogan served in the Air munity.” Keiondre Onell Allridge, 21, (Continued on Page 7) Resolutions Force in the Vietnam era. 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