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Newly-obtained timeline details Brunett AMBER alert delays

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2 days ago

May 30, 2025

www.youtube.com – WWLTV – 2025-05-30 18:34:03

SUMMARY: Nearly a year after the murders of Calley and Erin Burnett in LaRoger, new details reveal a 231-minute delay in issuing the Amber Alert after the girls were reported missing. State police first heard from the sheriff’s office at 8:37 a.m., but the investigator did not see the message for 40 minutes due to training. The Amber Alert request, sent at 10:18 a.m., was incomplete, causing further delays. The alert was finally broadcast at 12:28 p.m., nearly four hours after the girls went missing. The delays raise questions, though it’s unclear if a faster alert would have altered outcomes. Daniel Callahan’s trial begins July 28.

Almost 4 hours passed between the first message to State Police and the AMBER alert.

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Holy Rosary redevelopment plans finally bear fruit – The Current

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17 hours ago

June 1, 2025

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thecurrentla.com – Camden Doherty – 2025-06-01 10:50:00

SUMMARY: After over 30 years of dormancy, the Holy Rosary Institute campus in Lafayette’s Northside is undergoing major redevelopment, supported by $4.5 million in funding secured since 2019. The historic vocational school for Black girls, closed in 1993, is transforming into a multipurpose community hub featuring a museum, restored chapel, event spaces, shops, and offices. Plans include a new Northeast public library on a 5-acre site, pending parish council approval of a 99-year lease. The Prime Time Head Start program will begin in Windolph Hall this fall. The redevelopment, led by Dustin Cravins, aims to revitalize the area while preserving Black Catholic cultural history.

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Space weather, heat, a chance for storms. This forecast has IT ALL!

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21 hours ago

June 1, 2025

Staff Editor

www.youtube.com – KSAT 12 – 2025-06-01 07:19:47

SUMMARY: A geomagnetic storm alert is in effect due to a strong coronal mass ejection from the sun, possibly allowing the aurora to be seen at lower latitudes, including San Antonio’s Hill Country, weather and cloud cover permitting. There’s a small risk of tech impacts like GPS interruptions, but nothing major expected. Today will be hot with highs near 95°F but feeling like 100°F. A 20% chance of stray storms with possible hail and gusty winds exists mainly northeast of San Antonio. The early June forecast remains hot and humid, with scattered daily storm chances through Wednesday before drying and warming by next weekend.

DETAILS: https://www.ksat.com/weather/2025/06/01/june-begins-as-june-often-does-hot-with-a-small-chance-for-a-pop-up-storm/

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Quiet weather continues this weekend

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1 day ago

May 31, 2025

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www.youtube.com – WDSU News – 2025-05-31 19:30:31

SUMMARY: Quiet weather continues this weekend in Southeast Louisiana as hurricane season officially begins tomorrow. A cold front lies south, with high pressure keeping conditions calm and comfortable. Temperatures range from mid-60s overnight to highs near 90°F through the next week. Mostly clear skies dominate, with a slight chance (10-20%) of showers or thunderstorms through Wednesday, increasing to 30-40% by Thursday into next weekend. Smoke from Canadian wildfires is expected to lower air quality early next week, along with Saharan dust entering the Gulf later in the week, which may cause haze but help suppress tropical storms.