Lacassine NewsLocal news for Lacassine, LA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Customers prefer to keep green than geaux green- June 29, 2008 A pilot program that allowed Entergy customers in the western part of Louisiana to pay extra on their electricity bills to buy power from renewable energy sources has not exactly been a rousing success.http://www.topix.net/city/lacassine-la/2008/06/customers-prefer-to-keep-green-than-geaux-g... Mexican firm to invest $75 million in La.- June 23, 2008 Grupo Zaga, a Mexico City-based conglomerate, will invest $75 million and create 160 jobs in Louisiana with a pair of cotton-processing plants, state and company officials announced in Lacassine this afternoon.http://www.topix.net/city/lacassine-la/2008/06/mexican-firm-to-invest-75-million-in-la?fro... Another cash crop coming to JDP- June 21, 2008 Area dignitaries broke ground on a 130,000 square-foot, $75 million cotton textile mill that will be capable of processing 40 million pounds of cotton per year.http://www.topix.net/city/lacassine-la/2008/06/another-cash-crop-coming-to-jdp?fromrss=1 2 textile mills coming to Louisiana- June 19, 2008 A newly formed corporation made up of North Carolina textile executives and a Mexico-based company will spend $75 million to build two plants in southwestern Louisiana to spin cotton yarn.http://www.topix.net/city/lacassine-la/2008/06/2-textile-mills-coming-to-louisiana?fromrss... Teen riding in bed of pickup killed- June 11, 2008 State police say one teenager was killed and two others were injured in a three vehicle accident.http://www.topix.net/city/lacassine-la/2008/06/teen-riding-in-bed-of-pickup-killed?fromrss... Sweet sorghum for Louisiana sugarcane growers- June 7, 2008 Using sweet sorghum and sugarcane as biofuels has generated significant interest among members of the Louisiana sugarcane industry.http://www.topix.net/city/lacassine-la/2008/06/sweet-sorghum-for-louisiana-sugarcane-growe... Police recover vicious pit bulls- June 5, 2008 The two pit bulls allegedly responsible for last month's attack on a Lacassine-area man were located by law enforcement officials late Monday, nearly one week after they were reported missing.http://www.topix.net/city/lacassine-la/2008/06/police-recover-vicious-pit-bulls?fromrss=1 Constance Road pit bull attack stirs controversy- June 3, 2008 After last weekend's pit bull attack south of Lacassine, Jeff Davis Parish District Attorney Michael Cassidy warned all dog owners to make sure their dogs are properly restrained under state law, regardless of ...http://www.topix.net/city/lacassine-la/2008/06/constance-road-pit-bull-attack-stirs-contro... Ethanol draws interest- June 1, 2008 Louisiana's budding ethanol industry has had significant boosts in the past two weeks with the first steps of actual construction of a plant in Lacassine taking place last week, and an analysts' and investors' ...http://www.topix.net/city/lacassine-la/2008/06/ethanol-draws-interest?fromrss=1 |