MessageFrom: Chuck Le Mieux
[clemieux@inascension.com]
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 9:59 AM
To: Theresa Rodgers; Cathy Meredith ; Chad Lynch; Donald A. Songy; Elizabeth
Stafford; Fran Hidalgo; Gwen Price; Jeff Parent; Jennifer Tuttleton; Larry Grant
; Lisa Bacala; Lou Ann Bishop; Patrice Pujol; Paula Barbera
Cc: (rbabin134@eatel.net); Todd Lambert (tlambert@apgov.us); Adrian Thompson (athompson@apgov.us);
Council District 4 (cfontenot@apgov.us); Council District 5 (dlambert@apgov.us);
Council District 6 (jsavoy@apgov.us); Doug Hillensbeck (dhillensbeck@apgov.us);
George Valentine (gvalentine@apgov.us); Jared Beiriger (jbeiriger@apgov.us);
Kent Schexnaydre (kschexnaydre@apgov.us); Martin McConnell (mmcconnell@apgov.us);
Ronnie Hughes (rhughes@apgov.us); Tommy Martinez (tmartinez@sjbgroup.com);
(Chris@chrisloar.net); (larry2007@eatel.net); Benny Johnson (mail@bennyjohnson.org);
Brad Walker (brad@infiniedge.com); Debbie Willis (yankeecajuns@cox.net); Theresa
Robert; Eddie Lambert eddie@eddielambert.com; 'Tom Landry'; 'Chad Vosburg ';
'Collins Landry'; 'Joey Tureau'; 'Mark Kelley '; 'Mike Procell '; 'Mike
Schutzman '; 'Ronald Carter '; 'Ronnie Robinson'; 'Roy Schmidt'; Bob Turner;
'Johnny Richardson'; 'Bill Roux'; 'C J Gaudin'; 'Drainage'; ';'; '.'; '.'; '.';
'.'; '.'; '.'; '.'; '.'; ';'; ';'; ';'; ';'; ';'; Gonzales Police Dept (gonzpd@eatel.net);
Managing Editor Advocate (credman@theadvocate.com); Advocate Metro Desk (fkalmbach@theadvocate.com);
Advocate River Parish (jmcmillan@theadvocate.com); Advocate rmiller@theadvocate.com
(rmiller@theadvocate.com); Gonzales Weekly (citizen@eatel.net); Captain Mark
Porrier; Ascension Sheriff; Captain Leland Anderson; Randy Osborne; WVLA
Programming (suzanne.marva@nbc33tv.com); Erin Cofiell; Rahsha Goodman Holmes;
WVLA Community Relations (elaine.harrison@nbc33tv.com); WVLA Production (vincent.lagattuta@nbc33tv.com);
Vicki Zimmerman; Allen Tumey; Avery Davidson; Donna Britt; George Sells; Jeanne
Burns; Jim Shannon; Julie Baxter; Kellee Hennessy; Marie Centanni; Matt
Williams; Paul Gates; Whitney Vann ; Andrea Clesi; Chris Nakamoto (cnakamoto@WBRZ.com);
Claire Hatty; John Pastorek; Michael Marsh; Sylvia Weatherspoon; Todd Ross (todd@wbrz.com);
Tony Jones; Veronica Mosgrove; 'Michele Krumm'; 'Dana Hackett'; 'Kristy Davis'
Subject: School caution lights at Dutchtown on Hwy 74
Senate Bill 858 was passed into law by Governor Foster in the 1999 regular
session. My interpretation of the act, in laymen’s terms is that just because a
road does not comply with standards set by federal guidelines does not mean it's
unreasonably dangerous. It must be proven that the failure to meet the standard
requirements was the proximate cause of an accident because of it resulting in
an unreasonably dangerous condition.
It is also my understanding that because of this law, that the sate and/or
parish, must be put on notice before they can be held liable for property
damage, injury, or death due to discrepancies that exist for that particular
road in a court of law.
That is the intent of this letter and or email. Consider the Ascension Parish
School Board, Parish of Ascension and State of Louisiana put on notice as to the
unsafe conditions existing on Highway 74 in Ascension Parish using description
below.
Be advised, if there is any property damage, injury, or death after the date of
this notice, I will do my utmost to bring this notice to the attention of those
involved and their attorney.
The school caution lights on highway 74 at Dutchtown are non functional even
though the problem has been reported to the school board. The light on the south
side of the road has been out for months and the light on the north side flash
24 hours a day.
Chuck Le Mieux
clemieux@inascension.com
http://www.inascension.com
225-677-8670
MessageFrom: Chuck Le Mieux
[clemieux@inascension.com]
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 7:24 AM
To: Theresa Rodgers; Cathy Meredith ; Chad Lynch; Donald A. Songy; Elizabeth
Stafford; Fran Hidalgo; Gwen Price; Jeff Parent; Jennifer Tuttleton; Larry Grant
; Lisa Bacala; Lou Ann Bishop; Patrice Pujol; Paula Barbera
Cc: (rbabin134@eatel.net); Todd Lambert (tlambert@apgov.us); Adrian Thompson (athompson@apgov.us);
Council District 4 (cfontenot@apgov.us); Council District 5 (dlambert@apgov.us);
Council District 6 (jsavoy@apgov.us); Doug Hillensbeck (dhillensbeck@apgov.us);
George Valentine (gvalentine@apgov.us); Jared Beiriger (jbeiriger@apgov.us);
Kent Schexnaydre (kschexnaydre@apgov.us); Martin McConnell (mmcconnell@apgov.us);
Ronnie Hughes (rhughes@apgov.us); Tommy Martinez (tmartinez@sjbgroup.com);
(Chris@chrisloar.net); (larry2007@eatel.net); Benny Johnson (mail@bennyjohnson.org);
Brad Walker (brad@infiniedge.com); Debbie Willis (yankeecajuns@cox.net); Theresa
Robert; Bob Turner; 'Johnny Richardson'; 'Bill Roux'; 'C J Gaudin'; 'Drainage';
Eddie Lambert eddie@eddielambert.com; 'Rep Roy J. Quezaire, Jr.'; 'Rep Karen
Gaudet St. Germain'; ';'; '*'; '*'; '*'; '.'; '.'; '.'; '.'; '.'; '.'; '.'; ';';
';'; ';'; ';'; ';'; ';'; Managing Editor Advocate (credman@theadvocate.com);
Advocate Metro Desk (fkalmbach@theadvocate.com); Advocate River Parish (jmcmillan@theadvocate.com);
Advocate rmiller@theadvocate.com (rmiller@theadvocate.com); Gonzales Weekly
(citizen@eatel.net); Captain Mark Porrier; Ascension Sheriff; Captain Leland
Anderson; Randy Osborne; WVLA Programming (suzanne.marva@nbc33tv.com); Erin
Cofiell; Rahsha Goodman Holmes; WVLA Community Relations (elaine.harrison@nbc33tv.com);
WVLA Production (vincent.lagattuta@nbc33tv.com); Vicki Zimmerman; Allen Tumey;
Avery Davidson; Donna Britt; George Sells; Jeanne Burns; Jim Shannon; Julie
Baxter; Kellee Hennessy; Marie Centanni; Matt Williams; Paul Gates; Whitney Vann
; Chris Nakamoto (cnakamoto@WBRZ.com); Claire Hatty; John Pastorek; Michael
Marsh; Sylvia Weatherspoon; Todd Ross (todd@wbrz.com); Veronica Mosgrove;
'Michele Krumm'; 'Dana Hackett'; 'Kristy Davis'
Mr. Songy,
On November 26th 2007 I reported the caution lights on Highway 74 at the
Dutchtown schools. Since that time not one thing has been done to fix the
problem.
What does it take to get someone in your so called organization of their butts
and fix this serious problem???
You have a traffic guard at this location five days a week mornings in the pitch
black with cars whizzing by at 50 plus miles per hour. Not to mention students
from the area walking on the road. You must enjoy putting people in harms way or
you would have had this problem fixed months ago.
Below is the original email sent to you.
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MessageFrom: Chuck Le Mieux [clemieux@inascension.com]
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 9:59 AM
To: Theresa Rodgers; Cathy Meredith ; Chad Lynch; Donald A. Songy; Elizabeth
Stafford; Fran Hidalgo; Gwen Price; Jeff Parent; Jennifer Tuttleton; Larry Grant
; Lisa Bacala; Lou Ann Bishop; Patrice Pujol; Paula Barbera
Cc: (rbabin134@eatel.net); Todd Lambert (tlambert@apgov.us); Adrian Thompson (athompson@apgov.us);
Council District 4 (cfontenot@apgov.us); Council District 5 (dlambert@apgov.us);
Council District 6 (jsavoy@apgov.us); Doug Hillensbeck (dhillensbeck@apgov.us);
George Valentine (gvalentine@apgov.us); Jared Beiriger (jbeiriger@apgov.us);
Kent Schexnaydre (kschexnaydre@apgov.us); Martin McConnell (mmcconnell@apgov.us);
Ronnie Hughes (rhughes@apgov.us); Tommy Martinez (tmartinez@sjbgroup.com);
(Chris@chrisloar.net); (larry2007@eatel.net); Benny Johnson (mail@bennyjohnson.org);
Brad Walker (brad@infiniedge.com); Debbie Willis (yankeecajuns@cox.net); Theresa
Robert; Eddie Lambert eddie@eddielambert.com; 'Tom Landry'; 'Chad Vosburg ';
'Collins Landry'; 'Joey Tureau'; 'Mark Kelley '; 'Mike Procell '; 'Mike
Schutzman '; 'Ronald Carter '; 'Ronnie Robinson'; 'Roy Schmidt'; Bob Turner;
'Johnny Richardson'; 'Bill Roux'; 'C J Gaudin'; 'Drainage'; ';'; '.'; '.'; '.';
'.'; '.'; '.'; '.'; '.'; ';'; ';'; ';'; ';'; ';'; Gonzales Police Dept (gonzpd@eatel.net);
Managing Editor Advocate (credman@theadvocate.com); Advocate Metro Desk (fkalmbach@theadvocate.com);
Advocate River Parish (jmcmillan@theadvocate.com); Advocate rmiller@theadvocate.com
(rmiller@theadvocate.com); Gonzales Weekly (citizen@eatel.net); Captain Mark
Porrier; Ascension Sheriff; Captain Leland Anderson; Randy Osborne; WVLA
Programming (suzanne.marva@nbc33tv.com); Erin Cofiell; Rahsha Goodman Holmes;
WVLA Community Relations (elaine.harrison@nbc33tv.com); WVLA Production (vincent.lagattuta@nbc33tv.com);
Vicki Zimmerman; Allen Tumey; Avery Davidson; Donna Britt; George Sells; Jeanne
Burns; Jim Shannon; Julie Baxter; Kellee Hennessy; Marie Centanni; Matt
Williams; Paul Gates; Whitney Vann ; Andrea Clesi; Chris Nakamoto (cnakamoto@WBRZ.com);
Claire Hatty; John Pastorek; Michael Marsh; Sylvia Weatherspoon; Todd Ross (todd@wbrz.com);
Tony Jones; Veronica Mosgrove; 'Michele Krumm'; 'Dana Hackett'; 'Kristy Davis'
Subject: School caution lights at Dutchtown on Hwy 74
Senate Bill 858 was passed into law by Governor Foster in the 1999 regular
session. My interpretation of the act, in laymen’s terms is that just because a
road does not comply with standards set by federal guidelines does not mean it's
unreasonably dangerous. It must be proven that the failure to meet the standard
requirements was the proximate cause of an accident because of it resulting in
an unreasonably dangerous condition.
It is also my understanding that because of this law, that the sate and/or
parish, must be put on notice before they can be held liable for property
damage, injury, or death due to discrepancies that exist for that particular
road in a court of law.
That is the intent of this letter and or email. Consider the Ascension Parish
School Board, Parish of Ascension and State of Louisiana put on notice as to the
unsafe conditions existing on Highway 74 in Ascension Parish using description
below.
Be advised, if there is any property damage, injury, or death after the date of
this notice, I will do my utmost to bring this notice to the attention of those
involved and their attorney.
The school caution lights on highway 74 at Dutchtown are non functional even
though the problem has been reported to the school board. The light on the south
side of the road has been out for months and the light on the north side flash
24 hours a day.
Since its inception each generation has left this country better off than the
previous generation.
EXCEPT FOR THIS GENERATION.
And that's from the White House to the outhouse.
I'd hate to be here to find out what the next generation brings.
Chuck Le Mieux
clemieux@inascension.com
http://www.inascension.com
225-677-8670
MessageFrom: Chuck Le Mieux
[clemieux@inascension.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 6:53 AM
To: Theresa Rodgers; Cathy Meredith ; Chad Lynch; Donald A. Songy; Elizabeth
Stafford; Fran Hidalgo; Gwen Price; Jeff Parent; Jennifer Tuttleton; Larry Grant
; Lisa Bacala; Lou Ann Bishop; Patrice Pujol; Paula Barbera
Cc: (rbabin134@eatel.net); Todd Lambert (tlambert@apgov.us); Adrian Thompson (athompson@apgov.us);
Council District 4 (cfontenot@apgov.us); Council District 5 (dlambert@apgov.us);
Council District 6 (jsavoy@apgov.us); Doug Hillensbeck (dhillensbeck@apgov.us);
George Valentine (gvalentine@apgov.us); Jared Beiriger (jbeiriger@apgov.us);
Kent Schexnaydre (kschexnaydre@apgov.us); Martin McConnell (mmcconnell@apgov.us);
Ronnie Hughes (rhughes@apgov.us); Tommy Martinez (tmartinez@sjbgroup.com);
(Chris@chrisloar.net); (larry2007@eatel.net); Benny Johnson (mail@bennyjohnson.org);
Brad Walker (brad@infiniedge.com); Theresa Robert; Gonzales Police Dept (gonzpd@eatel.net);
Gonzales Mayor; 'Gonzales Contact'; Eddie Lambert eddie@eddielambert.com; 'Tom
Landry'; 'Chad Vosburg '; 'Collins Landry'; 'Joey Tureau'; 'Mark Kelley '; 'Mike
Procell '; 'Mike Schutzman '; 'Ronald Carter '; 'Ronnie Robinson'; 'Roy
Schmidt'; Bob Turner; 'Johnny Richardson'; 'Bill Roux'; 'C J Gaudin';
'Drainage'; ';'; '*'; '*'; '*'; '.'; '.'; '.'; '.'; '.'; '.'; '.'; ';'; ';';
';'; ';'; ';'; ';'; Managing Editor Advocate (credman@theadvocate.com); Advocate
Metro Desk (fkalmbach@theadvocate.com); Advocate River Parish (jmcmillan@theadvocate.com);
Advocate rmiller@theadvocate.com (rmiller@theadvocate.com); Gonzales Weekly
(citizen@eatel.net); Captain Mark Porrier; Ascension Sheriff; Captain Leland
Anderson; Randy Osborne; WVLA Programming (suzanne.marva@nbc33tv.com); Rahsha
Goodman Holmes; WVLA Community Relations (elaine.harrison@nbc33tv.com); WVLA
Production (vincent.lagattuta@nbc33tv.com); Vicki Zimmerman; Allen Tumey; Avery
Davidson; Donna Britt; George Sells; Jeanne Burns; Jim Shannon; Julie Baxter;
Kellee Hennessy; Marie Centanni; Matt Williams; Paul Gates; Whitney Vann ; Chris
Nakamoto (cnakamoto@WBRZ.com); Claire Hatty; John Pastorek; Michael Marsh;
Sylvia Weatherspoon; Todd Ross (todd@wbrz.com); Veronica Mosgrove; 'Michele
Krumm'; 'Dana Hackett'; 'Kristy Davis'
Subject: School caution lights at Hwy 74 Dutchtown
Mr. Songy,
I see that the school caution lights at Hwy 74 in Dutchtown are now functioning.
My question:
Why did it take so long?
If I were school superintendent and supposedly in charge I would fire whoever is
responsible for the problem. This problem should have been taken care of on
November 26th when it was first reported. Instead the school board has been
playing Russian roulette with our students and the traffic officer assigned to
that area.
Since its inception each generation has left this country better off than the
previous generation.
EXCEPT FOR THIS GENERATION.
And that's from the White House to the outhouse.
I'd hate to be here to find out what the next generation brings.
Chuck Le Mieux
clemieux@inascension.com
http://www.inascension.com
225-677-8670
