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| by Scott Rogers - posted Thursday, February 4th, 2010 @ 9:40 am | |
V-Vehicle representatives and local officials remain optimistic the company can secure a federal loan by a March 1 deadline that V-Vehicle must meet to be granted some $15 million in local incentives.
That may be impossible since the U.S. Department of Energy says it could take up to nine months to complete an environmental assessment study, which is required as part of V-Vehicle's application for a roughly $300 million loan from the Energy Department.
The Department of Energy recently notified the Ouachita Parish Police Jury it would conduct an environmental assessment of the V-Vehicle project before it makes a decision on whether to approve V-Vehicle's loan. The loan was sought to provide financing for V-Vehicle's plans to establish an automobile manufacturing operation in the former Guide plant in eastern Ouachita Parish.
Ebony Meeks, an Energy Department spokesperson, said Wednesday that an environmental assessment study could take six to nine months to complete. She said the Energy Department was in the beginning stages of the process regarding the V-Vehicle project. |
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News
$10 million slated for improvements
Ouachita Parish Schools has identified improvements it would like to tackle with some $10 million in Qualified School Construction bonds it sold in October. |
Police jury considers wish list
The Ouachita Parish Police Jury should pursue federal funding for three infrastructure projects in 2010, according to parish engineer Tom Holtzclaw. |
Concerns aired over South Monroe project
The Ouachita Parish Police Jury voted 4-2 Monday to waive property taxes owed on 12 adjudicated properties that Rays of Sonshine wants to use for a neighborhood stabilization project in south Monroe. |
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Columns
As we continue to choose, God continues to save
In Pam Farrel's book, "The 10 Best Decisions a Woman Can Make," we find this statement; "Most of us can handle it if our face doesn't grace the cover of a magazine or our name doesn't make it up in lights. But sometimes, when we don't get the raise we've been banking on, when we come across yet another pile of wet towels and dirty clothes on the bathroom floor, when we come home night after night to an empty apartment, we can start to wonder if anyone even knows we exist." |
Responsibility without recognition
Does your son happen to be the deep snapper on his football team? A deep snapper is probably one of the most underrated positions on the team. The deep snapper is usually unknown until he snaps the ball over the punter's head. Then people start asking, "Who is the deep snapper?" If no one knows, someone reaches for the football program to enlighten everyone in their section about who the deep snapper is. |
God's word tells us all we need to know
Most of us remember the movie "The Passion of the Christ." As just about everyone knows, it is a very graphic and vivid portrayal of the last hours of Jesus Christ. |
Insanity in motion
President Barack Obama's proposed $3.8 trillion budget for the 2011 fiscal year raises taxes on businesses and so-called wealthy Americans while it would slightly trim some government spending. To top it off, the Obama blueprint for spending taxpayer monies in the next year would add roughly $1.6 trillion to the country's debt. |
Editorials
Sports
River Oaks tied for district lead
The River Oaks Mustangs (17-3, 4-1) will play their regular-season finale, a playoff tie-breaker, at Glenbrook Friday to determine the district championship race. They'll travel to the MAIS 2A South State tournament in Brookhaven, Miss. on Tuesday. |
Area prospects sign scholarships
One of the most anticipated days in all the year for local football fans came and went with lots of fanfare for some schools, but National Signing Day for football players passed quietly for many area schools. |
Rams back in district play
The Richwood Rams will be back in action today, Feb. 4, to make up a district game at home against the Madison Parish Jaguars. |
HOF Classic comes to ULM
The LHSAA Hall of Fame Basketball Classic will be held Saturday, Feb. 6, at Fant-Ewing Coliseum on the campus of the University of Louisiana-Monroe. |
St. Fred to host OCS
The Ouachita Christian School Eagles and Lady Eagles will both be back in district 2-1A action on Friday night when they face the St. Frederick Warriors in a key local rivalry game. |
Tempo
Honey Babe's story comes to stage
The annual Black Heritage Drama is returning to the Monroe Civic Center this month with the story of Monroe's first bag woman, the legendary "Honey Babe." |
Drop-in event sets Valentine theme
The Biedenharn Museum & Gardens invites families to drop-in Saturday, Feb. 13 between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. in the Education Building adjacent to the Coke Museum to make a Valentine treat gift. |
Sunday showdown with super Saints
Our friend, Dr. Mike Cage, says Peyton Manning, the Indianapolis Colts' quarterback, is a true scholar of the game of football and perhaps the greatest of all time. We read that he has the passion, the work ethic as he analyzes the defenses, checks off at the line and works after hours to teach his young receivers. |
NBS lists honor students
Print makes the best memories! Pick up a copy of this week's Citizen today to save this article, which is found on Page 12A.
Northeast Baptist School recently released it's Principal's List and Honor Roll for the second nine weeks grading period. |
Engel delights English-Speaking Union
A nationally-known speaker and a foremost authority on Charles Dickens, Dr. Elliot Engel delighted and entertained the English-Speaking Union on Thursday, Jan. 28, at a Bayou DeSiard Country Club dinner meeting. |
Slawson, Wheat to wed
Terry and Tammie Slawson of Eros are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Britney Renee Slawson to Jeremy Bennon Wheat, son of Robert and Susan Wheat of West Monroe. |
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