Rayne water plant undergoing much needed upgrade
Water is safe, no boil advisories
Courtesy of MGN Online
and last updated 2021-03-05 21:31:18-05
RAYNE, La. â The City of Rayne s water treatment plant is undergoing a system upgrade, which is leading to discoloration in the water that some residents are seeing, according to officials.
After receiving tips regarding the water quality in the city, KATC reached out to Mike Judice, the Water & Waste Superintendent for the City of Rayne, who said that the 60-year-old system is undergoing a $2.3 million much needed upgrade.
Part of the improvements is the replacement of the water treatment clarifier, which acts as a large filter where the water is treated by adding a polymer and lime. The process removes the iron and manganese from the water, Judice said.
Four shootings Friday in Rayne believed to be linked to 2019 homicide
and last updated 2021-02-23 20:23:48-05
Rayne Police responded on Friday to multiple shooting incidents believed to be connected to a 2019 homicide.
Police say the four shooting incidents took place within the span of an hour and thirty minutes.
Officers responded to the first shooting at 8:20pm near 7th Street on Friday, February 19. Minutes later at 8:27 pm officers were called to the intersection of Hoffpauir Street and Haley Alley to investigate a shots fired call.
They say that an hour and 30 minutes later, at 9:50 pm, a 15-year-old was shot on W. Edwards Street.