<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: ‘Lucida Sans’;" class="R~sep~ACopyBody">I live just north of I-10. I was not told when I ordered the service of DirecTV that because of where I live — mind you, in the 70601 ZIP code — that I would not be able to receive the ABC and CBS channels in Lafayette and Beaumont, Texas. Instead, I get the networks from Alexandria.</span>

<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: ‘Lucida Sans’;" class="R~sep~ACopyBody">I feel this is very unfair when I live closer to the aforementioned cities. What’s going on in Alexandria is of far less interest to me, and I can’t afford both DirecTV and Suddenlink. Why doesn’t DirecTV offer the Lafayette and Beaumont stations?</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">“The customer lives in the Lake Charles designated market area, which does not have locally based ABC, CBS (or PBS) stations,” Tarvis Thompson, a spokesman for AT&amp;T, owner of DirecTV, wrote in an email.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">“When we launched local channels there in 2011, we decided to bring in the ABC and CBS (and PBS) from Alexandria so customers would have all of their primary local TV networks from Louisiana-based affiliates.”</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">Thompson said “a variety of contractual, legal and business considerations” prevent AT&amp;T from offering certain locally broadcast channels to DirecTV customers.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">“We apologize for any inconvenience these limitations may cause,” he said.</span>

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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="R~sep~ACopyEditors~sep~endnote">Online:</span> <span class="R~sep~ACopyEditors~sep~endnote">www.directv.com.</span>

<span class="R~sep~AHeadBrief">Cemetery established near end of 1800s</span>

<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: ‘Lucida Sans’;" class="R~sep~ACopyBody">When was Orange Grove-Graceland Cemetery established?</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">Orange Grove Cemetery was established in about 1890, and the adjacent Graceland Cemetery was established soon afterward.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">Other area cemeteries and their founding dates, according to a 2004</span> <span style="font-style: italic;" class="R~sep~ACopyBody">American Press</span> <span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">story:</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Bilbo Cemetery, circa 1830.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Corporation Cemetery, circa 1869.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Goos Family Cemetery, circa 1870.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Old Catholic Cemetery, circa 1861.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Reeves CME Graveyard, circa 1866.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Sallier Cemetery, circa 1844.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Antioch-Big Woods Cemetery, circa 1841.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Bagdad Cemetery, circa 1870.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Henning Cemetery and Farquhar Cemetery, circa 1879.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Dutch Cove Cemetery, circa 1880.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Magnolia Cemetery, circa 1892.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Newlin Cemetery, circa 1897.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Rigmaiden Cemetery, circa 1889.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Ritchie Cemetery, circa 1880.</span>

<span class="R~sep~AHeadBrief">Roadwork requires closure of bridge</span>

<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: ‘Lucida Sans’;" class="R~sep~ACopyBody">Why is the Lacassine bridge closed between Lake Arthur and Hayes?</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">“We have an ongoing cold-plane and overlay construction project on La. 14, between La. 101 and the west end of Bayou Lacassine Bridge,” Deidra Druilhet, a state Department of Transportation and Development spokeswoman, wrote in an email.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">“The bridge is closed, as we are unable to maintain traffic on the bridge due to the type of construction work.”</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">Cold-planing involves removing the top layer of roadway in preparation for overlay.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">According to the DOTD’s website, the project was contracted to R.E. Heidt Construction at a cost of $2,415,527. The project is supposed to be done in the spring.</span>

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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="R~sep~ACopyEditors~sep~endnote">Online:</span> <span class="R~sep~ACopyEditors~sep~endnote">www.dotd.la.gov.</span>

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