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Furniture Chain Confirms Bankruptcy – Louisiana Stores to Close
Furniture and appliance shoppers in cities such as Lake Charles, Lafayette, Alexandria, Shreveport, Baton Rouge, Monroe, Port Allen, and the Greater New Orleans area might soon find themselves with one less option when it comes to furnishing and outfitting their homes. A one-time leader in the furniture and appliance industry has officially confirmed it has filed for bankruptcy protection as of this past Tuesday.
Win Tickets to 2024 Geek’d Con in Louisiana
Geek'd Con is coming back to downtown Shreveport this August! Dress up in your best cosplay and come out to this year's event on August 16th, 17th, and 18th at the Shreveport Convention Center. Since 2015, Geek'd Con has been bringing its event to the Ark-La-Tex area. It is the...
Louisiana Weather: Rainy Conditions and Cloudy Skies Persist
Shreveport, LA – Mostly cloudy skies will prevail again today, while rainy conditions keep highs near 80 degrees in north central and northeast Louisiana. Some of this rainfall may be locally heavy at times. North and west, highs will climb into the middle to upper 80s. According to the...
Louisiana Club Earns ‘Best Golf Course’ in U.S. Honors
The game of golf is alive and well in the state of Louisiana. According to golflink.com there are 140 golf courses in Louisiana. Eighty of those courses are public courses, another 30 are private courses, and still another 30 would qualify to be called municipal golf courses. Louisiana even has its own "Golf Trail".
Louisiana Farm to School Hosts School Garden Leadership Workshop in Lafayette
(07/24/24) LAFAYETTE, La. — Seeds to Success: The Louisiana Farm to School Program hosted the fifth-annual School Garden Leadership Workshop in Lafayette at the University of Louisiana Ira Nelson Horticulture Center earlier this month. The workshop takes place each summer and consists of hands-on learning and lectures to help...
A new Southern Classic Chicken is coming to Lafayette. Here's where it'll open.
Construction could begin next month on the Southern Classic Chicken location in Lafayette. Jessie Fontenot with JA Fontenot Enterprises closed on a deal to purchase the 2.85 acres at 4603 Johnston St. for the popular quick-serve restaurant along with a Scooter’s Coffee location and another development to be announced later, Fontenot said.
Meeting Up With Moncus: Pups & Popsicles Friday July 26th
Victoria Dodge with Moncus Park, stopped by News15 at Noon to share the details on Pups & Popsicles happening this Friday at Moncus Park. Meeting Up With Moncus: Pups & Popsicles Friday July 26th. Victoria Dodge with Moncus Park, stopped by News15 at Noon to share the details on Pups...
The Culture Corner: Design a Pelican on Parade Application Open and Arts Grants for Teachers Open Now
Rachel Adams, Marketing Manager for the Acadiana Center for the Arts, stops by News15 at Noon virtually to share the details on two application deadlines for local artists and teachers. Tags. Localnow. The Culture Corner: Design a Pelican on Parade Application Open and Arts Grants for Teachers Open Now. Rachel...
Another restaurant will locate near Top Golf. Here's what is coming in.
An Asian restaurant will be next business that will locate in Top Golf-anchored second phase two of the Ambassador Town Center in Lafayette. Co-owner Chris Zumbek and his business partner will open TK’s Asian Kitchen on Spring Farm Road on the property across from Top Golf. Construction is expected to start this fall and take about a year to complete.
Big Lots Set To Close Up To 40 Locations
Dozens of Big Lots® stores are preparing to close roughly a month after the company warned in a U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) filing that between 35 and 40 locations could shutter this year. In the SEC filing, company leaders noted inflation and difficulties in competing, saying they...
Craigslist fraudster who fled to Romania returned to Lafayette, sentenced in federal court
A Romanian citizen who was living illegally in the Lafayette area has been sentenced in federal court in connection with a scheme that defrauded online buyers out of more than $700,000. Dorin Munteanu Racu, also known as Adrian Ciobanu, 41, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Maurice Hicks Jr., Western...
Louisiana lawmakers won’t call special session, constitutional convention in August
Louisiana lawmakers won’t return to Baton Rouge in August to address tax and budget policy in a special session despite a last-minute push from Gov. Jeff Landry’s revenue secretary to do so, according to a handful of legislators interviewed this week. Legislative leadership is expected to make a formal statement saying as much Thursday, but […]
LUS Receives Dig-Smart Integration Award at ESRI User Conference
Submitted by Lafayette Utilities System (LUS) LAFAYETTE, LA (July 24, 2024) – One of only five award recipients, Lafayette Utilities System (LUS) has received the Integration Award from Dig-Smart, LLC at the 2024 ESRI User Conference in San Diego, California. Dig-Smart, LLC is an organization that has been providing one-call ticket management software solutions for over 20 years. The award highlights LUS’s ability to use these solutions in a way that goes beyond their original purpose, typically linking 3rd party applications and/or integrating with external contract-locating companies. LUS has processed approximately 19,000 Dig-Smart tickets, year-to-date – around 100 tickets per day.
Ground breaks on student-centered engineering building at UL in Lafayette
A new engineering space is coming to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Leaders at the college broke ground on the engineering student-centered collaborative building Tuesday. The nearly 65,000-square-foot building will be the space for the newly established Engineering Center of Excellence, or ECoE. The building and ECoE are designed...
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