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AT&T Provides Update on Data Breach Affecting Customers in Louisiana
AT&T has confirmed a data breach that has impacted some of its customers in Louisiana. Contrary to previous reports that suggested nearly all AT&T customers had their calls, texts, and information compromised, the latest update reveals a more contained incident. Details of the Incident. In a recent communication to affected...
Bridge Closed on Major Road in Youngsville, Louisiana for the Next Week
The bridge located on Savoy Road at Railroad Road in Youngsville, Louisiana will be closed for maintenance for the next several days. According to Youngsville Mayor Ken Ritter, the bridge will shut down starting Wednesday, July 17, and will take about a week to complete. The goal is to get...
Former VPSO deputy Kenwood White, father of Abbeville mayor, dies at 72
Born March 6, 1952, the Abbeville High School graduate joined the Marine Corps Reserves in 1971 and served until 1977. He served as a deputy with the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office for many years, followed by a career in the oilfield.
Lafayette's newest venue brings jazz and blues to the downtown music scene
A long time jazz lover, Deborah Silas used to have to get her fix by going on jazz cruises. Now, she's opened a business in the heart of Lafayette that will specifically feature her favorite genre of music, along with a selection of Cajun-style appetizers and mixed drinks. : In...
Residents of Himbola Manor Apartments in Lafayette voice concerns to city leaders
Residents at a Lafayette public housing complex are giving city officials a piece of their minds. They are fed up with the living conditions at the Himbola Manor Apartments, and city leaders are holding a town hall on Thursday, July 18, to hear their complaints. Residents of Himbola Manor Apartments...
Letters: The Second Amendment spells out where the limits to gun rights are
From the U.S. Constitution: A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. These words inspire bitter controversy. No one denies that the Second Amendment is part of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, but some on the political left seek to repeal it or to interpret it so as to make it meaningless, whereas most of the right regard it as holy scripture, to be interpreted as broadly and deeply as possible.
Mayor's veto stands: Convenience store near Lafayette's Four Corners to proceed without gas pumps
A proposed convenience store near Four Corners will proceed without gas pumps after the Lafayette City Council on Tuesday chose not to override the mayor-president's veto of a conditional-use permit for the project. The matter was brought back before the City Council on Tuesday after Mayor-President Monique Boulet's June 28...
LaFayette High School football stadium to receive new LED lighting system
The Chambers County School District approved the low bid of $225,873 for a new LED lighting system for LaFayette High School’s football stadium from S. Electrical Contractors during this week’s board meeting. In June, the CCSD put out a bid for the installation of a complete and operational lighting system for the Lafayette High School […] The post LaFayette High School football stadium to receive new LED lighting system appeared first on Valley Times-News.
Lafayette Parish Council rejects mayor-president's proposal to overhaul emergency preparedness
LAFAYETTE, La. (KADN) — Lafayette Mayor-President Monique Blanco Boulet is bringing her emergency preparedness overhaul proposal back to the parish council next month after it was rejected. The council voted down the ordinance on Tuesday, July 16.
Living conditions at Himbola 'unconscionable'; city councilman to host meeting to address complaints
The mold problem had gotten so bad in Lavincia Guidry’s apartment at Himbola Manor that her son missed enough school due to illness that he has to repeat kindergarten this fall. Now Guidry, 42, is looking for a new place to live. The mold problem, she says, is only...
Editorial: LCG should boost wages of lowest paid employees
In order for a city to function well, it often relies on a host of workers who toil behind the scenes. They perform essential tasks like driving buses or making sure we have clean water when we turn on the tap. Lafayette is facing a severe shortage of these workers, and their absence is beginning to be felt. To remedy the problem, the current administration is proposing a more than 30% pay boost to some of the lowest-paid workers who perform these vital tasks.
LCG hosts first Spanish housing workshop
Lafayette’s Spanish-speaking population has expanded rapidly over the last two decades with many of these local residents now looking to purchase homes. Professionals in the Lafayette housing industry are in turn asking how they can meet the community’s growing housing and financial planning needs, given a lack of Spanish speakers in public-facing positions.
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