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Powerful storms prompt weather warnings for parts of Acadiana
It's been another day of stormy conditions across Acadiana. Strong showers and storms prompted a brief tornado warning in Jeff Davis Parish earlier and a Flash Flood Warning for a few hours in Lafayette and St. Martin parishes.
Lafayette Parish Council votes down mayor's emergency preparedness overhaul proposal
The Lafayette Parish Council on Tuesday voted down a proposal by Mayor-President Monique Boulet's administration to overhaul the region's emergency preparedness operations. "I'm disappointed," Boulet said after the council meeting. "This is something we need as a parish. We need to be ready. We are faced with uncertain disasters like we have never been before, and it's time for us to do something and to move."
Louisiana Kicks Off Fifth Annual American Academy of Entrepreneurs at Big Rock Valley
Innovative mentorship program is available to LED Growth Network companies through a partnership between LED and the Edward Lowe Foundation. The program has helped more than 60 Louisiana small businesses since its inception in 2020. Program launch held at the Edward Lowe Foundation’s state-of-the-art learning campus in southwest Michigan.
Louisiana Storm Threat Grows as ‘Cold Front’ Pushes Into State
Viewers of KSLA Television in Shreveport witnessed a rather strange event during the television station's noon broadcast on Wednesday. It was on that broadcast that a man with unusually high hair uttered two words that just don't make sense in Louisiana during the month of July. I actually saw this with my own eyes and heard Austin Evans, that's the high hair guy, say the words "Cold Front".
After attack, expert says alligators are everywhere (but don't be alarmed)
A scary incident of an alligator biting a nine-year-old boy in Lake Pontchartrain is a reminder that the toothy reptiles may be in closer proximity than you think. Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries estimates there may be up to 4 million alligators…
LDWF to hold public meeting to address Atchafalaya Basin freshwater fisheries concerns
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) will hold a public meeting at 6 pm on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in the Joe Herring Room of the LDWF Headquarters office located at 2000 Quail Drive, Baton Rouge, La. Inland Fisheries biologists will present current and past data describing fisheries trends in the Atchafalaya Basin, with emphasis on largemouth bass and crappie populations. Topics will include bass stocking in the Basin, regulations, and a brief description of LDWF’s pilot Tournament Information Project (LATRIP). Following the presentations, the public will be invited to ask questions or express concerns.
Ceremony held for new Prairieville High School
Ascension Parish Public Schools held a ribbon-cutting ceremony July 18 at the new Prairieville High School, which will be the district's fifth public high school. The ceremony was the second of three events to mark the completion of projects funded by a $140 million construction bond approved by parish voters in 2020.
Foreman Drive in Lafayette, Louisiana to Close for Drainage Repairs
Lafayette Consolidated Government has announced that Foreman Drive will soon be closed for drainage repairs. You'll want to plan your detours now, and we've got those for you too... Road Closures In Lafayette, Louisiana. As the construction of the new Lafayette High School continues, the contractor on the project will...
Home Bank posts slight decrease in net income in Q2
Lafayette-based Home Bancorp Inc., the parent company of Home Bank, generated $8.1 million of net income during the second quarter, down from the $1.1 million in the first quarter. Per share earnings were at $1.02 per diluted common share, down from the $1.14 in the first quarter, bank officials announced...
Sister’s sweet song helps earn scholarship for Comeaux High violinist
LAFAYETTE, La. (KADN) — A high school senior at Comeaux High School in Lafayette has lots of reasons to celebrate. He's a violinist whose recent performance earned him a $2,500 scholarship to UL. He did so by playing a song composed by his sister.
Good Question: What type of cloud over Lafayette looked like an explosion?
Our unsettled weather has made for some curious cloud formations in the skies. One of those clouds had some people worried there had been an explosion. The good news is there was no blast. So, what kind of cloud was it? That’s a good question. Tags. Localnow. Good Question:...
Louisiana Ranked as Hardest Place to Save
Forbes Advisor has released a new study, ranking states by how difficult it is to save money as a resident of each respective state. According to the original research, the national personal savings rate has decreased from 20% in 2020 to 3.8% as of January 2024. The ranking for each state, plus the District of Columbia, is determined based on indicators in these key categories: income, debt, cost of living, taxes, and housing.
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