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Huge Black Bear Spotted Looking for Food in Louisiana
Black bears are running rampant in Louisiana and another huge bear has been spotted in south Louisiana. In the social media group Louisiana Black Bear Report, Randy Bergeron posted photos of a huge black bear near a deer feeder, and by the looks of it, this bear has been eating well near Palmetto, Louisiana.
United Way Southwest Louisiana announces new grant recipients
Special to the American Press In a substantial move toward bolstering the resilience and capacity of local social services, United Way Southwest Louisiana is proud to announce its latest round of grant awards. Numerous regional organizations have been selected to receive funding to support critical community services ranging from youth mentoring programs to senior care, […]
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.
Plaquemine mayor says utility issues center around utility department
PLAQUEMINE - Mayor Ed Reeves is retiring at the end of the year, but before he does he has some work to do with the city's utility department. Some of it, he tells 2 On Your Side's Brittany Weiss, is staff error. One of the issues could be that staff...
Juveniles charged in Carencro man’s murder to be tried as adults, one suspect still wanted
Jaden Garlow, 18, was arrested for second degree murder just last week. Jakyri Aggison, 18, and Koby Glaude, 17, were arrested for principal to second degree murder. Matthew Charles, 19, is still wanted for principal to second degree murder.
New Iberia announces business development grants & blighted property program
The New Iberia City Council allocated funds from the American Rescue Plan Act and put them towards a Business Development Grant program to award grants to businesses in underserved communities to facilitate growth and development in the City of New Iberia. The City of New Iberia has also allocated American Rescue Plan Act funds for the One Block at a Time: Blighted Property Program. The goal of this grant is to address the national objective of eliminating or preventing slums and blight.
Northside High hires new head boys' basketball coach
LAFAYETTE, La. — LPSS is excited to announce the appointment of Ross Rix as the new head boy’s basketball coach for Northside High School. Ross Rix, an Opelousas, Louisiana, native, brings a distinguished coaching career and a deep commitment to student-athletes to his new role as the head basketball coach at Northside High School. The assignment marks Rix second time leading the Vikings on the hardwood. He coached at NHS from 2014 to 2018.
Panda Express Celebrates Opening of its Newest Restaurant in Houma
Panda Express®, the largest Asian dining concept in the U.S., is celebrating the grand opening of its newest location in Houma, LA, with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony with members of the Houma – Terrebonne Chamber of Commerce on Friday, August 2, beginning at 9:30 a.m., and a day of giving back for the first lucky 88 guests, who will receive a surprise gift!
Lafayette 9-Year-Old Little League All-Stars come up just short in state title game
It was another evening of little league championship out at the Broussard Sports Complex and for the second night in a row, a Lafayette team took to the ballfield seeking a championship. The Lafayette 9-Year-Old Little League All-Stars played in the state title game on Tuesday, July 23. Tags. Localnow.
'Professional:' Thibodaux musician's career matures with new single next month
A Thibodaux musician who once performed for the BET Experience will drop a single and video next month. Traci Brown, 25, most recently performed at Houma's third-annual Juicefest, and she will drop a new single and music video in the middle of August. She said she's still deciding which one to release, but it could be "Yo Body," which she performed live at Juicefest. It was recorded just a week before the festival. ...
A Lafayette company has celebrity clients, legendary singers and prominent actors. Meet the owner
Now that his company owns the largest manufacturer of luxury doors and windows in the U.S., Jude David is finding out just how fancy some people will go in their homes. Stately Doors & Windows' customer list reads like TMZ headlines: Billy Joel, Paul McCartney, Jerry Seinfeld, Alec Baldwin, Tony Romo and Diddy. There was the job at Calvin Klein’s home in The Hamptons that involved doors that are fully automated, opening and closing on command, often sinking into the basement.
Column: Boulet’s first budget is sobering
In many ways, Mayor-President Monique Boulet’s first budget is kind of boring. And I mean that in a good way. Instead of proposing half-baked, radical changes, she’s proposing what appear to largely be reasonable, fiscally prudent changes. Some of which were long overdue and will force a reckoning on some of Lafayette Consolidated Government’s finances.
Lafayette Olympic athletes filled with emotions as they reflect on getting to Paris games
Aliaksei Shostak, who competed at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, says he is filled with many emotions as he reflects on his last Olympic appearance. "I am just ecstatic to get on that trampoline again, you know, in front of a live audience," said Aliaksei Shostak, who will represent the United States in the 2024 Olympic Games. In 2020, the Olympics fell during the peak of COVID and filled with many restrictions.
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