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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...
Lafayette mayor-president's veto of gas station plan near Four Corners stands after council fails to override it
LAFAYETTE, La. (KADN) — Lafayette Mayor-President Monique Blanco Boulet's first veto since taking office will stand. The Lafayette City Council failed to override that veto late Tuesday, July 16. At issue were plans to develop a convenience store with a gas station at the old Flowers Etc. on University...
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...
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...
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...
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.
LCG develops a plan to fix deplorable living conditions at Himbola apartments
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)– The Lafayette Consolidated Government is promising to take action against Himbola Manor Apartments and several other housing complexes. This comes after a News 10 investigation into deplorable living conditions. At a town hall meeting Thursday evening, more than 100 residents came to share their experience and...
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.
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.
Catholic Charities, other nonprofits expected to get federal housing funds
The Lafayette city and parish councils preliminarily approved an ordinance Tuesday that would allocate federal funds to the city's emergency homeless shelter and other programs for those in need of housing assistance. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development approved an allocation of about $2.25 million in funds to...
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...
Belle's Tower memory care facility receives new roof from Lafayette Roofing
LAFAYETTE, La. (KADN) — Belle's Tower, the region's first memory care facility in downtown Lafayette, is receiving a new roof. Lafayette Roofing replaced the entire roof of the 2,500-square-foot facility on Monday, July 15.
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.
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