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Progress in restoring Slim’s Y Ki-Ki in Opelousas
With Opelousas being the Zydeco capital and the Slim's Y Ki-Ki Zydeco dancehall being a staple for Zydeco musicians and listeners for nearly 70 years, the Zydeco Historical Preservation Society hopes the restoration of the dance hall will begin a movement to highlight the historical significance of zydeco.
Carencro financial problems uncovered by Louisiana audit
CARENCRO, La. (KADN) — A Louisiana audit uncovered more than two dozen financial problems with the city of Carencro. The audit found widespread issues at Carencro City Hall involving bookkeeping. The issues spanned the gamut from financial record-keeping to budgeting and collection of income and payroll taxes. The state...
Fireworks in Carencro a success
For the first time in many years, the City of Carencro had a genuine public fireworks display to celebrate Independence Day. It was held Sunday evening at Carencro’s Pelican Park. The event began with a few words from Mayor Charlotte Clavier and a Blessing by Monsignor. High Performance provided...
Acadiana newsmakers: Opelousas General hires director of marketing
-- Robert A. Habans has joined the Blanco Public Policy Center at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette as a research scientist. Habans will assist in developing the LA FIRST Louisiana Employment Outcomes report. He was most recently chief economist at The Data Center in New Orleans and held research positions at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and UCLA.
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