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Oil Spill and Crash Closes Exit and Roadway in Lafayette, Louisiana
UPDATE: The roadway is now open on I-10 and Ambassador Caffery. The Lafayette Police Department has closed an exit ramp and major roadway after oil was spilled on the surface. According to LPD, the I-10 westbound exit ramp to Ambassador Caffery is closed due to a vehicle crash/oil on the roadway.
Ragin’ Cajuns picked third in Sun Belt West Division in football preseason voting
NEW ORLEANS – Highlighted by first-team members AJ Gillie and Zylan Perry, the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns football team placed five members on the 2024 Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference squad, the league office announced on Monday. Joining Gillie (offensive line) and Perry (return specialist) on the team which was...
Pitcher Sage Hoover Transferring to Ragin’ Cajuns Softball Program from Texas Tech
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball fans can perhaps take a small breath in knowing that the program has gotten its first signee from the transfer portal. In a social media post, pitcher Sage Hoover is transferring to Louisiana from Texas Tech. The Edgewood, Texas native will be on her third school...
Popular Discount Chain Closing Lafayette Store
Lafayette has seen a handful of businesses close in the last year. Small, locally-owned businesses aren't the only ones feeling the heat right now; major retailers have also started trimming down their locations to cut costs. The once-popular discount retailer Big Lots recently announced that it would be closing 40...
Maggi Bienvenu uses experience at Disney to make magic in Acadiana
Maggi Bienvenu is a Lafayette native and the manager for Workforce & Policy Initiatives at One Acadiana, Lafayette’s Chamber of Commerce and the regional economic development organization for the nine parishes of Acadiana. She holds three degrees from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette including a Master of Arts in Teaching and a doctorate in Educational Leadership. She has worked for Lafayette Parish School System as a paraeducator in adult education and special education classes and has served as an adjunct professor at UL.
Lafayette police officer who killed rapper in 2023 cleared of wrongdoing
A Lafayette police officer who fatally shot a rapper outside La Bamba nightclub on Johnston Street in 2023 was cleared of wrongdoing and is back on the job. Clayton Green was working off-duty security at the club in April 2023 when a fight broke out in the parking lot. According to police reports, Deiondre Solomon, 28, was involved in the fight when he allegedly retrieved a gun and shot a man in the lower abdomen.
This downtown pizza restaurant brews beer in under 200 square feet. Here's how they do it.
It took some ingenuity for this pizza restaurant to be able to start serving their in-house brews to the downtown Lafayette community. Jim Deggy's Brick Oven Pizza and Brewery opened its Lafayette location on May 9, but the brewing took a little longer to get off the ground. That's because wastewater runoff restrictions prohibit full-scale breweries from operating in the downtown development district.
Which is Larger, Louisiana? 2XL or XXL, They Are Not the Same
All across Louisiana parents are looking at their bank balance and plotting and planning how they are going to afford back-to-school clothes. It is getting to be that time of year in Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Lafayette, Lake Charles, and other cities and towns across the state. So that means mom and dad are having to figure out, what size their kids are this year.
Rails To Trails opposition to attend railroad board meeting in Abbeville
To be held Tuesday, July 24, at 2 p.m at Ag Center. Many people are expected to attend the Vermilion and Iberia Railroad Development District Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, July 24. The meeting is from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. inside the LSU Ag Center Building in Abbeville.
At 232-HELP, the staff receives about 1,400 calls a month
Edie Couvillon Aymond took over the job of executive director of 232-HELP in June. She spoke with Jan Swift of the Discover Lafayette podcast about her time with the agency and her history in related fields, including her work on behalf of Maddie’s Footprints, a nonprofit that helps families cope with miscarriages, stillbirths or the loss of an infant.
Cajuns’ DeBarge taken 33rd overall in MLB draft
By: RHETT MANUEL LSN Sports Editor LAFAYETTE – It’s quite a story. Undersized for his position out of high school, Louisiana shortstop Kyle DeBarge had to find his place in Lafayette before he truly made an impact. But when he found his place, he never let it go. He worked hard, got better and became the highest picked player in program history when he was selected 33rd overall by the Minnesota…
Lafayette DA files petition to disqualify Rickey Boudreaux from Youngsville chief race
The Lafayette District Attorney's Office on Monday filed a petition to disqualify former Youngsville Police Chief Rickey Boudreaux from running for the same office he resigned from last year. Boudreaux qualified Wednesday morning for the special election, despite a Louisiana law revised in 2023 that says an elected official who...
2nd Chance Job Fair 2024
Learn about career opportunities in Lafayette and surrounding areas for justice involved and formerly incarcerated persons and their families. Employers with current career openings will exhibit. 2nd Chance Job Fair is free and open to the public! The event will be happening Wednesday, July 24, 2024, 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon at the Heymann Convention Center (1373 S. College Road, Lafayette, LA).
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