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BCF Awards $358,000 in Grants to 30 Nonprofits
The Bayou Community Foundation (BCF) awarded grants totaling $358,000 to 30 nonprofit organizations yesterday to fill critical needs like hunger, homelessness and mental health care in Lafourche, Terrebonne and Grand Isle. This year’s total is the largest ever awarded by the Foundation in its 12-year history of the Annual Nonprofit Grants Program, and brings BCF’s total investment in critical community programs and hurricane recovery efforts to more than $12 million since 2013. 2024 List of grantees.
A new school, a new culture: Ascension Parish introduces Prairieville High School
Eight years and $118 million later, Prairieville High School and its mascot — the Hurricanes — have arrived in Ascension Parish. Officials unveiled the long-awaited addition to the parish at a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday, with a focus on establishing a culture in a community with distinctive school spirit and rivalries.
Pirate Night At The Ballfield This Weekend
Ahoy! Join the swashbuckling fun on July 20th when Pirate Night sets sail! The Lake Charles Gumbeaux Gators take on the Seguin River Monsters this Saturday night. Swashbucklers, marauders, raiders, buccaneers and scoundrels from all over Southwest Louisiana are encouraged to take in the ball game in their best roguish garb!
Credit card skimmer found at Dollar Tree in Lafayette
LAFAYETTE, La. (KADN) — It's happened yet again. There's been another credit card skimmer found at a Dollar Tree store in Acadiana. The latest device turned up at the Dollar Tree store off Evangeline Thruway in Lafayette. A customer discovered the skimmer after having trouble putting their card into...
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