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Want Beer or Wine? Waitr Intends to Start Delivering it to Your Door!

Jul 08, 2019 03:53PM ● By Press Release

Waitr - Food Delivery Service Company to Add Alcohol Delivery...

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CBP Port of New Orleans Agriculture Specialists Discover Illegal Red Snapper Catch

Jul 08, 2019 03:39PM ● By News Desk

*More than 300 lbs. of frozen red snappers were found in a fishing boat in the Gulf of Mexico...

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Senate Passes The National Defense Authorization Act For The 2020 Fiscal Year

Jun 27, 2019 04:55PM ● By Staff Writer

The United States Senate today passed the National Defence Authorization Act for the Fiscal Year 2020 with a bipartisan vote of 86-8...

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Waitr Cuts Nearly 100 Office and Management Jobs Nationally

Jun 27, 2019 04:20PM ● By Staff Writer

According to multiple sources, Waitr, the Lafayette-based food delivery service laid off nearly 100 employees nationally...

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ExxonMobil and Global Thermostat to Advance Breakthrough Atmospheric Carbon Capture Technology

Jun 27, 2019 01:50PM ● By Press Release

Technology removes carbon dioxide from industrial sources and the atmosphere. Companies to evaluate potential scalability. Applications could extend across multiple industrial sectors...

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New Iberia Attorneys Suspended After Pleading Guilty Of Not Filing Federal Tax Returns

Jun 24, 2019 02:37PM ● By Staff Writer

A former team of New Iberia Attorneys, Lucretia Patrice Pecantte & Lynden James Burton have been suspended following Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceedings...

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LA Dept of Agriculture Reminds Farmers To File Tax Exempt Forms Before New Law Begins

Jun 24, 2019 01:57PM ● By Flint Zerangue, Sr.

LA Dept of Agriculture and Forestry is reminding farmers to apply for certification as a commercial farmer with the LA Dept of Revenue by June 30, 2019. New law goes into effect July 1, 2019

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Another Broken Egg Cafe Set for Explosive Growth

Jun 21, 2019 05:04PM ● By Press Release

Largest, fastest-growing franchised daytime cafe in the U.S. is poised and ready for rapid expansion...

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Walmart To Pay $282 Mil For Violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

Jun 20, 2019 05:24PM ● By Press Release

Walmart agreed to pay $144 mil to settle the SEC’s charges and approx. $138 mil to resolve parallel criminal charges by the U.S. Depart. of Justice -- a combined total of $282 million.

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Pizza Inn Express Opens First Louisiana Location in Lafayette

Jun 19, 2019 03:41PM ● By Press Release

Lafayette’s new PIE location opened at 106 W. Pont Des Mouton Road in the new Exxon On the Run, alongside a Billy’s Boudin...

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Hundreds of Louisiana Students to Receive Millions in Debt Relief

Jun 15, 2019 01:39PM ● By Press Release

AG Jeff Landry Announces Settlement with ITT Tech Student Lender - Agreement will secure $2,818,341.00 in debt relief for 285 former ITT Tech students in Louisiana...

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Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser Hosts 20 States' Second-In-Command For Republican Lieutenant Governors Assoc Conference

Jun 11, 2019 03:30PM ● By Press Release

Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser (center) gives Republican Lieutenant Governors Association members white shrimp boots during conference in New Orleans...

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New Principal Set To Lead Lafayette High School

Jun 07, 2019 04:53PM ● By Staff Writer

LPSS Interim Superintendent Irma Trosclair has appointed Dr. Rachel Brown as the new principal of Lafayette High School...

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Pellerin Named General Manager at Blue Dog Café

May 30, 2019 04:43PM ● By Press Release

Mitchell Pellerin has been named General Manager of Blue Dog Café in Lafayette, La. Pellerin brings national market and brand expertise to the 20-year-old popular eatery...

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LA Dept. of Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Responds To Announcement Lifting Trade Barriers With Canada, Mexico and Japan

May 20, 2019 03:22PM ● By Press Release

President Trump’s announcements regarding the agreement with Canada and Mexico to lift retaliatory tariffs on steel and aluminum is a huge victory for all farmers and citizens of Louisiana...

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