tag:www.myparishnews.com,2005:/categories/business?page=27Business | Parish News | Louisiana News and Information Page 27Louisiana News and Information | Community, Business, People, Government, Construction, Real Estate2018-04-04T14:21:37-05:00urn:uuid:73f7fea2-dd42-4e0e-917d-abf42242a0b02018-04-02T13:52:52-05:002018-04-04T14:21:37-05:00LED Seeks Louisiana’s Top Manufacturers2018-04-04 14:21:27 -0500Staff WriterNominations of Top manufacturers in Louisiana are now being accepted for 2018 Lantern Awards.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.myparishnews.com">Parish News</a></small></p>urn:uuid:c6ec7935-7763-4d9b-b846-327ca0a90b3e2018-04-02T13:49:27-05:002018-04-04T14:19:53-05:00Toys "R" Us Liquidation Sale Starts2018-04-04 14:19:39 -0500Staff WriterAs Toys “R” Us prepares to shutter its 735 locations in the U.S., employees at the Lafayette location are unsure when their doors will close.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.myparishnews.com">Parish News</a></small></p>urn:uuid:cbf7a924-5324-42ec-80f9-2588056c706f2018-04-02T13:36:05-05:002018-04-04T14:17:40-05:00Louisiana Transportation Infrastructure Receives $87M Boost from Union Pacific2018-04-04 14:17:30 -0500Staff WriterLouisiana’s transportation infrastructure will receive an $87 million boost from Union Pacific Railroad in 2018. <hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.myparishnews.com">Parish News</a></small></p>urn:uuid:d3f04229-2839-4396-973b-06c8241c92c32018-04-02T14:46:09-05:002018-04-02T15:02:33-05:00Ambassador Caffery Walmart unveils Pickup Tower for Online Orders2018-04-02 15:02:24 -0500Staff WriterCustomers are now able to receive their online orders that have shipped to the store in less than a minute. <hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.myparishnews.com">Parish News</a></small></p>urn:uuid:d87bb3f1-5b1e-43de-bedb-f9749902124b2018-04-02T12:56:16-05:002018-04-02T13:05:53-05:00Breaux Bridge Officials seek to honor late councilman2018-04-02 13:05:40 -0500Flint Zerangue, Sr.Breaux Bridge city officials are looking to honor late councilman Gary “Bimmie” Champagne, who died in early March following heart surgery.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.myparishnews.com">Parish News</a></small></p>urn:uuid:8dd658a3-f6f9-4038-afa8-663d59cf03fa2018-04-02T12:50:22-05:002018-04-02T12:58:35-05:00Acadiana coding enthusiasts to work on solutions to opioid crisis 2018-04-02 12:58:27 -0500Flint Zerangue, Sr.Calling software developers of all ages: an event at The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is seeking inquisitive minds to create systems to address the U.S.’ opioid epidemic.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.myparishnews.com">Parish News</a></small></p>urn:uuid:53ddc7af-a62b-4e0e-a6b1-97245edc07e02018-04-02T12:27:38-05:002018-04-02T12:57:19-05:00LCG seeks Public Input on University Ave. Corridor2018-04-02 12:57:11 -0500Flint Zerangue, Sr.Those in attendance will be asked to vote on or rank the feature and design options as the study moves towards the next phase in finalizing a plan for the corridor.
<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.myparishnews.com">Parish News</a></small></p>urn:uuid:0ada7e5e-799b-4ee6-ba41-bbcc12264dd82018-04-02T11:46:19-05:002018-04-02T11:46:32-05:00LA: Minimum wage increase and equal pay legislation fails on Senate floor2018-04-02 11:46:18 -0500Flint Zerangue, Sr.Louisiana: Minimum wage increase, pay secrecy and equal pay for women legislation all died on the Senate floor Tuesday night. The bills are a major part of Gov. John Bel Edwards agenda...<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.myparishnews.com">Parish News</a></small></p>urn:uuid:9f278828-45bb-4013-86fd-90233f7d62c92018-04-02T11:30:38-05:002018-04-02T11:30:55-05:00LUS Warns of Utility Billing Scam2018-04-02 11:30:36 -0500Flint Zerangue, Sr.LUS is warning about scam phone calls being made to customers from people claiming to represent their utility company. The scam callers threaten to disconnect electric service unless... <hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.myparishnews.com">Parish News</a></small></p>urn:uuid:460b1782-b0bd-4b1a-bf74-17c0c21718492018-04-02T11:16:15-05:002018-04-17T17:37:06-05:00UL Lafayette’s $5M solar farm near completion2018-04-02 11:16:15 -0500Flint Zerangue, Sr.The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is nearing completion of the state’s second-largest solar facility that will reduce the university’s energy consumption by up to 10 percent...<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.myparishnews.com">Parish News</a></small></p>urn:uuid:3822cfcf-942b-4478-a7e8-113a64048b942018-04-02T09:47:31-05:002018-04-10T09:31:18-05:00Waguespack: Give credit where credit is due2018-04-02 09:55:08 -0500Flint Zerangue, Sr.Opinion - Stephen Waguespack: Lost in the countless stories--that dominate the State Capitol these days is some credit given to where credit is due. Some Republicans in the House broke...<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.myparishnews.com">Parish News</a></small></p>urn:uuid:60291b76-5762-4822-88c8-408b26c43ccd2018-04-02T09:31:33-05:002018-04-02T11:16:40-05:00Opinion: Spend it differently this time2018-04-02 09:31:33 -0500Flint Zerangue, Sr.Opinion - by Stephen Waguespack, LABI President: The 2018 crisis will be filled with plenty of drama, finger pointing and inflammatory rhetoric. Every (former, current and future) politician will say it is the other (former, current and future) politician’s fault for the deficits and lack of agreement on the appropriate mixture of taxes and cuts to fill it. <hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.myparishnews.com">Parish News</a></small></p>