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Lafayette Parish Posts Second-highest Taxable Sales Year For 2018

Feb 20, 2019 07:44AM ● By Staff Writer

With more than $577 million in sales in December 2018, taxable sales in Lafayette Parish reached just over $6 billion...

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Third Annual Robideaux Report Scheduled

Feb 20, 2019 07:32AM ● By Staff Writer

Both free events will take place on the evening of Thursday, March 14 at the Heymann Performing Arts Center, with the Robideaux Report beginning at 6 p.m., and the Showcase to follow at approximately 7 p.m....

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Breaux Named Permanent Director of Development and Planning

Feb 18, 2019 04:27PM ● By Press Release

Lafayette Mayor-President Joel Robideaux has named Danielle Breaux as permanent Director of LCG’s Development and Planning Department...

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Parish News
Former St. Martinville Deputy Chief Sentenced to Nine Years

Feb 15, 2019 12:55PM ● By Press Release

Western District of Louisiana, sentenced Codi Dodge, the former Deputy Chief of Investigations for the St. Martinville Police Department to nine years in prison on four felony counts...

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First Section of Verot School Construction Complete, Remainder To Open within 60 Days

Feb 13, 2019 08:44AM ● By Flint Zerangue, Sr.

According to DOTD …except for a few punch-list items, all of the concrete work has been completed. We’re still waiting on a few traffic signal components, and the road needs to be striped...

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UL Lafayette's ‘Trees for Threes’ Gives Basketball Players Added Incentive

Feb 07, 2019 04:47PM ● By Press Release

Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns basketball players are launching three-point shots for more than an opportunity to put points on the scoreboard...

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Acadian Ambulance Completes Acquisition Of Emergency Mobile Health Care

Feb 06, 2019 04:05PM ● By Staff Writer

Acadian Ambulance Service and Memphis-based Emergency Mobile Health Care (EMHC) have completed the merger of their operations...

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Rip Van Winkle Gardens Orange Island Coffee Now Available

Feb 06, 2019 10:09AM ● By Press Release

Mike Richard, Jr., owner of Jefferson Island Rip Van Winkle Gardens, has created a coffee especially for Jefferson Island, named Orange Island Coffee...

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UL Lafayette Ranked Top 200 In The World For Eco-Friendliness

Feb 05, 2019 03:26PM ● By Press Release

UL Lafayette is 195th on the 2018 University of Indonesia’s GreenMetric Rankings released recently. UL Lafayette is No. 25 in the United States...

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“Zombie Raccoons” On The Rise In Lafayette Parish

Feb 05, 2019 10:01AM ● By Press Release

Increased numbers of "Zombie Raccoons" reported about raccoons infected with canine distemper from Lafayette to the Florida Parishes - The distemper virus infects raccoons, foxes, coyotes, skunks, and unvaccinated dogs.

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Suspect Arrested for Multiple Storage Unit Burglaries

Feb 01, 2019 04:35PM ● By Press Release

George Louis Bourque (27) was arrested for 10-counts of Simple Burglary, 3-counts of Attempted Simple Burglary, 2-counts of Possession of Stolen Property and Theft...

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Lafayette Parish School System Superintendent Appoints New Administrators

Feb 01, 2019 03:59PM ● By Staff Writer

LPSS Superintendent appoints Christy Hayes principal of the new Martial Billeaud Elementary School in Broussard, and Dawn Weimer principal of Dr. Raphael Baranco Elementary School...

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SEC To Distribute $627.1 Million to Conference Schools

Feb 01, 2019 10:41AM ● By Press Release

SEC to distribute approximately $627.1 million of total revenue among the 14 institutions of the Conference for the 2017-18 fiscal year... LSU to receive approx. $43.1 million...

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ICE Most Wanted Captured In Church Point - Pleads Guilty

Jan 30, 2019 03:26PM ● By Staff Writer

Jose Melchor-Martinez, 49, of Mexico, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Carol B. Whitehurst to one count of illegal re-entry of a removed alien...

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Mother and Baby Escape Burning House

Jan 29, 2019 07:44AM ● By Staff Writer

Lafayette firefighters responded to a house fire at 113 Bridgeway Drive in Lafayette around noon on Monday where they discovered...

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