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Updated: Officer Involved Shooting Leaves One Dead And One Officer Injured

Feb 10, 2020 11:24PM ● By Flint Zerangue, Sr.

The deceased has been identified as 40-year-old Jeremy Todd Baham of Lafayette - The subject approached officers & a physical confrontation ensued leading to Baham being fatally wounded.

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Guillory Appoints New Chief Communications Officer

Feb 10, 2020 03:02PM ● By News Desk

Mayor-President Josh Guillory has appointed Jamie Angelle Chief Communications Officer for LCG... Angelle is expected to begin on March 2nd...

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Independent Auditor Called In To Investigation Possible Wrongdoing With LUS

Feb 06, 2020 05:40PM ● By Flint Zerangue, Sr.

Louisiana State Police to be asked to investigate allegations of wrongdoing by some LUS employees who reportedly deleted company emails and records...

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"Enough is Enough" Democratic National Committee Chair Calls For Recanvass Of Iowa Caucus Reporting

Feb 06, 2020 12:38PM ● By News Desk

Tom Perez, Democratic National Committee Chair calls for the Iowa Democratic Party to conduct a recanvass after technological issues plague the reporting of Monday's Democratic caucuses results...

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Williams Named Clerk For Lafayette City and Parish Councils

Jan 27, 2020 02:09PM ● By Staff Writer

In a Joint meeting of the LFT City Council & LFT Parish Council, Williams received unanimous approval from both Councils to become the first person to serve as Clerk in this position...

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House Fire Leaves Lafayette Family Homeless

Jan 23, 2020 05:15PM ● By News Desk

The elderly homeowner and her disabled adult nephew escaped without any injuries...

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One Acadiana Earns Prestigious Accreditation by the International Economic Development Council

Jan 21, 2020 04:40PM ● By Press Release

One Acadiana becomes one of only 66 economic development groups in the world to earn the Accredited Economic Development Organization status...

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State Official Scraps Louisiana Medicaid Contract Awards, Citing 'Fatally Flawed' Process

Jan 21, 2020 04:12PM ● By News Desk

A state official has thrown out multibillion-dollar contracts the Louisiana Department of Health awarded to manage the care of most of the state’s Medicaid population...

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Frontier Suspends Service To LFT Indefinitely

Jan 20, 2020 11:15AM ● By Press Release

Frontier Airlines has informed Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) they will not return to the Lafayette market...

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Louisiana Republicans To Lead State Senate Money Committees

Jan 19, 2020 04:08PM ● By News Desk

Republicans will chair 12 of the 17 standing committees in the Louisiana state Senate for the 2020-2024 term, including the two committees that have the most control of taxpayer dollars...

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Guillory Names Carlos Harvin LCG Chief of Minority Affairs

Jan 18, 2020 12:40PM ● By Press Release

Lafayette Mayor-President Josh Guillory has announced that Carlos Harvin will join his Administration as Chief of Minority Affairs...

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Acadiana Regional Airport Receives Certification For 170 Acre Large Industrial Tract Site Program

Jan 16, 2020 03:32PM ● By Press Release

Site P4 is Acadiana’s 15th certified site and the third to be certified in Iberia Parish. As a certified site, it meets the state’s priority to certify large tracts of land, known as Industrial Sites...

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Daniel Landry Announces Candidacy For District Attorney

Jan 16, 2020 01:50PM ● By News Desk

Daniel Landry (R) announced on Thursday that he will become a candidate for the Office of Louisiana’s 15th Judicial District Attorney. Election Day is Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020...

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Wingerter Named LCG Chief Administrative Officer

Jan 15, 2020 11:58AM ● By Flint Zerangue, Sr.

Mayor-President Josh Guillory replaces the recently appointed Beth Guidry with Cydra Wingerter as Chief Administrative Officer for LCG...

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Louisiana: Embattled Education Superintendent John White Resigns

Jan 08, 2020 06:33PM ● By Staff Writer

LA Superintendent of Education John White submits letter of resignation...

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