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President Trump Visits Southwest Louisiana, Touts America's Energy Dominance

May 15, 2019 10:54AM ● By Flint Zerangue, Sr.

President Trump visited Sempra Energy's Cameron LNG Export Facility in Hackberry, Louisiana Tuesday where he toured the partially completed $10 billion LNG terminal...

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Louisiana Joins Lawsuit Against Nation's Largest Generic Drug Manufacturers For Price Fixing

May 13, 2019 04:35PM ● By Press Release

LA AG Jeff Landry has joined 43 other Attorney Generals in a lawsuit against 20 of the Nation's largest generic drug mfg's alleging a broad conspiracy to inflate and manipulate prices...

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Nearly 100 Indicted in Massive Houston-Based Marriage Fraud Conspiracy

May 13, 2019 03:28PM ● By Press Release

Criminal charges include marriage fraud, mail fraud, immigration fraud, conspiracy to commit immigration fraud, tampering with a witness, victim or informant, etc...

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Project Front Yard Coordinator Achieves "Keep America Beautiful" Certification

May 13, 2019 01:59PM ● By Press Release

Project Front Yard Coordinator Skyra Rideaux Achieves "Keep America Beautiful" Certificate - First in Louisiana...

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Big Jack's Artificial Reef Enhancement Complete in Calcasieu Lake

May 13, 2019 01:26PM ● By Press Release

The reef site, also known as “Big Jack’s Reef”, is an existing inshore artificial reef that had material added to it, therefore increasing hard-bottom habitat at the site...

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Ross Mortgage Opens Lafayette Location

May 13, 2019 01:06PM ● By Press Release

Based in Troy, Michigan, Ross Mortgage announced today the firm is expanding into Louisiana with local mortgage lending expert Ashley Courville managing the company’s new Lafayette office...

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New West Regional Library Opens In Scott

May 13, 2019 12:31PM ● By Staff Writer

Community leaders and local residents were on hand today to celebrate the Official Grand Opening of the West Regional Library in Scott, Louisiana...

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Lafayette Regional Airport To Receive $10.5M Grant

May 09, 2019 03:28PM ● By Press Release

LFT Airport to receive $10.5 million in from the U.S. Department of Transportation as part of the FAA's Airport Improvement Program. The grant will be used to finance taxiway improvements.

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Local Man Dies From Gun Shot Wound Sustained In Local Park

May 08, 2019 02:55PM ● By Staff Writer

Lafayette Police responded to shots fired at St. Anthony Park on Edison St. in Lafayette where they located one victim suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was transported to a local hospital where he later succumbed to his injury...

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Trending News In Acadiana

May 08, 2019 01:27PM ● By Staff Writer

News Briefs: Read today's headlines and see what's trending in Acadiana this Wednesday, May 8th, 2019 - 1 PM Report...

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Natural Grocers Purchases Parc Lafayette's La Marquise Building - $4,000,000

May 06, 2019 01:50PM ● By Staff Writer

Sources are confirming the $4,000,000 sale took place late last week. Barring any unforeseen delays, the publically traded healthfood company plans to open in Fall of 2019.

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Opportunity Machine To Locate In Downtown Lafayette

May 04, 2019 03:09PM ● By Press Release

Lafayette Economic Development Authority and Opportunity Machine announced plans for the historic Knight’s/Lee’s Furniture Store is to be renamed the Opportunity Machine...

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Vice President Pence Meets With St. Landry Parish Church Fire Pastors

May 04, 2019 11:04AM ● By Flint Zerangue, Sr.

Vice President Pence flew to Lafayette, Louisiana on Friday where he visited with the pastors of the three St. Landry Parish Churches that were burned down just over a month ago...

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ExxonMobil Announces $2 Billion Baytown Chemical Expansion Project

May 02, 2019 01:57PM ● By Press Release

Baytown expansion to create approximately 2,000 jobs during construction...

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Economist Named Director of Blanco Public Policy Center at UL Lafayette

May 02, 2019 01:39PM ● By Press Release

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette has named Dr. Stephen R. Barnes founding director of the Kathleen Babineaux Blanco Public Policy Center...

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