Current Calendar 9/12-9/18 The cool stuff that's happening this week in Lafayette
This week around Acadiana: Plate Lunchapalooza, the Friends of the Library fall book sale, Battle of the Salons, and more.
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Month: September 2018
Bending to Bob ACA screens ‘Bending Lines: The Sculpture of Robert Wiggs’ Thursday, Sept. 13
“Bending Lines” is a portrait of an eccentric, yet brilliant artist who kept working on his precise, geometric sculptures into his old age as his eyesight and hearing were deteriorating.
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Plate lunch paradise Get out to Sugar Mill Pond Saturday, Sept. 15, for Plate Lunchapalooza
People from all over Acadiana will come together Saturday, Sept. 15, to celebrate the area’s favorite meal: the plate lunch.
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Liz Hebert’s bus shelter initiative gets rolling
▸ The gist: Councilwoman Liz Hebert launched an effort earlier this year to raise money to cover some of the city’s 600 uncovered bus stops. The council approved a budget line item to receive donations going forward, officially activating the effort.
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A tax-heavy election season is now set
The City-Parish Council voted Tuesday to put a new fire protection tax on ballots this fall, the fourth tax added to upcoming elections. The tax joins propositions to create separate city and parish councils and levy a half-cent sales tax to fund the sheriff’s office.
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What can Bernhard’s nuclear past teach us about his LUS future?
A look into Jim Bernhard’s foray into nuclear energy raises questions about his qualifications to run LUS.
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Spoonbill Watering Hole & Restaurant lands in the old Filling Station
Angling for a fall 2018 opening, a new Downtown concept is ready for the bright neon lights.
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