The gist: The Centers for Disease control now recommends cancelling or postponing public gatherings of 50 or more people for the next eight weeks. A governor’s order previously set the cap at 250 or more, based on earlier guidelines. Lockdown efforts are ramping up in coronavirus hotspots around the country.
July 26, 2018
Council approves a new innovation trust, a possible ‘crypteaux’ vehicle
▸ The gist: On Tuesday, the Lafayette City-Parish Council voted to approve the creation of a new public trust, called the Lafayette Public Innovation Alliance, and seat its first trustees. They were approved to serve five-year terms by the City-Parish Council. Future trustees will be nominated by the mayor-president and approved either by the city-parish council or, if the proposed charter...
March 26, 2020
Pressed into unprecedented duty, schools wrestle with how to feed Louisiana’s children during a pandemic
At least 32 Louisiana school districts will no longer hand out grab-and-go food boxes to school-age children from school distribution sites, a large chunk of the state’s school-based food supply chain.
January 15, 2020
Economic Outlook: Economist projects modest job growth for Acadiana in 2020
UL Economist Gary Wagner predicts around 1% job growth for Acadiana this year, a rate that would beat statewide projections but still lag behind the nation.
March 28, 2019
Firing back at ‘misinformation,’ AG Landry attacks LCG attorneys on charter errors
The gist: Conflicting opinions between the attorney general and city-parish attorneys have come to verbal blows. In a press release issued Thursday, Landry doubles down on his office’s rapid-fire opinion and takes shots at the local legal team’s competence.
May 9, 2019
Food trucks, 3D and VR. That’s how they do finals at AIE’s Artcade 2019
With days to go before debut their games debut at Artcade 2019, students at the Academy of Interactive Entertainment pluck away at their capstone projects in 3D and VR. How’s that for a final exam? AIE presents Artcade on May 11 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at LITE.
March 25, 2019
State senator requests AG opinion on charter amendment error fix
The gist: Bob Hensgens, a state senator from Gueydan, has asked Attorney General Jeff Landry to weigh in on whether an ordinance can legally fix the boundary errors associated with the new city council, split off by last year’s charter amendments.