Diagnosed coronavirus cases across Louisiana climbed to 21,016 but with just 421 new cases, the fewest registered in a single day since March 29.
August 21, 2020
LETTER: A lazy, unimaginative, stingy and unrealistic ‘plan’
LPSS's reopening assumes, as usual, that overworked, underpaid, underappreciated, and disrespected teachers — many of whom are at high risk for COVID-19 themselves — will pick up all the slack.
August 4, 2020
At Vermilionville, a reckoning with cultural exclusion
Vermilionville has made strides in presenting a more comprehensive portrayal of the Acadiana's history. Change at the museum, however, is a work in progress.
May 8, 2019
Integrating Lafayette’s segregated history
Lafayette's telling of its history has largely left out black perspective. Rick Swanson is trying to fix that.
April 24, 2019
Lafayette metro area shrinking for second straight year, according to latest census estimates
The gist: The five-parish metro area is estimated to have plateaued or shrunk in the last two years, despite modest growth in Lafayette Parish, according to the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
September 26, 2018
Current Calendar 9/26 – 10/2
This week: Fleetwood Mac Revisited gets revisited at DTA. Ulysses Owens takes his jazz odyssey to AcA. Documentary Date Night is ready for nerdy romance. The Acadiana Food Hub hosts a Farm to Table Showcase.
September 18, 2020
Forensic audit in hand, Guillory administration turned to FBI on LUS investigation
The gist: City-parish attorneys kicked the findings of a forensic auditor’s report into suspect transactions between LUS and LUS Fiber to the FBI, according to email correspondence with council members. Based on the same evidence in that forensic audit report, and other documents previously handed over, the district attorney declined to prosecute crimes alleged by the Guillory administration.