An Ochsner Lafayette General initiative to combat opioid addiction and abuse in rural communities has been funded with $1 million in federal dollars to be spent on preventative and educational programming, expenses related to treatment, and recovery support.
One of four vendors implicated in a sprawling justice-for-sale scandal centered on the 15th Judicial District Attorney’s Office has been hit with a federal charge, the first visible development in
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Exiting council members say it’s time to revisit a tax to pay for fire protection in Lafayette’s unincorporated areas, an idea rejected by voters in 2018.
Incoming M-P Monique Blanco Boulet is on a tight timeline to build a new administration before taking office in January.
Hurricane Laura damaged the only hospital serving south Cameron Parish. A slow recovery process and political controversy mean there’s still no emergency care.
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The board, after hearing pleas from the public, including at least two librarians, voted to defer the matter until its December meeting.
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Ochsner Lafayette General and LSU Eunice hope the program can help court more people to the profession, which faces a worsening shortage.
Blanco said Sunday she and her team expect to ramp up again Monday, getting a website in place Monday or Tuesday and announcing co-chairs of the transition team by Thanksgiving.The mayor-president and new city and parish councils take office in January.
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Saturday’s race for mayor-president came down to who showed up, and this time the city of Lafayette was the clear decider.
After a contentious fight over minor increases to parish property taxes that, in part, funded rural fire protection, the Parish Council is reviving the fire issue Tuesday.
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