As Lafayette freezes, St. Joseph Diner loses heating unit
Space heaters are now being used to warm the diner to the extent possible, and Catholic Charities says repairing the unit could take four to six weeks.
Space heaters are now being used to warm the diner to the extent possible, and Catholic Charities says repairing the unit could take four to six weeks.
Expanded health insurance access has been shown to reduce the racial mortality gap in other states. But in Louisiana the disparity persists.
Over 25,000 customers in the state of Louisiana are currently without power.
Source: KATC
[Leonard Franques] admitted to his role in a pay-to-play scheme that netted his company contracts with the state Wildlife and Fisheries department, and faces up to five years in prison and fines of up to $250,000.
Source: KATC
The Downtown Development Authority has identified seven candidates for interview in its process of hiring its next CEO:
- Kevin Blanchard, Brittany Deal, Bryan Dupree, Hunter Hebert, Mark Mouton, Mary Sliman, Cydra Wingerter
Source: The Advocate
Dozens of volunteers will dedicate the weekend to a variety of community service projects on the Northside. Here’s how you can get involved.
Moving city court would have been key to a proposed public-private partnership with Rock ‘N’ Bowl owner Johnny Blancher, who wanted to build a residential devel
Source: News15
Search committee chairperson and library board Vice President Stephanie Armbruster has scheduled a first meeting for Jan. 29, she announced at Tuesday’s library board meeting.
Source: The Advocate
Facing substantial unmet need among adolescents and children, Vermilion Behavioral Health Systems has added the only Lafayette-area inpatient mental health treatment serving that population.
Mayor-President Monique Blanco Boulet showed a key shift in approach to an issue that defined former M-P Josh Guillory’s term at Tuesday’s council meeting.
A federal judge dismissed all claims in a civil lawsuit filed by the family of a 31-year-old Black man shot and killed by Lafayette officers in 2020 that sparked months of community outrage and protests.
Fifteenth Judicial District Judge Marilyn Castle remanded the issue back to the city council while ruling in favor of Glomax LLC, which was turned down by the city council and the Lafayette Planning Commission in its bid for a plat approval.
Source: The Advocate
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