[S]tate lawmakers rejected the project’s financing plan because it relied heavily on tolls criticized by trucking companies.
Source: The Advocate
[S]tate lawmakers rejected the project’s financing plan because it relied heavily on tolls criticized by trucking companies.
Source: The Advocate
UL will create Community Resilience Hubs, which will be part of a network to help communities maintain access to electricity and key services during disasters.
Source: The Daily Advertiser
Early voting counts have risen by more than 350% in Lafayette Parish since 2011, with nearly 17,200 voters having already cast their ballots early ahead of Saturday’s election, data shows.
Source: The Advertiser
Lafayette Parish reported just over 17,000 early votes cast, a big jump over 2019’s state and municipal elections. But turnout is predicted to be comparatively low this cycle.
Source: KATC
After hearing testimony for about six hours from witnesses called by Guillory’s attorney, District Judge Thomas Frederick granted a motion to dismiss the lawsuit. Frederick said Guillory did not present enough evidence to convince him to approve an injunction halting Boulet’s campaign messaging accusing the incumbent mayor-president of corruption.
Source: The Advocate
The City Council voted 4-1 Tuesday on the prohibition after years of delay. The action does not prohibit short-term rentals in multi-family residential zones.
Source: The Advocate
Ian Howard, the man accused of fatally shooting Lafayette Police Cpl. Michael Middlebrook six years ago, entered a plea deal Tuesday that will keep him off of death row.
Source: The Advocate
If the NFIP were not funded, it would not be able to sell or renew flood insurance policies. It also would only be able to pay claims for existing policies if the funds already were available, meaning it would not be able to borrow from the U.S. Treasury to pay claims.
Source: Houma Courier
The new skate park will be located at 300 Geraldine Drive, Lafayette, La. and is expected to be complete by early January 2024, according to city officials. Covering 11,200 square feet, the park will feature a street plaza with rails and platforms, a 4.5 to 7-foot bowl and a mini ramp, providing skaters of all levels with a diverse and challenging terrain to enjoy.
Source: KLFY
Longtime KATC news anchors Marcelle Fontenot and Jim Hummel are expected to be hired by rival station KADN, Lafayette’s Fox affiliate.
Source: The Advocate
The Lafayette City Council failed to adopt a budget for the fiscal year that begins Nov. 1 at least in part because of proposed pay raises for city police, firefighters and marshals.
Source: The Acadiana Advocate
The large, black crickets seen all around Acadiana are field crickets, and are the culprit for the nighttime noise. The year’s weather conditions have created the perfect conditions for the current cricket swarm.
Source: The Acadiana Advocate
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