Lafayette’s councils will cast big votes on land for a new library, funding for Brown Park and LUS’s $400 million gas plant in a pair of busy meetings Tuesday.
A pair of bills filed for the Legislature’s regular session would apply the state’s obscenity laws to public libraries, which are currently exempt. Rep. Josh Carlson, a freshman representative from Lafayette, is carrying the legislation in the house. Carlson, a former Lafayette Parish councilman, has also filed a bill removing the requirement that library directors carry a master of library science.
Source: The Advocate
The drought in 2023 was one of the most severe droughts in the history of Louisiana and caused significant damage to the sustainability of the crawfish industry. Lack of water and, in some cases, saltwater intrusion decimated the seed stock and has limited the ability to catch crawfish.
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The popular word-of-mouth joint, home to hearty burgers, plate lunches and crab cakes, reopens for the 2024 spring season.
A silver bullet for housing crunches in other cities, accessory dwelling units aren’t catching on in Lafayette, despite local laws that allow them.
Black Americans have more power. But lagging behind in wealth has profound impacts on our health and wellbeing.
The Landry administration decided not to participate in the program, which last year brought $66.5 million in federal funds to Louisiana to feed poor children.
“We want to debunk a lot of myths, especially the [idea] that Creole means Black, because that’s so not true.”
Staffing shortages have led to long booking delays at Lafayette’s jail, underscoring a clogged criminal justice system.
Plans will be presented to demolish, remove and replace the Louis “Doc” Bonin Generating Station with a more modern, energy-efficient plant and operations center.
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In the Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, Ernest Gaines shows us what is needed to be a good citizen, regardless of your nation of origin.
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