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Ready or not, we’re talking about 5G now
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Mark Knight, ex-deputy get off easy
The gist: Leaving the courthouse Wednesday, the consensus among observers was that former Knight Oil Tools CEO Mark Knight would trade in his affluent lifestyle for the confines of the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center on Feb. 15. But there’s a catch.
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Looks like Terry Huval was a bargain
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Lafayette General dives into Opportunity Funds
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When dedicated taxes lock up options
Voters demand flexibility and quick responses, but representatives are hamstrung in their ability to divert dedicated funds.
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Drag Queen Story Time (sort of) happened with no flare up
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Drag Queen Story Time suit officially dismissed
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2018 Lafayette Parish retail sales projected to top $6 billion
The gist: Year-to-date sales in Lafayette Parish approached $5.5 billion through November 2018, according to a release from LEDA, on pace to surpass $6 billion. That puts local commerce in shouting distance of 2014’s $6.4 billion peak with a month of reports to go.
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Letter: A public apology is in order
Anyone with personal knowledge of the workings of the library knows the people who volunteer to serve on the board of control always act solely in the best interest of the library system and the public.
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Downtown is staring at a residential breakthrough
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Fix the ballot, Lafayette
Why is America so badly governed? Blaming voters or politicians is the wrong answer. It’s how we vote.