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.
Source: The Advocate
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.
Source: The Advocate
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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Early voting turnout in the runoff election for mayor-president has been similar to October’s primary. But what’s not similar is who’s showing up.
As Lafayette voters head to the polls Saturday to decide the mayor-president election, daylight has been hard to find between the two candidates on local issues.
It’s not known who has met with investigators or what specific issues are being probed.
Rep. Phillip DeVillier, R-Eunice, is expected to become the next Louisiana House speaker after the four other major candidates vying for the position dropped out of the race Monday.
Source: Louisiana Illuminator
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