Waitr trims workforce in thorny transition from startup to corporate player
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Pope and recall organizer settle civil rights suit
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‘Cain and Abel and Oil’: New York Magazine tells the Knight story
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To taste paradise, head to this taco spot
You’re lounging in a hidden, green outdoor oasis with cold tequila cocktails and a breeze in the air. Are you at Guero’s in Austin? No, you’re in Downtown Lafayette!
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Lafayette can’t afford the way it’s growing
Everyone knows Lafayette’s roads are bad. But some roads are so bad they’re a public safety hazard. Unfortunately there’s just not enough money to fix them, and the problem is getting worse every year.
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Robideaux gets OK to court tech investors via parish innovation trust
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LCG lawyer, councilman at odds over Bruno loan
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Appeals court OKs ordinance to fix charter amendment errors
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Suspended marshal gets one year in jail, home confinement eligibility unknown
Brian Pope, the first-term Lafayette city marshal who was suspended from office in October after being convicted by a Lafayette Parish jury on four felonies, was sentenced Wednesday to three years in the parish jail for each of three malfeasance convictions with all but one year suspended. It’s unclear whether Pope will serve that one year in Sheriff Mark Garber’s jail or under home confinement.
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The future of work can still be human, if coding camps like this can make it more female
Encouraging more girls to get into computer science and robotics can help fill a growing employment gap. This summer camp is part of that effort.
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Now legal in Louisiana, those Bird and Lime scooters still on hold in Lafayette
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Don’t call the Pride Month failure a setback, advocates say
Getting Lafayette to formally recognize Pride month would have been a win for the local queer community. Supporters say the loss stings but wasn’t quite unexpected.
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