News + Notes

May 9, 2019

Stabil Drill parent company to UL: ‘Drop Russo name from baseball stadium’

May 9, 2019

Food trucks, 3D and VR. That’s how they do finals at AIE’s Artcade 2019

With days to go before debut their games debut at Artcade 2019, students at the Academy of Interactive Entertainment pluck away at their capstone projects in 3D and VR. How’s that for a final exam? AIE presents Artcade on May 11 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at LITE.

May 9, 2019

Council rebuffs Robideaux’s second grab at library funds

May 9, 2019

Court dismisses charter amendment suit. Appeals expected but not yet filed.

May 8, 2019

Integrating Lafayette’s segregated history

Lafayette’s telling of its history has largely left out black perspective. Rick Swanson is trying to fix that.

May 7, 2019

Robideaux’s second attempt at transferring library funds collides with calls for new northside branch

May 6, 2019

KADN, KLAF part of $165 million sale to L.A. media group

Allen Media Broadcasting, headed by Weather Channel owner Byron Allen, is buying Lafayette television stations KADN and KLAF, along with two stations in Evansville, Ind.

May 4, 2019

Merger ends a newspaper war, but the bloodletting may not be over

It would be naïve to expect the blood to stop splattering.

May 3, 2019

Here’s what you’re voting on May 4, Lafayette

The gist: There are two tax renewals on the May 4 ballot — one that supports pumping fresh water into the Vermilion River and the other pays one-third of the sheriff’s budget.