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October 11, 2021

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Community

October 7, 2021

‘Extinction isn’t political.’ AcA exhibit puts Lafayette face-to-face with climate change

Brandon Ballengée’s “Art of Loneliness” offers an emotional preview to a world without the diverse creatures that bring us such wonder now.

October 5, 2021

Undercurrent Awards: Celebrate these Wavemakers Nov. 4

These six honorees have made big waves in our community, taking on some of the defining issues of our time.

October 4, 2021

10/5 Council Preview: North Lafayette Redevelopment Authority veto override, ARPA money for drainage and Faith House, rent assistance, new LUS customer charges

A busy schedule finds the councils tackling another veto override. LUS customers could see a new annual charge on their bills.

September 30, 2021

Gun violence in Lafayette continues to surge in 2021

Gun violence climbed substantially in 2020, and 2021 is currently on a similar track. Homicides overall are also up, though smaller than the size of the national spike. Lafayette police reassured community members this week that they are working to tamp down the violence.

September 28, 2021

Flood insurance premiums set to spike for 20,000+ policyholders in Lafayette Parish

20,965 policies in Lafayette Parish will spike, according to data provided by FEMA, which oversees the NFIP.

A stretch of hotels along Highway 90 in Lafayette

September 27, 2021

Housing shortage is ‘single greatest concern’ in Louisiana, governor says

The state is not only recovering from Hurricane Ida, but also from the damaging winter storm and spring flooding that occurred earlier this year and the devastation of Hurricanes Laura, Delta and Zeta.

September 23, 2021

Hospitals have long required vaccines for their employees. Is the Covid vaccine different?

At the heart of the suits filed against Ochsner and Lourdes is the contention that with Covid vaccines, hospitals have done something new and overreached on civil liberties.