News + Notes – Page 9

Josh Guillory at a press conference in August 2022

May 1

What is (and isn’t) in LCG’s latest audit

Auditors painted an ugly picture of LUS Fiber and dug deeper into problems found under former M-P Josh Guillory’s administration in LCG’s annual audit.

Exterior of old Daily Advertiser building on Bertrand Drive

May 1

BRIEF: Bill would let small papers be official journals

State and local government official notices have traditionally been an important source of revenue for newspapers, and in recent years have become more critical as newspaper advertising revenue has migrated to newer technologies.

May 1

Controversial library director bill passes House

A bill that would change the qualifications to become a library director passed the House of Representatives Tuesday afternoon.

Health

A woman points at baskets of sweet potatoes and ginger set up on a table while another woman looks at the produce.

April 29

Food as medicine? Acadiana doctors to start prescribing fruit and veggies

Through a new program, 600 families will receive debit cards loaded with $40 each month, for six months, which they can use to purchase fruits and vegetables.

Former students of Paul Breaux High School gathered to share their stories. From left to right, Barbra Ruffin Robertson, Sylvia Cluse, and Wilfred "Paul" Cluse.

April 24

‘It’s what made us’: Paul Breaux has long been the center of Lafayette’s integration struggle

Paul Breaux educated generations of Black students. It was also the primary venue for Lafayette’s integration story.

Boulet administration staff members explain status of Homewood Detention Pond project at Milton Civic Center in April 2024

April 23

Boulet aims to finish costly flood project to recoup state money

The state’s current problem with reimbursement is that the more than 2-year-old detention project still isn’t functioning.