The betting favorite for where it will go is UL’s Research Park. That’s the path of least resistance, not the past of greatest impact.
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Downtown Lafayette
Ready to take your love of Festival to the next level? Here’s how to support Festival International and give back to an event that gives so much to Lafayette.
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Vigorous advocacy has paid off, with skaters finally getting another public skate park. And a new private development is underway, too.
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Lafayette’s moment of Pride
After winning a gesture of acknowledgement, Lafayette’s LGBTQ+ community has a reason — and a safe space — to celebrate.
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At the Vibrant Community Summit, presenter Quint Studer counted Lafayette’s blessings and warned against taking them for granted.
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FEASTival is almost over. Here’s a sampling of our favorite gluttonous pile-ons.
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Festival International is a celebration of global sound. FEASTival is a showcase of international tastes. Flavor is everywhere.
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The elephant in the room is how much longer this damn pandemic will last and who will be left standing when it finally ends. But that’s not the only aspect of our local economy with an uncertain fate.
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Festival staff members are sketching out alternatives that would allow the internationally acclaimed event to function in a socially distanced environment. That could even mean hosting Festival out of city limits or in scattered locations.
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Here are the highlights for Tuesday night’s city, parish, and joint council meetings. To view the full agendas click here, select 8/18/2020 from the dropdown menu, and then click on the agenda or agenda item you want to dive into.
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The scene may have changed at the Hideaway, but the food and the vibe haven’t.
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‘Take them all down’ — Lafayette artist uses the Mouton statue as a canvas for a message of change
Artist Lessie LeBlanc-Melancon is using the nearly 100-year-old statue itself to project her views on the statue and what it stands for — literally
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