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Downtown Lafayette
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Must do, must see, must eat, must hear at Festival International 2019
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Holy S***, a grocery store is coming Downtown
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VISION 2020: Let’s prove our faith in Downtown by investing in it
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LCG working to add new vehicles for Downtown/UL transit loop pilot
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Carpe Diem grows up
Wines, digestifs and intimate décor will tempt the after-dinner crowd to the Downtown staple.
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Downtown hires first-ever DLU director, taking aim at community engagement
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Downtown is staring at a residential breakthrough
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Bird, Lime scooters agree to pause service in Lafayette
The gist: Turns out those e-scooters aren’t exactly street legal, according to state law, at least not clearly. Bird and Lime agreed to take the scooters off the streets until legislation can clear a legal pathway for them to continue service.
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Cauchemar, Shaq and other Louisiana folklore: This year’s Krewe de Canailles marches on
This year, the parade without barriers gets an expanded route and a new theme: Louisiana folklore. Organizer Paul Kieu weighs in via email on local pronunciation, local folklore (Shaq), pho profanity and more.
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After major revisions to old federal courthouse contract, council coming around ahead of final vote
New changes to the contract make the deal an outright $1.4 million sale that requires the development team to pay for sewer upgrades and removing asbestos.