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Two communities find a cure for medical debt: pandemic stimulus funds
It’s a strategy advocates say could be duplicated across the country to help erase a multibillion-dollar problem.
It’s a strategy advocates say could be duplicated across the country to help erase a multibillion-dollar problem.
Here is a selection of items on the agendas for this week’s meetings of the City and Parish councils.
Here is a selection of items on the agendas for this week’s meetings of the City and Parish councils.
As Cool As Beans has served over 1,700 hot beans to Lafayette residents. Want to make red beans to share? Here’s his recipe.
After a year and a half of dishing out red beans every Monday, As Cool As Beans has served over 1,700 hot beans to Lafayette residents.
This week: a veto showdown that might be moot and another high stakes library board appointment
Greater access to naloxone appears to be having an impact. At the current rate, the number of overdose deaths projected for this year would decline 30%. Hurdles remain in the supply chain. Those fighting the opioid crisis hope to overcome them.
As opioid and fentanyl-related deaths rise in Acadiana, these mothers are reframing their children’s deaths to bring awareness, promote safety and seek justice for those affected by substance abuse.
Here is a selection of items on the agendas for this week’s meetings of the City and Parish councils.
A local food desert initiative is developing a fund to put grocery stores back on Northside neighborhood blocks.
Here is a selection of items on the agendas for this week’s meetings of the City and Parish councils.
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