Voices: Long live Lafayette’s Black parade
A short history of pride, celebration and representation.
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Mardi Gras
In last-minute revision, Lafayette docs abandon direct support for local mask mandate
The day of the vote itself, the mandate lost official support from a group of physicians affiliated with both of Lafayette’s hospital systems.
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COLUMN: Passing a local mask mandate will help Lafayette’s businesses
Lost in the rancor is consideration of the positive impact that a mask mandate will have on Lafayette’s businesses.
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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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