Fight litter, join (or host) a community cleanup
Volunteer-led groups, convened by Parish Proud, have made a big impact in cleaning up Lafayette litter.
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Council Preview: City Council weighs in on new Heymann Center location
Here is a selection of items on the agendas for this week’s meetings of the City and Parish councils.
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Why y’all leaving Lafayette, fellow kids?
Weigh in and get tickets to the Undercurrent Awards.
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Column: Lafayette should hold Guillory’s horses on new Heymann Center
Mayor-President Josh Guillory is short-circuiting the site selection process in announcing a “tentative” deal with UL.
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[Jim] Henderson, who oversees nine different higher education campuses in the UL system, said he doesn’t expect any major changes to the tenure system.
Source: Louisiana Illuminator
COLUMN: Why I’m still bullish about Lafayette’s future
Lafayette can’t count on the industries that have powered its growth in the past. We need to pivot, and we have the tools to do it.
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What if Lafayette could forecast floods? UL test drives a way to do that.
Ahead of Nicholas, UL launched a beta version of a river stage forecasting model.
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Living through Covid in Louisiana French
In interviews with Cajun elders, UL archivists explore the experience and expression of the pandemic in Louisiana French.
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Hold the phone: Is Lafayette actually seeing a brain gain?
There’s been a lot of talk about brain drain lately, the exodus of educated talent. It’s become a meme-level concern among young professionals. But oddly, the data doesn’t necessarily back up the anxiety.
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