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Defense For Lafayette City Marshal Takes A Hit After Court Hearing

May 21st, 2018 The defense for Lafayette City Marshal Brian Pope took a blow in court this morning. A judge denied the marshal's request to suppress emails that led to his perjury charges. He also shot down a motion to sever his charges, meaning his perjury and malfeasance in office charges will be a part of the same trial, and Judge David Smith...

Vermilion

Tour of the Vermilion River Watershed In Vermilion Parish

May 17th, 2018 Many cross over the Vermilion river everyday but may not ever get to see how it affects their community so that's why the Teche Vermilion Fresh Water District guided a tour today in Vermilion Parish. "The Vermilion is at its longest part in its journey to the south to the Gulf of Mexico so we have more opportunities to utilize that...

Lafayette

Lafayette Council Spearheads New Initiative "Prevent Death Lafayette" To Tackle Gun Violence Involving Black Males

May 16th, 2018 A Lafayette Councilman is taking a new approach to ending gun violence in his community. At last night's meeting, Councilman Kenneth Boudreaux announced a new initiative called prevent death Lafayette and it's all about ending the trend of homicides that disproportionately affect black males. "Everything that is not good about...

Lafayette

Lafayette City-Parish Council Puts Property Taxes Proposals Up For Vote

May 15th, 2018 Voters in Lafayette Parish will decide on whether to raise their own property taxes after the City-Parish Council voted 5-4 to put two proposals up for a vote. The first one is a two mill property tax for 10 years for the operation of the parish courthouse and that would generate four and a half million dollars if approved. The...

Acadia

Acadia Parish School Board selects new superintendent

May 14th, 2018 UPDATE - The Crowley Chamber of Commerce is reporting that the school board selected Scott Richard to be its next superintendent. ORIGINAL STORY - The Acadia Parish School Board is getting to know its three finalists in the search of the district's next superintendent. They are Allen Blanchard who is currently Assistant...

St. Landry

Opelousas City Jail To Shut Down

May 11th, 2018 The Opelousas City Jail is closing down after the Department of Public Health inspected the facility. "I've been warned that these people can no longer be housed here." said Opelousas Police Chief Donald Thompson. To avoid any type of legal trouble, Chief Thompson has agreed to close the jail. He says the facility has been...

Focus On Community

Governor Visits UHC To Urge Lawmakers To Fund It

May 10th, 2018 Weeks before University Hospital and Clinics is set to lose its funding and close, the governor was in lafayette to make a final push to save it. "It just doesn't have to be this way. It shouldn't be this way." said Gov. Edwards. More than 54 thousand people could lose their access to affordable healthcare if university hospital...

Lafayette

Officials Show What's At Stake If University Hospitals & Clinics Closes

May 8th, 2018 Faced with the real possibility that University Hospitals and Clinics(UHC) could be shutting down, officials are showing the public what's at stake if the state legislature can't find a way to fund it. "If the hospital closes, it will feel like the U.S. just took my social security. How will I live with no health facility that has...

Lafayette

Sterling Grove Neighborhood Association opposes Evangeline Corridor Initiative elevated connector

May 7th, 2018 The Sterling Grove Neighborhood Association is stating its opposition to the Evangeline Corridor Initiative which is the plan to beautify the city as the elevated Lafayette Connector will be built to go through it. The neighborhood which is in the path of the connector believes an elevated roadway isn't the answer, but they also feel...

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Governor Edwards Before Special Session: "This is It"