Plus, Jan Risher's weekly column
 | BY CLAIRE TAYLOR | Staff writer When St. Martin Parish sues Lafayette for its clandestine removal of a spoil levee in St. Martin Parish, it will be the third drainage project that lands Lafayette Consolidated Government in court. Read more |
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 | Staff Report The big question for the UL Ragin’ Cajuns coming into the Sun Belt Conference opening series against Troy was how the bullpen would be utilized. Read more |
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 | By KEN STICKNEY | Staff writer Cutting the boudin was an afterthought, a “Chamber of Commerce” moment that lent levity to the opening of Festivals Acadien et Creoles in Lafayette’s Girard Park. Now it’s a tradition, and a cherished one, Pat Mould, festivals vice president of programming and development, said this week. Read more |
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 | By KEN STICKNEY | Staff writer Some 200 education stakeholders had something to say and something to learn as they gathered at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette on Thursday, and most left with at least one takeaway: What was discussed and heard could not be allowed to go unaddressed. Read more |
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 | BY SCOTT RABALAIS | Sports columnist It took all LSU had, but the Tigers avoided one of the biggest upsets ever in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament Saturday against Jackson State. Read more |
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 | BY JAN RISHER | Features editor Way back in 1950, 10-year-old Larry Johnson lived in Empire, 60 miles south of New Orleans, near the mouth of the Mississippi River. One day he found a pigeon that had a tag on it and became curious about the reasons why. His curiosity led him to a Catholic priest named Father Chris, his last name lost to the years. Father Chris raised and raced homing pigeons and taught young Larry about the hobby. Read more |
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