What's making news in Acadiana this morning
 | BY MEGAN WYATT | Staff writer The trial continued Wednesday for two brothers accused of conspiring and committing second-degree murder of a Lafayette boxer. Read more |
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 | BY WILL SENTELL | Staff writer Senate President Page Cortez and other key lawmakers said Wednesday there is a growing likelihood Louisiana will hold its first session to debate whether to override gubernatorial vetoes. Read more |
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 | BY MARK BALLARD | Capitol Bureau editor Casino executives and staffers are hard at work getting ready for sports betting to begin and can continue for a few more weeks without a chair for the Gaming Control Board – the lead agency. Read more |
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 | BY CLAIRE TAYLOR | Staff writer The Lafayette Parish Council has countered the city's deconsolidation discussion with a proposal to appoint a commission to review various services and functions of the city and parish, including optimizing the city-owned Lafayette Utilities System and reverting back to a City-Parish Council, in a move that's bound to escalate tension and widen the divisiveness between the two governing bodies. Read more |
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 | BY EMILY WOODRUFF | Staff writer The Delta variant of COVID-19 has spawned a new, troubling variant known as Delta-plus that has been identified for the first time in Louisiana, according to officials at Ochsner Health. Read more |
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 | BY KEVIN FOOTE | Staff writer The offseason musical chairs continued for UL men’s basketball program Wednesday with the news potential super senior guard Cedric Russell has entered the transfer portal. Read more |
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 | It'd be great to have a traveling masseuse in your entourage, ready to work out a muscle kink at the drop of a hat. Unfortunately, that's n… Read more |
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