What's making news in Acadiana this morning
 | By DAVIDE MAMONE | Staff Writer Jamison Abshire, a supervisor in Lafayette Consolidated Government's Parks and Recreation Department who allegedly used racial slurs against two Black employees, was "suspended for three days," multiple sources told The Acadiana Advocate. Read more |
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 | BY BLAKE PATERSON | Staff writer As the Louisiana Legislature considers how to redraw the lines of election districts for the next decade, Black state lawmakers and civil rights groups are keeping tally: How many majority-Black districts does each potential map include? Read more |
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 | BY CLAIRE TAYLOR | Staff writer Lafayette Parish Mayor-President Josh Guillory created a stir on social media with a Jan. 28 social media post showing a replica of the Alexandre Mouton house/Lafayette Museum and accompanying statement. Read more |
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 | BY WILL SENTELL | Staff writer An embattled Gov. John Bel Edwards said Tuesday he did nothing wrong after the death of Black motorist Ronald Greene and that many of the comments from allies and critics alike are "categorically false." Read more |
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 | By DAVIDE MAMONE | Staff Writer The person who was shot and killed by a Lafayette Police officer on Jan. 23 has been identified as Tyron Coates, a 24-year-old from Lafayette, Louisiana State Police, which is investigating the case, wrote Tuesday in an update. According to the state police, Coates was trying to reach for his gun right before being shot by a Lafayette PD officer. Read more |
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 | by Adam Daigle | Acadiana business editor A property on Lee Avenue in downtown Lafayette with a house that dates back to the 1880s has been sold for just under $1 million. Read more |
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