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The Advocate
Thursday, January 19th, 2023
 
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How this Lafayette jewelry business became the first to participate in new NASA commercial program

by Adam Daigle | Acadiana business editor​ ​ ​

Good morning, Acadiana businesss news readers. Let's get down to the business news of the day. 

"Hey, how can we get a diamond on a rocket?" was how an effort began by a Lafayette jeweler to get jewelry in space. That led to gems from Dianna Rae Jewelry being launched Nov. 26 aboard the SpaceX-26 ISS resupply mission, spent 46 days among the stars and splashed back down near the coast of Florida on Jan. 11.

You can read the full story here. 

Have a great day.

 
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Lafayette bars may shut down early for Mardi Gras 2023

Mardi Gras Day revelers may be forced onto the streets of Lafayette at the stroke of midnight, the start of the Lenten season. Read more

Truck stop project proposed for site just off I-49 in north Lafayette

A national group is in negotiations to build a truck stop at the Pont des Mouton Road exit along Interstate 49 in north Lafayette. Read more

Chitimacha Tribe to open grocery store in this city that lost its only one in 2022

A grocery store will open in Jeanerette after its previous lone outlet burned down. Read more

 
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