Plus, "the people's plan" for a new downtown Opelousas
 | BY CLAIRE TAYLOR | Staff writer Lafayette City Councilman Andy Naquin and his appointment to the Protect the City Committee, Mark Pope, tried Thursday to shoot holes in a draft report of the committee that recommends seating a charter commission to plot a path toward splitting the city and parish governments. Read more |
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 | BY KATIE GAGLIANO | Staff writer United States Roman Catholic bishops voted Thursday that it’s “opportune” for the Diocese of Lafayette to advance the canonization cause of Lt. Father Joseph Verbis Lafleur, a Ville Platte native and military chaplain who died during World War II. Read more |
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 | BY KATELYN UMHOLTZ | Staff writer A tropical disturbance headed toward the Louisiana coast hadn't yet formed into a depression or tropical storm as forecasters had expected might happen on Friday evening, according to the National Hurricane Center's 10 p.m. update. Read more |
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 | By ADAM DAIGLE | Acadiana business editor With one referring to it as “the people’s plan,” the master plan for downtown Opelousas could be one that creates a vibrant heart of the city if city leaders work together to make it happen, officials said Thursday. Read more |
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 | BY KATIE GAGLIANO | Staff writer Juneteenth event organizers in Lafayette have curated an array of family-friendly and educational events to commemorate the liberation holiday this weekend, even as projected tropical weather has necessitated changes to the event schedule. Read more |
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 | BY BEN MYERS | Staff writer Disgraced priest Michael Guidry has twice changed his story about the night in 2015 that he molested a teenage altar boy in the rectory of St. Peter’s Church in Morrow, a small community in St. Landry Parish. Read more |
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