What's making news in Acadiana this morning
| By KEN STICKNEY | Staff writer ERATH – It’s not the type of tragedy a small town can forget. When Hurricane Hilda swept through this town on Oct. 3, 1964, a water tower 125 feet up collapsed onto City Hall, killing eight men inside who were headquartered there to conduct emergency Civil Defense operations. They had stayed behind to protect their neighbors. Read more |
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| BY CLAIRE TAYLOR | Staff writer Lafayette's interim police chief will be asked to review a complaint against a police captain that the complainant suggests was mishandled by former Police Chief Thomas Glover, who was fired Oct. 7 for undisclosed reasons. Read more |
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| BY KRISTIN ASKELSON | Staff writer COVID has caused a major upheaval in the workforce, and has led people to examine their lives, wanting to identify opportunities for meaningful employment. Read more |
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| BY MIKE SMITH | Staff writer LAKE CHARLES — They look like ghost towns, though with blue tarps covering their roofs. Rows of public housing apartments, several hundred in total, sit damaged and vacant in this storm-battered city. Read more |
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| BY MATTHEW DALY WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is launching a broad strategy to regulate toxic industrial compounds associated with serious health conditions that are used in products ranging from cookware to carpets and firefighting foams. Read more |
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| BY PATRICK MAGEE | Staff writer When it was revealed Sunday that Ed Orgeron will step down as the LSU coach after the 2021 season, speculation started instantly on where the Louisiana native could be headed next. Read more |
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| Keeping your home clean and sanitized is essential these days to try to keep germs out of the house. Mopping may not be the most fun chore … Read more |
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| | If you've been missing your local coffee shop and their piping hot espresso, there's plenty of espresso makers, brews, and accessories you … Read more |
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| | Exercise always seems like the last thing on the list that you can get done. Work, kids, chores — they all seem to come first. But ignoring… Read more |
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