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Acadiana News Updates

D.R. Horton, target of homeowner lawsuit, built over 1,700 homes in Lafayette Parish; here's where

BY MEGAN WYATT | Staff writer

D.R. Horton has built more than 1,700 homes in more than two dozen neighborhoods in Lafayette Parish since 2009, according to local land records. Read more

Missing Lafayette woman may have been driving Lyft customer to Texas, Scott police say

By DAVIDE MAMONE | Staff Writer

Friends, family and law enforcement are searching for Ella Quiana Goodie, a 32-year-old Lafayette woman who has been missing since March 9. Read more

Opioid-related fatal overdoses have increased by 388% in five years in Lafayette Parish

BY MEGAN WYATT | Staff writer

Lafayette Parish once again saw a steep increase in opioid-related overdoses last year, with the majority of those cases involving fentanyl. Read more

 
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A past sewn together: This quilt tells the story of southwest Louisiana's Black community

BY KATIE GAGLIANO | Staff writer

Like all things Je’Nelle Chargois did, the idea for the African American Heritage Foundation’s ‘Heritage Quilt’ stemmed from her love for her community and its history. Read more

Treasure along the Teche: Literary Festival to roar back with full event in April

By KEN STICKNEY | Staff writer

NEW IBERIA — Greg and Ellen Mullen, co-coordinators of this year's Books Along the Teche Literary Festival, say they’re ready to shake off pandemic shutdowns and more fully celebrate this annual hometown event, now in its sixth year. Read more

John Bel Edwards ends COVID declaration, urges lawmakers to support his legislative agenda

BY BLAKE PATERSON | Staff writer

In March 2020, minutes before Gov. John Bel Edwards was scheduled to deliver his annual State of the State address, Louisiana reported its first case of COVID-19, ushering in a deadly and disruptive pandemic that would kill more than 16,800 people statewide. Read more

 
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