1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (166+ words) The city of Lafayette is one of only seven Louisiana communities selected to receive an AARP Community Challenge Flagship Grant, securing $15,000 to improve outdoor amenities at the Greenhouse Senior Center. The grant, awarded to Lafayette Consolidated Government's Parks, Arts, Recreation…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (458+ words) Distinguished guests participating in the ribbon-cutting ceremony included U.S. Representative Victoria Spartz (Indiana’s 5th Congressional District), Indiana State Representative Elizabeth Rowray (District 35), Rod Lindsey, Regional Vice President of Franchise Performance Support for IHG Hotels & Resorts, and Asad Malik, President & CEO of Sapphire…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (349+ words) Lafayette officials are expanding outreach, housing, cleanup and behavioral health efforts as an estimated 205 people remain unsheltered. Lafayette ramps up homelessness response as 205 remain unsheltered LCG says more shelter beds, supportive housing and coordinated services are needed to address homelessness…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (236+ words) The Lafayette Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (OHSEP), in partnership with the Parks, Arts, Recreation and Culture (PARC) Department, will host a free Shelter Operations & Trauma-Informed Care Training from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 6, at the George Dupuis Recreation…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (56+ words) LCG offices, transit and the Dean Domingues Compost Facility will close for Memorial Day while garbage pickup stays on schedule. Lafayette announces Memorial Day schedule With a long holiday weekend ahead, Lafayette is preparing with adjusted service schedules. In observance…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (82+ words) Lafayette Parish schools are raising bus driver pay and offering free CDL training as retirements create openings. Lafayette School System boosts bus driver pay with free CDL training LPSS leaders hope higher pay and free training will help fill critical…...

4+ mon, 3+ hour ago   (327+ words) The annual Lafayette Economic Development Authority (LEDA) Job Fair returned to the CAJUNDOME & Convention Center in Lafayette on May 12, bringing together more than 100 employers and hundreds of job seekers in what organizers describe as the largest recruitment event in Acadiana....

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1257+ words) A pair of Midwestern primaries on May 5 will offer insight into the fall campaigns, including whether conservative voters are fed up with President Donald Trump's demands for obedience from Republicans. Voters in Ohio and Indiana are heading to the polls…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (636+ words) A Lafayette native with deep roots in Acadiana and a national footprint in political strategy is being recognized among the country’s top rising consultants. Drew Prestridge, founder and president of Prestridge, a consulting firm led by Democratic political strategist and…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (196+ words) The Daily Advertiser information for the week of March 30-April 6 from the Louisiana Department of Health. The top three addresses with the most critical violations in Lafayette Parish are listed, along with an explanation of the findings. All restaurants on…...