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theadvocate.com > acadiana > entertainment_life > jan_risher > lafayettes-newest-krewe-is-all-about-whimsy-dancing-and-friendships > article_8f60eaf4-2f0e-4b77-9762-34f2967a4ed8.html

Lafayette's newest krewe is all about whimsy, dancing, and friendships

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (824+ words) Dancing Shrimpettes, called "Tail Shakers," pause for a mirror selfie during one of their bi-weekly dance practices. The Lafayette Shrimpette’s performing at the 2026 Pride Acadiana Parade in Downtown Lafayette. Members of the Lafayette Shrimpettes marching group strut down Jefferson St....

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theadvocate.com > acadiana > news > education > lafayette-high-intersection-sidewalks-nearly-incomplete > article_1040840d-0f06-4c4d-ae27-ae2478076804.html

Intersection sidewalks by Lafayette High may be completed soon. See timeline.

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (338+ words) Workers build wooden frames which will hold the concrete for a stretch of sidewalk at the intersection of Congress and Marie Antoinette streets on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, in Lafayette. Wider sidewalks and intersections on Congress Street near Lafayette High School may…...