Acadiana Daily newsletter: Lafayette ’s population shifts, schools and police partner

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This is the Acadiana Daily e-mail newsletter from The Acadiana Advocate. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Acadiana News Updates City of Lafayette no longer comprises 50% of the parish's population, census data shows BY CLAIRE TAYLOR | Staff writer The 2020 Census suggested the population of the city of Lafayette compared with the rest of Lafayette Parish was at a balancing point at 50% each. Read more Lafayette Parish schools partner with LPSO to improve responses to on-campus incidents By Eric Narcisse | Staff writer Amid heightened fears of school violence in the wake of Tuesday’s deadly attack at a Texas elementary school, the Lafayette Parish School System is partnering with the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office to speed law enforcement response times to incidents on school campuses. Read more UL coach Matt Deggs not satisfied with Sun Belt's move to single-elimination format BY KEVIN FOOTE | Staff writer The UL Ragin’ Cajuns baseball team has been in Montgomery, Alabama since Monday and still hasn’t played a single game yet. Read more Lafayette spoil bank project avoided public bid law, netted contractor millions: The Current BY LESLIE TURK | [email protected] Patrol boats, barges, cranes, ramps and an on-call mechanic were among the charges billed to Lafayette Consolidated Government for a February operation to dig up spoil bank levees on the Vermilion River. Read more Man arrested in Lafayette mail theft, ‘check washing’ scheme BY KATIE GAGLIANO | Staff writer One man was arrested after an investigation into mail theft at Lafayette post offices found over $600,000 had been stolen through the cashing of fraudulent checks in a check washing scheme. Read more One former Lafayette officer indicted, two others not charged in separate use-of-force cases BY KATIE GAGLIANO | Staff writer A Lafayette grand jury indicted a former Lafayette Police officer in a use-of-force case and declined to press charges against two others in separate incidents. Read more Shopping Save 28% on this massaging footrest for the ultimate stress relief Purchases made via links on our site may earn us an affiliate commission. The editorial staff of TheAdvocate.com/NOLA.com had no role in th… Read more Here’s a top performing Apple computer for a price that will blow your mind Purchases made via links on our site may earn us an affiliate commission. The editorial staff of TheAdvocate.com/NOLA.com had no role in th… Read more Get Cyber Monday savings on this 4-star-reviewed data back up system Purchases made via links on our site may earn us an affiliate commission. The editorial staff of TheAdvocate.com/NOLA.com had no role in th… Read more Click here to change your newsletter preferences, including unsubscribing. © Copyright 2022 The Advocate, 10705 Rieger Rd. Baton Rouge, LA | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy Powered by BLOX Content Management System from TownNews.com.