What's making news in Acadiana this morning
| BY BEN MYERS | Staff writer Hospitals across Louisiana experienced a surge in COVID-19 patients over the weekend as the more virulent and transmissible delta strain of the coronavirus rippled across communities that remain unvaccinated. Read more |
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| BY MARK BALLARD and SAM KARLIN | Staff writers Louisiana legislators have never before returned to Baton Rouge to override a governor’s veto and a lot of lawmakers are confused about just how the session that begins noon Tuesday will proceed. Read more |
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| Staff report A bridge over the Atchafalaya River in St. Mary Parish remains closed in both directions because of a Sunday traffic incident on the Berwick side, according to the Louisiana Department of Transportation. Read more |
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| BY MEGAN WYATT | Staff writer Broussard resident Maegan Adkins Barras received a $70,000 settlement last year over her controversial arrest in February 2019 for posting video of a high school fight to social media. Read more |
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| By ADAM DAIGLE | Acadiana business editor The former Pride Plaza building has been sold for just over $1 million, records show. Read more |
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| BY CLAIRE TAYLOR | Staff writer PASA is back with a new name and new slate of performances scheduled for 2021-22 at the Heymman Performing Arts Center in Lafayette. 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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