What's making news in Acadiana this morning
 | BY BLAKE PATERSON | Staff writer As Louisiana’s hospitals buckle under a crushing wave of new COVID-19 infections, the state’s top public health official said Friday the only way the state will blunt its spiraling transmission rates in the short term is if people wear masks indoors. Read more |
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 | BY MEGAN WYATT | Staff writer The number of patients hospitalized with the coronavirus in Acadiana is now at 304, duplicating the record-breaking number set during the summer 2020 surge, according to data from the Louisiana Department of Health. Read more |
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 | BY KATIE GAGLIANO | Staff writer Mask-wearing will be required in Lafayette Parish public schools when students return next week after the School Board approved a pandemic reopening plan at its Wednesday meeting, where a range of views on mask-wearing were on display as parents both pushed against and advocated for it. Read more |
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 | BY KATIE GAGLIANO | Staff writer Initial LEAP testing data released this week showed widespread declines in students achieving mastery across subjects around the state, including in Lafayette Parish. Read more |
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 | BY JOHN SIMERMAN | Staff writer The captain of a pre-commissioned Coast Guard cutter testified on Friday that he arrived to the scene of the capsized Seacor Power on April 13 to find five men clinging to the jack-up barge. Read more |
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 | By ADAM DAIGLE | Acadiana business editor The University of Louisiana at Lafayette conferred 332 degrees during its summer 2021 commencement Friday, signaling the end of a historic academic year. 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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