What's making news in Acadiana this morning
 | BY KATIE GAGLIANO | Staff writer Thirty-four people were killed in Lafayette Parish in 2021. Read more |
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 | BY MEGAN WYATT | Staff writer It's official. Carwashes have joined the ranks of Mexican restaurants, mattress stores and locations of Legends Bar & Grill, with each new one eliciting groans from those curious about the latest in local development. Read more |
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 | BY KATIE GAGLIANO | Staff writer Second-generation rice farmer Michael Frugé always thought his brand, Parish Rice — grown from a variety of high-protein, low glycemic index-scored rice developed through the LSU AgCenter — would take off. The Eunice farmer just never expected his business would go from marginal popularity to striking a deal to stock all 65 Rouses locations in under a month. Read more |
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 | BY MARK BALLARD and BLAKE PATERSON | Staff writers State Rep. Sam Jenkins says his House district within the city of Shreveport is compact enough that he would have noticed stores closing and houses going vacant. Read more |
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 | BY TERELL WILKINS | Staff writer Using artificial intelligence and machine learning, LSU professor Hartmut Kaiser is joining up with a team of scientists to help communities near the coast better prepare for flooding. Read more |
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 | BY KATIE GAGLIANO | Staff writer The number of homicides committed in Lafayette Parish rose from 2020 to 2021, driven primarily by a bump in homicides within the city, which follows a continued trend of increased homicides and gun violence nationwide. Read more |
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