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Acadiana News Updates

Ochsner Lafayette COVID-19 caseload quintuples; 90% of new patients are unvaccinated

BY BEN MYERS | Staff writer

The number of COVID-19 patients in Acadiana’s largest hospital system has quintupled in the first three weeks of July, as the Delta variant appears to be flourishing throughout a region with an extremely low vaccination rate. Read more

Senate narrowly approves veto override on transgender sports bill. Will House finalize it?

By SAM KARLIN | Staff writer

Republican lawmakers convened the state's first-ever veto session Tuesday with high hopes for overriding Gov. John Bel Edwards' vetoes of key bills, the culmination of a months-long power struggle between the Democratic governor and heavily-Republican Legislature. Read more

Rainy days continue in Lafayette; Some rainfall data has already exceeded last year's

BY HANA MAUNG | Staff writer

Daily showers and cloudy skies have loomed over Lafayette and South Louisiana for almost several weeks. According to Todd Mogged, a forecaster at the US National Weather Service in Lake Charles, there has been a trough of low pressure trapped over Lafayette for nearly a month.  Read more

 
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Lafayette Little League all-stars advance to state final after dramatic rally downs South Lake Charles

BY MIKE COPPAGE | Contributing writer

A Lafayette Little League team is one win away from reaching the Southwest Region tournament in Waco, Texas, for the first time since 2011. Read more

Lafayette Parish Library Board asks council not to raise or lower property tax rates

BY CLAIRE TAYLOR | Staff writer

Trying to balance the need for money with voter support for an upcoming tax renewal and anti-tax sentiment of the Parish Council, the Lafayette Parish Library Board is recommending the council keep its property millage rates the same as this year, bringing in about $630,000 less than in 2019. Read more

Ragin' Cajuns picked to win fourth straight Sun Belt West crown

Staff Report

The UL Ragin’ Cajuns were nearly a unanimous selection to win the Sun Belt West division title for the fourth straight season on the 2021 Sun Belt Conference’s Preseason All-Sun Belt coaches poll and awards, announced Tuesday by the league office. Read more

 
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