What's making news in Acadiana this morning
| BY JOHN SIMERMAN | Staff writer A Lafayette woman dropped her constitutional challenge Wednesday to the state’s “judicial bypass” law, which allows judges to approve abortions for pregnant minors without a parent's consent, after it was revealed that her daughter received approval last week from a juvenile court judge for the procedure in spite of the lawsuit. Read more |
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| BY KRISTIN ASKELSON | Staff writer The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a civil rights lawsuit against Don's Specialty Meats, alleging that a Black employee was subjected to a hostile work environment because of his race. Read more |
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| BY LEA SKENE | Staff writer After a decorated Louisiana World War II veteran died from COVID-19 in August, his widow tried to carry out his wishes by donating his body to advance medical science, a cause she linked to his lifelong penchant for patriotism and service. Read more |
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| BY BLAKE PATERSON | Staff writer Gov. John Bel Edwards assured attendees at an international climate change conference this week that no matter who replaces him in the governor’s mansion in two years, Louisiana’s commitment to clean energy investments won’t change. Read more |
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| BY EMILY WOODRUFF | Staff writer The Louisiana Department of Health gave the go-ahead Wednesday for medical providers to start inoculating kids between the ages of 5 and 11 with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, clearing the way for another big chunk of the state's population to gain protection against COVID-19. Read more |
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| BY MARK BALLARD | Capitol Bureau editor Louisiana College, a small 115-year-old college in Pineville, surprised its alumni and even the Louisiana Baptist Convention, by deciding to change its name in an effort to grow and become a Christian-based university rather than a religious-based undergraduate school of about 1,250 students that sometimes finds itself mired in controversy. 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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