with Adam Daigle | Business editor
Good morning, Acadiana. Here's what we have this morning for business news. We took a look at which restaurants got federal grants amid the COVID pandemic, and we have the latest on the vision for the I-49 corridor. Take a look at those stories and more.
Restaurants get a helping handSome $393 million in federal grants went to more than 1,300 businesses in Louisiana through a Restaurant Revitalization program. Here are the Lafayette restaurants that received $17.5 million in assistance. There's always a silver liningA downtown Lafayette bookstore owner experienced the entire range of emotions Friday. After learning someone had defaced the Pride Month mural at Beausoleil Books, Bryan Dupree stumbled across the VICE article he'd been interviewed for earlier this month. The headline? "Queer Bookstores Are Ready To Be the Gathering Spot We All Need." Read the full story. Back to school, back to COVID protocols?They really thought this year would be back to normal. But the delta variant and rising COVID hospitalizations have Lafayette Parish parents, teachers and administrators facing uncertainty less than two weeks before the new school year is scheduled to begin. Here's what we know. A shared vision for I-49 corridor Bill Rodier, CEO and executive director of the St. Landry Economic Development Group says his group is partnering with officials in Washington, Opelousas, Sunset, Grand Coteau, Carencro and Lafayette to promote investment and economic development along the highway north of Lafayette. Here's his full interview with Jan Swift. | 
