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Trader Joe’s Is Opening At Least 25 Stores This Year — See If One Is Near You

Trader Joe’s new store openings have shoppers watching the map as 'coming soon' signs hint which neighborhoods may soon get a new stop. Here's what we know.

Lafayette, LA · 19d

wgno.com

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Breaux family named farmer and junior farmer of the year in Crowley

CROWLEY, La. (KLFY) — Jarrod Breaux and Bryce Breaux have been honored as Farmer of the Year and Junior Farmer of the Year, serving as representatives for their local agricultural community during recent festivities, KLFY News Ten reporter Kendrick Allen reported. The Breaux family considers it a privilege to...

Crowley, LA · 21d
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theadvocate.com

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Faimon Roberts: SpaceX’s Boca Chica base in Texas offers these lessons for Louisiana

The potential effects of SpaceX’s massive facility in Vermilion Parish are, at this point, little more than speculation. The project is years from completion. But about 500 miles to the west and south, near Brownsville, Texas, it has been more than a decade since SpaceX arrived in town, and about seven years since it began sending rockets up into low-earth orbit from the state’s coast.

Vermilion Parish, LA · 20d
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Wildlife group urges FAA to reconsider impacts on Louisiana SpaceX site

A Louisiana environmental group is asking the FAA to consider the environmental impact of the proposed SpaceX launch site in Vermilion Parish before choosing a final site for the project.

Vermilion Parish, LA · 19d

wbrz.com

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La. Board of Regents: Average construction age of LSU, Southern buildings is over 60

BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Board of Regents and a company it hired determined that there was a deferred maintenance backlog of $4 billion for higher education facilities in Louisiana. The company, Gordian, created a construction age profile for buildings located at each institution across the four Louisiana systems:...

Louisiana · 19d

wheninyourstate.com

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SpaceX’s plan for 30 rocket launches a day has Louisiana residents worried

SpaceX’s launch ambitions have Louisiana residents on edge. SpaceX is planning a massive coastal spaceport in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, with a long-term goal of reaching 10,000 annual Starship launches, equivalent to about 30 a day. The proposed $100 billion project has raised serious questions among residents of nearby Pecan Island, a small community where many families have deep roots.

Vermilion Parish, LA · 22d

FOX 56

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Trader Joe’s to open more than 30 new stores ‘soon’: Here’s where

America's "favorite grocer" is growing.

Boynton Beach, FL · 21d

NOLA.com

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Editorial: Good jobs forecast a positive sign as state waits for payoff on big projects

It should be no surprise, given the raft of major new projects around the state, that Louisiana could see significant job growth in its near future. In fact, the number of new jobs could reach 55,000 over the next two years, a 2.7% increase, according to the Louisiana Economic Forecast, an annual report prepared by economist Loren Scott that he presented at a forum in Baton Rouge last week.

Louisiana · 20d

BRProud

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Trader Joe’s to open more than 30 new stores ‘soon’: Here’s where

America's "favorite grocer" is growing.

Lafayette, LA · 21d

theadvocate.com

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New restaurant near River Ranch gets building permit and other Lafayette area construction

Building permits issued Oct. 7-13 for the cities of Lafayette, Youngsville, Broussard and Carencro and the unincorporated areas of Lafayette Parish:. HOTEL: 107 Republic Ave., description, Links Escape golf simulator at stayAPT Suites Lafayette South; applicant, Pecot & Co. Architects; contractor, Triad Construction Services; $230,000. LANDSCAPE: 601 Girard Park Drive,...

Lafayette, LA · 22d

theadvocate.com

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Months after SpaceX news, real estate market in Vermilion hottest in years

The real estate market in Vermilion Parish so far this year is the hottest in years. Nearly two months removed from the news of SpaceX’s $100 billion spaceport, the parish has reported 384 homes sold through September, which is up 80 from last year and the most in that span since at least 2018.

Vermilion Parish, LA · 23d

thedailyiberian.com

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Getting Their Hands Dirty: Plow & Pulse Brings Families Together for a Day on the Farm

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... More than 125 children traded screen time for farm time Oct. 10, getting their hands dirty, learning about agriculture and enjoying a day of outdoor fun at the Plow & Pulse Foundation’s first-ever Fall/Winter Garden Planting event in St. Martinville. The free event brought families together from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for hands-on learning, farm activities and a chance to plant vegetables to grow at home.

St Martinville, LA · 22d

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Inside the Newly Opened Park Lane at the Former Café Vermilionville on Pinhook Road

Park Lane, a locally owned formalwear boutique specializing in evening wear and special occasion styling, has opened its new location inside the former Café Vermilionville building at 1304 W. Pinhook Road in Lafayette, Louisiana. Owned by Kerci McRae-Champagne, the move for Park Lane into the former Café Vermilionville brings...

Lafayette, LA · 23d

KLFY.com

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Jefferson Davis Parish power outage set for Oct. 29

JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH, LA. (KLFY) — A power outage is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 29 starting at 8 a.m., according to officials. This outage is required to connect additional transmission line isolation locations. These locations will be essential in limiting members affected by outages to the loop transmission system in the future. Officials said the outage’s duration is estimated to last from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Jefferson Davis Parish, LA · 23d

KPEL 96.5

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New Grass Median Is Creating Headaches For Delivery Trucks And Nearby Businesses In Lafayette

A new grass median on Surrey Street in Lafayette is creating headaches for local businesses. Delivery trucks can't navigate the narrow lanes, leaving ruts in the grass, and shop owners say it's blocking access to their parking lots.

Lafayette, LA · 24d

theadvocate.com

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Office building just outside Lafayette sells for $3.35 million. See where.

An office building just outside the city of Lafayette has sold for $3.35 million. Two LLC registered to David Jonathan Foreman bought the building at 100 Enterprise Blvd. from Johnston Street Ventures LLC, which is registered to local developers Cliff Guidry and Tim Bradley, land records show. The 20,000-square-foot building...

Lafayette, LA · 24d

KLFY.com

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Breaux family named farmer and junior farmer of the year in Crowley

CROWLEY, La. (KLFY) — Jarrod Breaux and Bryce Breaux have been honored as Farmer of the Year and Junior Farmer of the Year, serving as representatives for their local agricultural community during recent festivities, KLFY News Ten reporter Kendrick Allen reported. The Breaux family considers it a privilege to...

Crowley, LA · 21d

thenarrativematters.com

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SpaceX ‘pinky promises’ no bad impacts for Louisiana locals — then forced to backtrack

PECAN ISLAND, La. – At the front of a dimly lit cafeteria, half a dozen SpaceX high-level managers sat before a photo of a rocket. Facing them sat the residents of Pecan Island — fishers and hunters, many of whom could trace their family’s presence here back generations.

Louisiana · 24d

Teche News

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Assessed property values rose by $17.5 million in 2026

Parish assessor’s office won’t adopt millage this year. St. Martinville – Assessed property values in St. Martin Parish rose by about $17.5 million this year, parish assessor Todd Dugas told the St. Martin Parish Council at its meeting this past Tuesday. That equates to about $1.8 million...

St Martin Parish, LA · 24d