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Opelousas unveils transportation plan & asks for public feedback
OPELOUSAS, La. (KADN) — The City of Opelousas is unveiling a new long-range comprehensive transportation plan to address safety concerns and make traffic flow smoother. The city is looking for feedback on the 80-page plan.
Buc-Ee's Gets Zoning Approval To Build Lafayette Location
A popular Texas-based chain of travel centers may soon have a location in Lafayette. In Thursday's meeting, the Lafayette Consolidated Government's Board of Zoning Adjustment approved the requirements needed for Buc-ee's to set up shop on Louisiana Avenue at I-10. A Buc-ee's spokesman said the company has been interested in...
Popeyes gets permit to build Ambassador Caffery location. Here's what else is under construction.
Building permits for the city of Lafayette, June 5-11 OFFICE: 507 Bourque Road, description, alteration to an existing office building for the Barbier Office; applicant, Zaunbrecher Design; contractor, Annie Marie LLC; $100,000. RETAIL: 1825 Bertrand Drive, description, 2,000-square-foot addition to Evangeline Specialties; applicant, Everette Mays Architect; contractor, Annie Marie LLC;...
Kick off Juneteenth in Acadiana with these upcoming events
Kick off Juneteenth, celebrated June 19, in Acadiana early with these events. Juneteenth is the one of the oldest known commemorations related to the abolition of slavery in the United States, according to the National Park Service. Juneteenth National Independence Day was signed into law as a national holiday on June 17, 2021, to celebrate the date of June 19, 1865, when enslaved people of African descent located in Galveston, Texas, finally learned of their freedom from the slavery...
Laborde Earles Injury Lawyers to host 3rd annual backpack giveaway event for Louisiana students
RAPIDES & LAFAYETTE, La., (WNTZ) – Laborde Earles is giving away hundreds of free backpacks to children across Central Louisiana and Lafayette Parish through its 3rd Annual Project Backpack event. The firm is committed to bettering the community by creating a brighter future for Louisiana children. Each backpack given away will be stuffed with school supplies to ready students for the new school year. Applications are now open to students in grades Pre-K through 8th grade, with a deadline to apply by July 17, 2024.
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