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Cattle Festival approaches as local ranchers face rising costs, drought
ABBEVILLE, La. (Acadiana News First) - Cattle Festival is just days away, but local ranchers say this season has brought plenty of challenges, from rising operating costs to drought conditions. Raymond Fontenot, a rancher with Crescent Bar F LLC, said the cost of raising cattle continues to increase while prices...
KPLC TV
45th annual Stearman and Taildragger Fly-In returns to Jennings Airport this weekend
JENNINGS, La. (KPLC) - The 45th annual Stearman and Taildragger Fly-In is taking place this weekend at Jennings Airport, bringing vintage aircraft, pilots and aviation enthusiasts together for a day of history and competition. The event has been a Jennings tradition for more than four decades. Pilots will fly in...
KFDM-TV
Port Arthur’s El Refu 4 cleared to reopen after Golden Pass LNG incident
What did the Port Arthur Health Department find as the cause of the food poisoning?. Where was the employee appreciation breakfast held that led to the outbreak?. Why was El Refu 4 cleared to reopen by the health department?. El Refu 4 in Port Arthur has been cleared by the...
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SpaceX faces mixed reaction at Vermilion Parish community meeting
ABBEVILLE, La. (Acadiana News First) - SpaceX representatives held their first public meeting with Vermilion Parish residents about a proposed spaceport project, drawing a packed crowd of supporters and critics to Magdalen Place in Abbeville. Company officials described the town hall on Thursday, Sept. 24, as a chance for local...
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Union leaders raise safety concerns over planned Citgo workforce consolidation in Lake Charles
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Local union leaders say they are concerned about upcoming changes at the Citgo refinery in Lake Charles, as they say the company moves forward with a planned workforce consolidation. Todd Montie, business manager for the Local 407 chapter of the Union of Operating Engineers, says...
KLFY.com
Space X: Realtor discusses new interest in Vermilion Parish area property
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — Realtors in Acadiana are seeing increased interest in property near the newly announced SpaceX Starbase in Vermilion Parish. It’s been nearly a month since the $100 billion dollar project was announced, and Richie Guillory, a real estate agent, is tracking the trends when it comes to this new-world real estate market.
countryroadsmagazine.com
T-Boy’s is Heading to Crowley
Folklorist Barry Ancelet famously shut down the ongoing “Great Debate” about which of Acadiana’s many meat markets serves the best boudin when he uttered the truism: “The best boudin is always the boudin closest to where you live.” For most of my life, T-Boy’s Slaughterhouse in Mamou met this standard, and it has since remained the link I go to bat for, no matter where else I’ve lived. But if the fact that T-Boy’s is one of the last places that still uses liver, or that the pork is purchased live and processed in-house, doesn’t land the shop on the top of your list yet—perhaps its new proximity to I-10 will.
dredgewire.com
Mike Hooks Awarded $22.1 Million USACE Maintenance Dredging Contract in Texas
Mike Hooks LLC, Westlake, Louisiana, was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract to perform maintenance dredging of a waterway. The amount of this action is $22,146,860 with a total cumulative face value of $31,233,110. Bids were solicited via the internet with six received. Work will be performed in Port Neches, Texas, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 14, 2027. Fiscal 2026 operation and maintenance, Army funds in the amount of $22,146,860 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston, Texas, is the contracting activity (W912HY-26-C-A031).