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Lafayette, LA

A mobile home park in Lafayette has sold for $3.8 million last month, records show. Stanley Communities, led by Lafayette partners Kris Hodges and Michael Hyatt, bought the 14.48-acre, 109-space Oak Park Estates, 1717 Eraste Landry Road, for from the Kelley family, land records show. The group now owns 20 properties, 14 of which are in Acadiana.

Stanley Communities buys mobile home park in Lafayette for $3.8 million

Florida State

A Florida man traveling with his family back home from Oklahoma went missing Wednesday after he began feeling unwell and checked into a downtown hotel with his family, a Baton Rouge Police spokesperson said. Jody Bert, 44, had dropped his family off at a downtown hotel, and went to park,...

Florida man missing from downtown Baton Rouge after checking into hotel with family, police say

Jaci Russo, CEO of brandRusso, won the Rising Leader Award from the Women’s Leadership Conference Planning Committee. The award is presented to those who have worked more than 15 years to build collaborative relationships, develop leadership skills and advance gender equity in their communities and organizations. Russo began her...

Acadiana newsmakers: Jaci Russo wins Rising Leader Award

Broussard, LA

Long before Broussard became home to oil field service companies along U.S. 90, early Acadian settlers had an intriguing name for the region: Côte Gelée, which means Frozen Hills or Frozen Coast. Present-day Broussard isn't exactly known for its blistery winters, scenic coastline or rolling hills. Yet during...

Acadian settlers had a curious name for the Broussard region: Côte Gelée, or Frozen Hills

RETAIL: 310 Jefferson St., description, roofing and façade work at Parish Ink; applicant, Shannon Ducote; $23,000. OTHER: 504 Garfield St., description, interior including front door and bathroom walls; applicant and contractor, Cruz Construction; $2,500. New residential. 810 Kidder Road: Aymond Building & Design Group, $226,080. 104 Timber Mill St.:...

Who's building where in Acadiana? Here are the building permits issued March 15-22

Arkansas State

WHO: Arkansas (19-2, 3-0) at LSU (19-2, 2-1) WHEN: Noon Friday. RADIO: WDGL-FM, 98.1 (Baton Rouge); WWL-AM, 870 (New Orleans); KLWB-FM, 103.7 (Lafayette) RANKINGS: LSU is No. 1 by Collegiate Baseball. Arkansas is No. 3. PROBABLE STARTERS: LSU — RHP Paul Skenes (5-0, 0.59 ERA); Arkansas —LHP Hunter Hollan (4-0,...

How to watch, listen to Arkansas at LSU on Friday

Indiana State

The LSU women's basketball team saw its odds to win a national championship improve significantly after the first weekend of March Madness. After opening the tournament at +2000 to win the national title at Caesars Sportsbook, official odds partner of Bet.NOLA.com, LSU is now down to +1200. It helps that the Tigers made it through the Baton Rouge part of the bracket, beating Hawaii and Michigan, but also that the No. 1 seed in their region, Indiana, was upset 70-68 by Miami in the second round Monday night.

LSU women are in the Sweet 16, here are the those odds, futures to win National Championship

New Orleans, LA

Signing up clients without their knowledge, endorsing a check without authorization and misrepresenting themselves to insurers — these are just some of the questionable practices Houston-based law firm McClenny, Moseley and Associates is accused of in Louisiana and has, in part, admitted to in court. And judging from a...

‘Ego and greed’: New Orleans federal judge tears into troubled Texas law firm

Matthew Fortenberry loved basketball, and earlier this month his school team had won a championship. His Glen Oaks Park Elementary School team was supposed to be honored at Wednesday’s Metro Council meeting. Instead, his parents and Baton Rouge leaders stood in the council chambers to announce a funeral expense...

An 11-year-old's funeral fund and a Baton Rouge father's plea: 'Something's got to change'

Negotiations have broken down with the owners of property on Louisiana Avenue that was selected as the site for a new Northeast Regional Library, leaving officials looking at other sites, including the former Holy Rosary Institute. The Lafayette Parish Library Board of Control in August voted to accept a proposal...

Negotiations to buy land for NE Lafayette library fail; search on for new site

Tennessee State

The hero of UL men’s basketball team's 71-66 Sun Belt Conference championship game victory over South Alabama entered the transfer portal Tuesday. Third-year sophomore point guard Themus Fulks might be leaving the Ragin’ Cajuns after one season. Players are still able to return to their previous schools after entering the portal.

The hero of UL's Sun Belt tournament win has entered the transfer portal

The space in downtown Lafayette that recently housed Tula Tacos + Amigos will have a new occupant. The Flats, under the ownership of Pop’s Poboys owners Collin and Jasmyn Cormier and Blanchard’s BBQ owners Matt and Kissy Blanchard, will open in the 2,200-square-foot space at 427 Jefferson St. following after its predecessor closed in November.

Local restaurant owners behind new hamburger-themed restaurant in downtown Lafayette

The timeline for the Comite River Diversion Canal — the Baton Rouge region's biggest flood control project for the past two generations — continues to slip as state highway and federal officials indicated Tuesday the nearly $500 million canal is probably more than two years from completion. The...

Despite delays, Corps, DOTD feel 'sense of urgency' on Baton Rouge's biggest flood project

Utah State

GREENVILLE, S.C. — LSU coach Kim Mulkey has earned at least $126,000 in contract incentives so far during the Tigers’ Sweet 16 run and stands to earn much more if her team can continue to advance. Mulkey earned a $28,000 bonus for an NCAA tournament appearance, $30,000 for...

Check out LSU coach Kim Mulkey's list of NCAA tournament-related contract incentives

Maryland State

Brian Kelly may not have to teach LSU football players how he wants them to practice as much this spring, but there are still corrections to make. During an offensive drill early Thursday morning, Kelly paused everything between reps. He raised his voice as he harped on execution, then stepped back again to let the action resume.

What we saw at LSU's fourth spring football practice: Harold Perkins, CB rotation, more

Iowa State

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Angel Reese is not a finalist for the Naismith or Wade national player of the year awards. And Kim Mulkey isn’t happy about it. Reese, LSU’s All-American forward, lost out to South Carolina’s Aliyah Boston, Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, Villanova’s Maddy Siegrist and Elizabeth Kitley of Virginia Tech for the Naismith Award. Boston, Clark, Siegrist and Indiana’s Mackenzie Holmes are finalists for the Wade Trophy.

NCAA notebook: LSU star Angel Reese snubbed for two more player of the year awards

Gonzales, LA

A gray LSU hoodie proved to be a key clue in the murder investigation of a St. Amant High senior who was shot during an argument outside a Gonzales gas station in November, court papers show. Gonzales police say they were able to link one of the four suspects, Jamal...

How an LSU hoodie led police to a suspect in a St. Amant High senior's murder

Pineville, LA

Camp Beauregard, the sprawling Louisiana installation in Pineville that functions as one of two main sites for the Louisiana National Guard, will get a new name later this year as it follows the Army’s lead in moving away from bases named for Confederate officers. Louisiana Adjutant General D. Keith...

Six options considered for renaming Louisiana National Guard facility that honored Confederate general

The LSU women's basketball team is two wins away from the Final Four. First up for the Tigers: Utah. The NCAA tournament Sweet 16 begins Friday, and LSU, the No. 3 seed in the Greenville 2 Regional, must defeat No. 2-seeded Utah to reach the Elite Eight. LSU and Utah...

LSU vs. Utah in the NCAA tournament: Tipoff time, TV, seedings and what to know

Few players across the nation have a better mix of size and skill than Utah’s Alissa Pili. The 6-foot-2 junior forward from Anchorage, Alaska, is an efficient high-volume scorer and an adept passer. In Utah’s two NCAA tournament games, Pili averaged 30.5 points, 9.0 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game, shooting 66% from the floor and 83% from the free-throw line.

The LSU women will have to defend this Utah star. Here's how they played a similar opponent

Community leaders on Wednesday painted a stark picture of the impacts of the rising fentanyl overdose crisis in Lafayette, while offering hope and information on how to reduce deaths. The fentanyl awareness town hall at the Downtown Convention Center, organized by Women of Wisdom, combined personal testimony, insights from medical...

Fentanyl is driving overdose deaths in Lafayette. Education can save lives, panelists say.

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New Roads, LA

New Roads is no longer the "prettiest city on the water." At least, not officially. Citizens voted last week to replace the slogan with a new one: "Come for the culture, stay for the sunsets." Mayor Theron Smith said he realized on the campaign trail that people weren't excited about...

How New Roads got its new slogan: 'Come for the culture, stay for the sunsets.'

Donaldsonville, LA

An Ascension Parish worker was arrested after urinating in the water supply for several thousand people in the Donaldsonville area on at least two separate occasions, authorities said Thursday. Parish officials said at no time was the public in danger and samples show the water quality is "in good standing...

Worker accused of urinating twice in Ascension water supply is fired, arrested

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$100,000 Powerball ticket sold in Baton Rouge — the second within weeks; see winning numbers

For the second time in a matter of weeks, someone bought a $100,000 Powerball ticket at a Baton Rouge convenience store, the Louisiana Lottery said Thursday....

$100,000 Powerball ticket sold in Baton Rouge — the second within weeks; see winning numbers

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