Lafayette Parish News
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Lafayette
Lafayette Businessman Ray Guidry Dies at 71
Posted 4:21 PM 5/16/2013 by Ian Auzenne
A longtime Lafayette businessman and inventor has died. Ray Guidry, the president of Percy Guidry Companies since 1965, died following a battle with cancer. He was 71. Guidry designed and welded the first Cajun Grill for his father as a Father's Day present in 1958. That design is now sold across the world.
Martin and Castille Southside Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements, which are pending at this time.
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Lafayette
Registration Open for Summer Camp at AcA
Posted 4:17 PM 5/16/2013 by MELISSA CANONE
AcA's Creativity @ the Center summer art camps offer creative, challenging and meaningful hands-on experiences for children. The limited group size provides opportunities for up-close and personal attention for each camper.
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Lafayette
Local Family Featured on EWTN Program
Posted 2:45 PM 5/16/2013 by Ian Auzenne
The Lafayette family whose son was born with spina bifida will be introduced tonight to a worldwide television audience. Chad Judice and his son, Eli, will be featured on the EWTN program The World Over. Despite the risks, the Judice Family decided to continue with the pregnancy. Now (More)
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Lafayette
New indictment could implicate police in Desperado's case
Posted 1:57 PM 5/16/2013 by Tonya LaCoste
A new indictment in the federal case against Desperado's Cabaret indicates law enforcement may have helped cover up the alleged drug dealing and prostitution at the Carencro strip club. The indictment states "members of the enterprise and their associates made special arrangements with some local (More)
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Lafayette
Lafayette High Principal Warns Students of Punishments for Pranks
Posted 12:48 PM 5/16/2013 by Ian Auzenne
The principal of Lafayette High School is warning seniors about the consequences of playing pranks in the final weeks of the school year. Dr. Patrick Leonard says he has learned some students were planning to perform a variety of pranks, including placing open cans of tuna and sardines in (More)
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Lafayette
LUS CPA Explains Fiber Audit
Posted 12:29 PM 5/16/2013 by Alex Labat
In order to make money, you have to spend money. According to certified public accountant Burton Kolder, LUS Fiber's spending is about to pay off.
"The revenues in Fiber increased from $17 million last year to over $24 million for the current year," Kolder said. "it was over a (More) • Video (1)
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Graduation
SLCC to host Spring graduation Thursday, May 16
Posted 11:28 AM 5/16/2013 by MELISSA CANONE
South Louisiana Community College (SLCC) will hold its spring commencement exercises today, at 6 p.m., at the Cajundome in Lafayette.
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Lafayette
Deadline for feedback on Lafayette's Comprehensive Plan June 10th
Posted 11:01 AM 5/16/2013 by MELISSA CANONE
Nearly a thousand people have already let Lafayette city leaders know what they would like Lafayette to look like in the future and now those who were unable to attend this week's forums can do the same online.
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Lafayette
Reserve Officer Arrested on Home Invasion Charge
Posted 10:58 AM 5/16/2013 by Ian Auzenne
A Breaux Bridge reserve police officer is in the Lafayette Parish Jail after he allegedly kicked in the door at his ex-girlfriend's apartment. Forty-year-old Roland Shello, Jr., is charged with home invasion. The incident took place Wednesday night around 10:15 in the 300 block of Amesbury Drive. (More)
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Lafayette
Next Newsmaker Forum to Focus on Crime Coverage
Posted 9:13 AM 5/16/2013 by KATC
Deadline to register for Acadiana Press Club luncheon is today.
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Police: Car Turns in Front of School Bus, Causes Crash
Posted 8:29 AM 5/16/2013 by Ian Auzenne (Photo Courtesy: MGN Online)
Lafayette police are on the scene of a crash involving a school bus. The accident took place in the 2100 block of West Willow Street near its intersection with Ambassador Caffery. Police say a car turned in front of the bus from the wrong lane. Seven students were on the bus, which was en route to Carencro Middle School. Nobody was injured. The driver of the car was cited for making an improper turn.
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Arrest Reports
Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office Daily Arrest Report
Posted 7:13 AM 5/16/2013 by Cecilia Stevenson
This report contains the daily arrests for May 16, 2013
Name: Alexander, EliCharge: Warrant/Bench WarrantArresting Agency: Lafayette Parish Sheriff'S OfcAddress: 500 Blk N Washington STR Lafayette, La
Name: Alexander, QuincyCharge: Disturbing The Peace (More)
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Lafayette
Balloon Release Honoring Abigail Vasquez
Posted 10:38 PM 5/15/2013 by Erin Steuber
A celebration of life for Abigail Vasquez in the form of a balloon release. She's the breaux bridge teenager who was killed two weeks ago in a crash along I-10.
Vasquez would have turned 14-years-old Tuesday, instead, she was laid to rest. She was very active in her church youth group, and (More) • Videos (2)
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Education
School board approves discipline survey, learns bus driver shortage getting worse
Posted 9:41 PM 5/15/2013 by Tina Macias
Lafayette Parish teachers will soon have a chance to anonymously voice their opinion about discipline issues. The Lafayette Parish School Board tonight unanimously approved the dissemination of a discipline survey. The questions include ones about the percentage of students that are disruptive (More)
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Lafayette
Louisiana Dept. of Education cuts positions
Posted 5:37 PM 5/15/2013 by Tonya LaCoste
Louisiana State Department of Education employees have been notified they'll no longer have a job. DOE will send us figures on exactly how many employees will be affected.
She said cuts are "based on recent indicated budget reductions; positions cut were based on civil service (More)
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