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4/25/2013
Man is Fighting to Save his Neighborhood
Posted 7:02 PM 4/25/2013 by Chris Welty
A Lafayette man says his neighborhood is being taken over by "slum lords" and blighted property.
Jimmy LeBouef lives on Chester Street in Upper Lafayette off of Moss Street, one block away from Northside High. He wants blighted houses in his neighborhood condemned and is asking the city to (More)...
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4/24/2013
Acadiana Teachers Rally at State Capitol
Posted 10:14 AM 4/25/2013 by Chris Welty
Teachers from all over Acadiana hit the steps of the Capitol calling for change.
They made it very clear they don't support Governor Bobby Jindal's education proposals, specifically the Act One Legislation. That plan consists of a number of education bills, some deal with teacher (More)...
4/23/2013
LPSS Bus Driver Facing Disciplinary Action After Railroad Crossing Citation
Posted 10:54 PM 4/23/2013 by Steven Albritton
A Lafayette Parish school bus driver is waiting to learn his fate. He was given a ticket for driving his bus around a railroad crossing while the lights were flashing. At the time, their were also 30 students on the bus. According to Lafayette Parish Deputies, Daniel Gary went around through the (More)...
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4/22/2013
Louisiana Eye Care Facing Possible Changes
Posted 10:53 PM 4/22/2013 by Chris Welty
Changes could be on the way for eye care in Louisiana.
Under House Bill 527, optometrists could perform procedures now performed by medical doctors. A board may determine whether optometrists could give certain injections or perform laser surgery. Eye care doctors across the (More)...
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4/19/2013
Boston Runner Wants Justice
Posted 6:31 PM 4/19/2013 by Akeam Ashford
Brothers Dzhokhar, and Tamerland Tsarnaev, are suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings. Older brother Tamerland, was shot and killed during a shootout with police last night, but his younger brother Dzhokhar, has been on the run from police. Officials say, Dzhokhar ran over his younger brothers (More)...
Local Non-Profit Fighting to Keep Doors Open
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4/18/2013
Suspended Teacher is Fighting for His Job
Posted 9:33 PM 4/18/2013 by Chris Welty
A Carencro High teacher is screaming retaliation. He says he was suspended from his job after speaking out about violence inside the classroom.
Thursday morning, Jamal Taylor was escorted from the campus and now, his job is up in the air.
Taylor has a stack of paperwork documenting (More)...
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