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Education
Lafayette schools still facing budget deficit
Posted 9:03 PM 5/21/2013 by Tina Macias
It is likely that fewer teachers and assistant principals will serve Lafayette schools next year and the majority of the turnaround plan's year 2 programs will be postponed, but the Lafayette Parish School System still faces a $4.1 million shortfall. It still is unclear how that deficit will be (More)
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How much does your councilman spend?
Posted 11:00 PM 5/19/2013 by Steven Albritton
In an effort to bring more transparency to local government, KATC poured through receipts to find out how much the council is spending above their yearly salary. And learned only five of the nine councilmen used city credit cards or asked for reimbursements above their salaries.
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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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Lafayette parish ranks 2nd in Louisiana in binge drinking
Posted 8:12 AM 5/15/2013 by Elizabeth Hill
Lafayette may be one of the healthiest parishes in the state, but with one big vice.
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Lafayette 5th healthiest parish in Louisiana
Posted 6:11 AM 5/15/2013 by Elizabeth Hill
Residents all over Lafayette Parish are taking health and wellness into their own hands.
"The avenues and the opportunities to exercise and stay in shape are increasing in Lafayette," says Dr. Jason Durel.
It's not just more people getting off their couch and into the gym. The (More) • Video (1)
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Lafayette
LUS Fiber On It's Way to "Self-Sufficiency"
Posted 11:10 AM 5/14/2013
An LCG audit shows that revenues are up, and spending is dropping.But LUS Fiber remains in debt, even though the administration says it's cash positive.
It's not bringing in enough money to "fully" pay off pay its bonds and loans, but according to the auditor and LUS Director Terry (More)
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Lafayette
Hospital layoffs will cost state millions
Posted 3:18 PM 5/13/2013 by KATC
The state will have to pay about $26 million in annual retirement costs and $42 million in termination pay and unemployment benefits once plans to privatize six of the seven hospitals run by LSU are completed, according to a report released Monday by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor. At UMC (More)
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St. Landry Parish near the bottom in state health rankings
Posted 8:22 AM 5/13/2013 by Elizabeth Hill
"I know I can't afford it or I'll be paying for this procedure the rest of my life."
For the last ten years Betty Hanchett has been plagued by a neck injury.
"It's a matter of really having to endure the pain."
Hanchett first got into the University Medical Center system in (More) • Video (1)
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Education
Teacher Exodus Part 3: Solutions
Posted 10:57 PM 5/7/2013 by Erin Steuber
New teachers in classrooms across Acadiana...that's how the school year is going to start, after hundreds of experienced educators have called it quits. From administrators to teachers, there are more than 200 job openings in schools across Acadiana, but that number is expected to rise.
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Education
Teacher Exodus Part 2: What Discipline Issues Are Lafayette Parish Facing?
Posted 10:24 PM 5/6/2013 by Erin Steuber
Teachers are leaving the classroom in record numbers. Some cite changes at the state level, from the retirement system to teacher evaluations. But another key factor is discipline, or lack of, in the classroom. The parent of a Paul Breaux Middle School student wrote to us saying, almost every day (More) • Video (1)
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Education
Teacher Exodus Part 1: Why Are So Many Leaving the Classroom?
Posted 3:40 PM 5/6/2013 by Erin Steuber
Resigning, or retiring, it's a common theme for teachers this school year, and it's no secret it's happening in droves from Lafayette Parish. But the problem is widespread.
Looking at resignations and retirements across Acadiana, 697 teachers have left the classroom this past year, and (More) • Video (1)
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Missing in Acadiana: Crystal Grebinger
Posted 11:28 AM 5/3/2013 by Allison Bourne-Vanneck
There are still no answers as investigators continue to search for 32-year-old mother-of-four Crystal Grebinger.
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Lafayette
Lafayette man's appeal could send 'lawful presence' statute to state's Supreme Court
Posted 3:04 PM 5/2/2013 by KATC
The Third District decision was based on the case of Alexis Sarrabea. He was arrested for "driving without lawful U.S. presence." Hundreds in Lafayette Parish have been arrested with the same offense since 2008.
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Missing in Acadiana: Keiosha Felix
Posted 11:58 AM 5/1/2013 by Allison Bourne-Vanneck
Over the past year, the story of 16-year-old Keiosha Felix's disappearance has been rocked with several twists and turns, but very few leads.
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