There will be an Engineering and Oil & Gas Career Exposition held on March 26th, 2012. The event will start at 10 am and last until 3 pm, at the Lafayette Hilton, 1521 West Pinhook Road.
There will be booths of local and regional employers are actively hiring for:... more »
A semi-automatic hand gun was recovered at the W.D. Smith Career Center in Lafayette Wednesday. A 15 year old was arrested for being in possession of the weapon; it was actually in his shoe. The gun was not loaded, and the student didn't have any ammunition. The resource officer at... more »
Tonight at the Lafayette Parish School Board meeting, the board will hear an introductory item on the permanent location for David Thibodaux Career & Technical High School. The board members have been given financing options and a Powerpoint about the proposed sites. Thibodaux Career & Technical High School is currently... more »
The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the addition of the Career Videos for America's Job Seekers to a new federal government-wide site, http://www.challenge.gov . The online platform, announced today by the White House at http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ostp/pressroom , invites the public to help solve our nation's most pressing problems. "The site... more »
Lafayette Parish students were given a sneak peek Thursday at the Thibodaux Career and Technical High School. The school is part of the "Schools of Choice" program and any student who will be a freshman this fall is welcome to apply.
The curriculum will allow students to explore various... more »
Lafayette Parish High School freshmen can expect a new option this Fall. The School Board is opening a new school to add to their School of Choice Program. Applications are now being accepted for 8th graders wanting to attend Thibodaux Career and Technical High School .
The school is... more »
The Opelousas Police Department's Crime Suppression Team arrest a drug dealer for the third time in 5 months and all the arrest are felony arrest. Opelousas Police Chief Perry Gallow advises that a Lawrence Batiste of 627 Laurent Street has been arrested again this time for over an ounce of... more »
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Initial claims for unemployment payments in Louisiana jumped 17.5 percent during the week ending Nov. 21. That's according to the Louisiana Workforce Commission, which counted 5,432 first-time claims for the week. There were 4,623 initial filers the previous week. State labor officials say the increase... more »
Due to the creation of a new board, "Keep Lafayette Beautiful," a local affiliate of the national litter control organization keep America beautiful, three (3) positions are available to serve on the Keep Lafayette Beautiful board of directors for a two-year term. The board of directors will serve as an... more »
A new business, which means new jobs, is coming to Lafayette. They are called ATC and they help keep our world green. LEDA'S CEO Greg Gothreaux said, "These are the guys; this is the company that is the future of keeping our world green and clean,"
New jobs and... more »