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Council denies downtown bars' appeals; Police Levy to head to court Play Video

November 15, 2011 11:27 PM

A handful of bar owners are appealing a suspension after not paying required fines for police security. Lafayette's City-Parish council decided not to accept the appeals Tuesday night. Council decided it was following the rules of the ordinance correctly. "We were specifically voting on whether or not the... more »
Downtown bar suspensions on hold for Tuesday hearing Play Video

November 10, 2011 11:32 PM

Several Lafayette bar owners say they plan to appeal a suspension put in place after they didn't pay police for security. Two bar owners have already filed a federal lawsuit, but City-Parish Attorney Mike Hebert says he expects that to be withdrawn. The issue is over the downtown police... more »
Lawyer: Evidence illegally gathered against Cloutier

November 11, 2009 11:39 AM

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - The attorney for Lafayette businessman is claiming the evidence against Eric Cloutier in a racketeering and money-laundering case was gathered without a valid search warrant. Attorney Daniel Stanford filed three motions asking a judge to suppress evidence against Cloutier. A hearing is set for Thursday. The... more »