Who dat says dere’s no crawfish? We can talk about the weather till we’re blue in the face, but spring is here, the humidity is coming and the heat is on when it comes to boiled crawfish. Here at The Ind, we’ve been eating mudbugs all over Acadiana, revisiting old favorites and discovering some new boiling joints.
Fiber rollout expected to be complete by the end of July.
After its first year of operation, Lafayette Utilities System’s fiber-to-the-premise telecommunications business is above its financial break-even target and ahead of its projected rollout schedule, according to Director Terry Huval. LUS Fiber’s initial feasibility study indicated that the business would need a so-called “take rate” of 23 percent in order for the business to break-even financially — meaning that 23 percent of customers offered the service would sign up for it. This amounts to a little more than 14,000 out of approximately 62,000 total potential customers in the city of Lafayette (approximately 51,000 of whom are residential), once the fiber rollout is complete.
For elected officials, the intersection of public and private is wide.
This week’s column pains me to write. I prefer lighter, more cumulus fare to the slate-gray miasma that has blown over my desk. I didn’t write last week’s cover story about City-Parish Councilman Brandon Shelvin’s financial and legal problems, but I’ve moderated each of the many comments posted about it at theind.com. They have been plentiful and, save for a couple of defenders, overwhelmingly tinged with disgust.
Mr. Shelvin was aware weeks ago that the story was coming. He knew because I told him when he called to ask why a “white woman,” as he put it — Leslie Turk, the story’s author — was asking questions about him in his neighborhood.
Larry Caillier II, son of former Opelousas Police Chief Larry Caillier, was indicted for production and possession of child pornography and attempt to coerce a minor to engage in criminal sexual acts.
An ordinance allowing parish voters to decide on repealing the charter and undoing consolidation is on hold for 90 days; a committee will be appointed to develop a feasible timeline.
In its “Inside Politics” column Sunday, The Advocate quoted U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu saying U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan told her privately that Louisiana’s Paul Pastorek “is probably one of the best superintendents in the nation.”
After intimating his intentions for months, Jeff Landry has officially entered the race to succeed Charlie Melancon as congressman in Louisiana'a 3rd District.
Lafayette-based film production company Bullet Films has recently signed a multi-million dollar, 10-picture deal with international distribution company Echo Bridge Entertainment.
Photographer Philip Gould, who has been chronicling Louisiana culture and architecture for over 30 years, will teach an intermediate photography workshop on Sunday.
We think we’ve got a handle on what makes Lafayette such a cool place, and we’ll let you know in our ‘Cool Town’ issue March 24. But we want to know what you think.
