| Pro & Consolidation |
 Wednesday, October 12, 2011
In 10 days Lafayette Parish will make a monumental decision about the governance that will have long-term implications for the city and the unincorporated parish. Is this union worth maintaining?
How do we govern ourselves? It’s the most fundamental question of humans living together.
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| RE: The City Limits |
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
But in unincorporated Lafayette Parish, almost anything goes.
I saw the plans last week for the garbage transfer station being built on Sunbeam Lane in north Lafayette. As the crow flies it’s not far from my house near Four Corners, and as facilities that deal with garbage go, it will be a nice one — an enclosed building surrounded by trees and landscaping in which trash trucks pull in and dump their cargo into 18-wheelers, which then make the trek to the landfill ...
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| Three for One |
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Gautreaux, Montgomery and Theall vie for Division M judge seat. By Heather Miller
When voters head to the polls Oct. 22, the ballot for a district judge’s seat in one of two sections completely devoted to family court will include three Lafayette lawyers with extensive backgrounds in family law.
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| Pooyie October 12, 2011 |
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
C'est Bon
OK, we’re in uncharted territory here, and what a glorious view from the heights. For the fourth week in a row — the fourth week!
Pas Bon
OK, you know who you are.
Couillion
The Ville Platte City Council ate some (Jim) Crow when it elected to suspend a stupid, racially targeted ordinance...
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| Cajun Cabinetmaker |
With ties to the original settlers and an abiding devotion to Acadian and Creole furniture, cabinetmaker Greg Arceneaux sets up shop for the first time at Festivals Acadiens et Creoles. By Walter Pierce
Greg Arceneaux traces his family history back to Le Grand Dérangement — the expulsion of the Acadians from Nova Scotia by the British in the mid 18th century — and a land grant in St. James Parish.
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| Food for Ought: Festivals Acadiens et Creoles |
A great secret of festivals is that there are some vendors who only come out for the event — there are no brick-and-mortar restaurants where their fare is readily served.
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| WeekINDer 10.125.11 |
From the world’s most prestigious stages to the Heymann Performing Arts Center, Complexions Contemporary Ballet — America’s first truly multicultural ballet company — brings its exquisite mix of classical and contemporary ballet to Lafayette at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
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| Party Girl 10.12.11 |
Café V celebrated its 30th anniversary in style with four days of festive events.
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