| The Best Think I Ever Ate (and it's not mine) |
 CHEFS TAKE TO THE PLATE
Acadiana’s finest kitchen hands tell us where they go to eat. by Anna Purdy
Photos By Robin May
The only thing more exceptional than eating an amazing meal is cooking it, and the only thing better than that is finding a treasure trove of delicacies at other local restaurants when your own livelihood depends on how well you do in the kitchen. To live your life in a professional kitchen you expect long days on your feet, temperatures exceeding 100 degrees, overworked
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| Is Lafayette Really a Cool Town? |
 A Nov. 9 summit aims to find out. By Erin Z. Bass
In 2003, Southern Business & Development magazine named Lafayette one of the 10 “Coolest Cities in the South.” In 2006, Entrepreneur magazine named Lafayette a “Hot City for Entrepreneurs,” and in 2008, SB&D followed up by calling Lafayette one of the “Top 10 Great Innovation Markets in the South.” Since then, the Hub City has also been touted as best for job growth, music, food and digital media.
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| Out of Line |
 Board games are tainting LPSS super search. By Heather Miller
Some called it a “miscommunication.” Others went a step further and deemed it “misinformation.” But the events leading up to a heated Lafayette Parish School Board meeting Oct. 25, at which the board voted to widen the superintendent candidate field from 10 to 11 applicants, were nothing less than “troubling,” says board attorney Jimmy Simon.
Dr. Pat Cooper, one of 10 superintendent applicants selected by the board to be i
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| Pooyie 11.02.11 |
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
C'est Bon
Gov. Bobby Jindal’s efforts to reform the sad state of public education in Louisiana were hit with staunch opposition from school boards and teacher unions during his first term...
Pas Bon
The courts will decide the issue of the controversial ordinance the City-Parish Council adopted to block construction of a waste facility already permitted and under way on Sunbeam Lane...
Couillon
Within days of climbing his way up to pas bon status, Louisiana’s educa ...
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| Fur Your Consideration |
One nonprofit creates fur pieces that might make PETA proud. By Emily Henagan.
Photos by Robin May
Those big-toothed creatures that resemble a hybrid between a beaver and a rat, gliding through Girard Park’s lake, Louisiana marshes and swamps, may find another home — in your closet — if Cree McCree and her team of fashion designers, scientists and supporters have anything to do with it.
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| Oil & Water |
Dutch Kepler gives the earth a voice in his newest show. By Emily Henagan
With a brush of his tools and a touch of his fingers, artist Dutch Kepler transforms blank canvases into expressionist masterpieces. His recent show testifies to the BP oil spill’s effects upon people and nature. The Independent sat down with the accomplished painter who once doubled as a jazz drummer.
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| Party Girl 11.02.11 |
SpringHill Suites’ beautiful new hotel on Settlers Trace Boulevard was the setting for the Pat Terry Visual Arts Endowed Scholarship Memorial Fundraiser.
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