The Independent Weekly January 25, 2012
January 25, 2012

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Health & Fitness

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From the vanguard of medical technology to tried and true healthy diet tips, leaders in Acadiana’s health care sector offer all you need to know about living well and living long.




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Another Conflict for Gachassin?

Another Conflict for Gachassin?

Yet again, a paper trail appears to show that a local development consultant was laying the foundation for a million bucks in fees while he served as chairman of a public board.

By Leslie Turk

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B.R. Tea Party drafts Landry to take on Boustany

Tea Party of La. drafts Landry to take on Boustany

The Tea Party of Louisiana, based in Baton Rouge, wants U.S. Rep. Jeff Landry to challenge Congressman Charles Boustany for the 3rd Congressional District seat.

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Pooyie 01.25.12

Wednesday January 25, 2012

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The nine local civic groups that came together to bring education talks to the forefront in Lafayette Parish over the last couple of years may soon have an new (and old) member of its team. Lafayette Parish School System Superintendent Dr. Pat Cooper tells The Ind that LPSS rejoining the Lafayette Parish Education Stakeholders Council is a “no brainer.”

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As expected by the state Department of Health and Hospitals, the “Bayou Health” privati

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Noise Maker: Dr. Robert Buckman
news3Noise Maker: Dr. Robert Buckman

A UL journalism professor in a long-running spat with Lafayette Consolidated Government continues to one-up city fathers in their bid to collect on a speeding ticket issued via a RedFlex speed van. Dr. Robert Buckman, who is becoming as famous for his civil disobedience as he is for his home-brewed beer, last week thumbed his nose at a threat from a Toledo, Ohio, law firm contracted by LCG to collect the $25 penalty (plus a $12.50 late fee) for an infraction tha

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Playboy Interrupted

livingind2A king of Cajun drumming is back on his throne after a gory accident.

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Party Girl 01.25.12

Oenophiles packed the City Club at River Ranch for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s first Allison Marine for Bella’s Believers Wine Opener.

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