| Intelligent Design |
 The winners of this year’s INDesign Awards share a passion for excellence in their craft.
By The Independent Staff
It’s time again to honor the brightest and best among Acadiana’s considerable constellation of architects, interior designers and the array of professionals who support their creative efforts to make our offices like homes and our homes like heaven, and who ensure that our unique architectural history is both preserved and celebrated even as it evolves.
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| RE: A Crowe on My Gay-dar |
| Slight is the distance between anti-gay crusader and gay Caribbean cruise.
Much, but not enough, has been written about the Louisiana Family Forum’s latest push back against the radical gay agenda. By radical gay agenda I mean gay people having the same rights and civil protections as everyone else. Because they’re like everyone else, except they’re not wrecking the institution of marriage like us straight people have been doing since Bible days, although I’m sure if more states gave ga
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| The Architecture of Reform |
 Who’s really behind the latest push to reform retirement laws in Louisiana?
By Jeremy Alford
There may be a man or woman or special interest or two behind the curtain, but Gov. Bobby Jindal is clearly the string-puller when it comes to this latest attempt to change Louisiana’s pension laws.
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| Pooyie 04.18.12 |
Wednesday April 18, 2012
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The coalition of independent civic groups working to improve public education in Lafayette Parish has increased its membership with the addition of three new member organizations — the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office, the Pugh Family Foundation and the Upper Lafayette Economic Development Foundation — joining the Lafayette Parish Public Education Stakeholders Council.
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If the last week is any indication, it’s going to be a very muddy ...
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| A Cool New Brand for a Cool Town |
 A visionary group seeks to assemble Lafayette’s abundant assets for success in a 21st century economy and here’s a clue: Arts and culture play a big, big role.
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| Smart Growth and INDesign Awards Luncheon Nearing Sell-Out |
Iberia Bank presents The Smart Growth Lecture and INDesign Awards featuring Mitchell Silver on Tuesday, May 1 at the City Club.
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| Jolie Blon Steps Aside for Mammoth Walt |
 Lost Bayou Ramblers’ latest release is new in the old-fashioned way.
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| Back Door Man Hits 80 |
And there's a party Friday at Grant Street Dancehall.
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| Party Girl 04.18.12 |
The Lafayette Young Lawyers Association toasted the season at the Spring Social held at the Corner Bar.
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