Cost of gasoline taking a bite out of your budget? Here are 10 ways to fix that.
With gasoline prices still high, manufacturers are making their green cars bigger and better. And that means there are more green-leaning options on the market. Confused by all those new options?

Researchers at UL are exploring a plethora of alternative energy models, but say economics will ultimately decide their fate.

By Wynce Nolley

Many might not consider Lafayette, or Louisiana for that matter, to be an area on the vanguard of green energy with our economy so heavily tied to the petroleum industry.

What does it take to live in a 120-square-foot house? A lot of pride and $10 per month in utilities.

By Elizabeth Rose

Rok Haus owner Art Cormier’s house is a lodge fit for one with maneuverability limited to only 120 square feet, but it’s the epitome of space and energy efficiency.

The environmental and cost benefits of using compressed natural gas for city-owned vehicles has LCG on a green path to fuel efficiency.
By Heather Miller
Photo by Robin May

Louisiana as a whole is “way behind” on the use of compressed natural gas as a cheaper and cleaner fuel for vehicles, but leave it to Lafayette to once again distinguish itself a leader in the state for its efforts to lower the city’s carbon emissions with CNG-run government vehicles and natural gas fueling stations...
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How Marc Henry’s work in the hospitality industry inspired him to decrease the carbon footprint of his diesel truck

By Heather Miller

With the flip of a switch, Lafayette’s Marc Henry can transform an older model pickup truck designed to run on conventional diesel fuel into a cleaner burning, gas-saving vehicle that emits carbon dioxide levels akin to a cornfield.  

Should smoking be banned at bars in Lafayette? This smoker says yes.

I smoke cigarettes. Roll-your-own cigarettes. I am accustomed to huddling near dumpsters and dodging rain to satisfy my nicotine addiction.

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

 
C'EST BON
Lafayette has been selected one of 25 cities across the country to hop on the US Ignite bandwidth wagon and attract national attention to the next-generation technologies the Hub City has to offer.

PAS BON
Gov. Bobby Voucher is eager to siphon our tax dollars out of public education and pump them into private schools that teach kids pseudo-science and pseudo-history. French immersion?

COUILLON
U.S. Department of Justice attorney Rachel Hranitzky cle...
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With EatLafayette kicking its campaign into high gear this year — Robert Mondavi Wines has joined The New Fly Lafayette Club as a title sponsor — The Independent has stepped up its effort to steer diners to locally owned establishments as well. Now in its eighth year, EatLafayette has more than 60 participating restaurants for the campaign, which ends Aug. 15. Every week day during EatLafayette, The Independent will spotlight a Dish of the Day; on Wednesdays, our Dish of the Day also become...
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Bayou Vermilion is 72 miles long, with 33.5 miles of it winding its way through Lafayette Parish. It continues on through Vermilion Parish into Vermilion Bay.

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

City Club at River Ranch was packed to capacity for the premier Village of Hope Dinner benefitting the SOLT Kobonal Haiti Mission.