| Somewhere Under the Rainbeaux |
 UL Lafayette has kicked up a storm cloud with its LGBT Studies program. Why the fuss?
Damn proud of my alma mater these days. Prouder than I’ve ever been of its success in athletics; prouder even than when I strutted out of the Cajundome with undergrad and graduate degrees from UL Lafayette in 1990 and ’95.
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| Circumstantial Evidence |
By Leslie Turk
July 18, 2012
The white trucks, arson, stab wounds, poison ivy, bloody pictures of himself, women’s IDs. Brandon Scott Lavergne has a lot to explain.
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| PooYie! 7-18-12 |
 C'EST BON
Lafayette Parish public school students could soon be on their way to having their own personal electronic health records following
PAS BON
Only five school districts across the state are technologically ready to begin online testing of their students as part
COUILLON
Be careful what you wish for. Oil giant Shell should have known its social media stunt inviting public participation
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| Summer Suds |
 The AcA’s major annual fundraiser, Gulf Brew is a tasty, time-tested event.
By Dominick Cross
It’ll be beer here, there and everywhere come rain or shine when the sixth annual Gulf Brew gets to pouring Saturday, July 21, 6-9 p.m., at Parc International.
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| Eats 7-18-12 |
 Every week day during EatLafayette, The Independent will spotlight a Dish of the Day; on Wednesdays, our Dish of the Day also becomes the Dish of the Week and is published in the print edition, along with other features spotlighting the local industry. Read more about The Independent’s ongoing EatLafayette coverage and how to participate here.
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| Party Girl 07.18.12 |
 Margaret and Jay Ruffin’s Greenbriar home was the locale for the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s Sponsor Appreciation Sunday brunch. The event was a prelude to the MDA’s annual fundraiser, Passport to a Cure, set for Nov. 30.
Pink flamingos, tropical flowers, neon beads and music by the Andy Smith Band set the scene for the Krewe of Carnivale en Rio’s 8th Annual Brazilian Sambada at River Oaks.
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| Southern Comfort |
 Photographer: Robin May
Fashion Coordinators: Robin Hebert & Bob Pastor
Models: Leslie Price, Tressie Cox & Sherman Mire
Hair & Makeup by: Shelly Flugence with Jagged Edge Salon
Location: T'Frere's House Bed & Breakfast
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