| Absent-minded |
 August 1, 2012
By Heather Miller • Photos by Robin May
Inaccessible and ill-informed, District 9 School Board rep Rae Trahan’s tenure is best characterized by two words: Missing. Inaction.
“By the way, it’s nice to meet you. I think you’re the only board member I’ve never seen.”
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| Collateral Damage |
 August 1, 2012
By Walter Pierce
AOC’s demise spelled doom for a community art project.
When the Acadiana Outreach Center collapsed in a heap of financial mismanagement last year and downsized its operations, it left behind a collection of historic buildings at the edge of downtown.
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| A Farewell Tribute |
 LAST WORD FIRST:
By Lynn Sanders-Bustle
August 1, 2012
Reflections on a stain and a call for collective imagination
Stain: a colored patch or dirty mark that is difficult to remove
All that remains of the brightly colored tile and mirror mosaics at what was once Acadiana Outreach Center at the corner of Buchanan and Second streets is a textured stain — a stubborn and painful reminder of public art, a community effort, and more important the community that ...
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| PooYie! 8-01-12 |
 C'est Bon
Equity has never been a built-in component of consolidation
Pas Bon
Three low-performing Lafayette schools have joined the list of 180 schools across the state
Couillon
Kudos to The Monroe News-Star’s Barbara Leader for pointing out that maybe, just maybe, the emperor is butt nekid.
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| The Constant Gardener |
Horticulture can be an effective therapy in the battle to reclaim life after a brain injury.
August 1, 2012
Story and photos by Elizabeth Rose
As 10 Acadiana Brain Injury Center residents pass around a beekeeper’s hat, Emily Neustrom explains how bees produce honey and how it’s harvested by blowing smoke into the hive, which, in effect, inebriates the bees and allows the beekeeper to collect the honey without being stung.
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| One a Day |
 Women who make small changes in their health and habits can experience a multitude of lifelong benefits.
August 1, 2012
By Amanda Bedgood
When people say women are like spaghetti and men are like waffles, they’re talking about how the fairer sex connects the dots from one area of life to another.
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| Word Up |
 Poets, authors find a home in a blue house.
By Dominick Cross
Words.
In a word, that is why poets and writers — locally and nationally known — and others with a keen interest in them and their work gather nearly every Thursday evening in Grand Coteau.
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| Eats 08-01-12 |
 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 08.01.12 |
 Hospice of Acadiana held its car raffle and gala at Homewood Suites, where the winner of the Mazda3 Touring Skyactiv, donated by Adrian Vega of Acadiana Mazda, was announced.
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