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MON, APR 19 10:40AM by Nathan Stubbs

Times-Pic spotlights Crescent City Cajun cuisine

In New Orleans, native Creole and Cajun cooking mix together like grits and grillades; trying to clearly part the two is almost impossible.

MON, APR 19 10:03AM by Mary Tutwiler

Nidal Balbeisi’s ever expanding empire of restaurants crossed another Rubicon on Friday, opening the doors of Collage Cafe on Jefferson Street.

FRI, APR 16 9:18AM by Mary Tutwiler

For anyone who has always wondered how the squeal gets in the boudin, here’s the opportunity to find out.

THU, APR 15 9:32AM by Mary Tutwiler

A century-old ban on the spirit in the U.S. is over. Here’s why:

TUE, APR 13 10:39AM by Mary Tutwiler

Eating at Freddie’s Not Yet Famous BBQ feels like a Sunday barbecue in your own backyard.

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David Calhoun, ‘EB’ Brooks join Lafayette Central Park

David Calhoun and Elizabeth “EB” Brooks are the first two employees of Lafayette Central Park Inc., the nonprofit charged with turning Lafayette Consolidated Government’s 100-acre Johnston Street Horse Farm property into a passive public park. Calhoun was named executive director, and Brooks is director of planning and design.
Remembering Ricky Rees

The veteran police officer remembered by friends for his large and small acts of kindness will be laid to rest Wednesday.
Zachary Barker takes helm of the Opportunity Machine

Zachary Barker continues making waves in Lafayette’s business scene, mostly recently being named director of the Opportunity Machine.
Shakin' at the Shack

There will soon be a whole lot of shakin’ going on at Benny’s Sportshack Supplement Depot, a new concept by Opelousas native Benny Nele. Located at 2002 Johnston St., the supplement shop, smoothie bar and café, featuring hot off the press paninis and wraps, plans to open in late May.
Lafayette’s ‘sinking ship’ is cash flow positive

“We’ve crossed that magic threshold,” LUS Director Terry Huval says.

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COOL TOWN 2013

This year’s Cool Town issue is all about people who are not native to South Louisiana but made a conscious decision to be here, to be among us, to participate in our culture and contribute to it.
A curious compact

A shelved ordinance transferring $200,000 from a northside drainage project to a south Lafayette development may not break any laws, but it stinks to high heaven.
Pooyie 2012

It's good, it's bad and it's just plain crazy.
Saving Saturday Night

An effort to restore a shuttered dancehall and document other vacant or razed honky-tonks could serve as a model for saving an endangered species of entertainment.
Posthaste vs. HART FORTENBERY

Lafayette’s gene pool has been host to a long line of eccentric characters who have blurred the lines between crazy, genius, disturbed and curiously entertaining.