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Living2 French immersion isn’t just a cool idea; it helps students excel and preserves the local culture.

By Zachary Richard
August 15, 2012

“I am going to say this in English so that everybody will understand.”

It was not unusual to hear this phrase in public in South Louisiana not so long ago.

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LÂCHE PAS

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Event raises funds for CODOFIL

The Independent Staff
August 15, 2012

If there’s one thing Acadiana’s cultural economy does well it’s rally around a cause and git ’er done.

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Back to the Present

Boho-chic jewelry designers get their inspiration from the most unexpected places.

A free spirit with anchors to the past.
That’s how jewelry designer Deidre Anne Froelich of Gypset Honey describes her distinctive accessory line — fashioned of finds that come from estate sales, flea markets, antique shops and any other place she thinks might offer a unique twist on the past. Froelich turns them into treasures, repurposing them to create today’s hottest looks.

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Word Up

livindmelnick 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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All the World's a Stage

Now in its 10th year, a Shakespeare camp for youth brings intensity to the AcA.

Love’s Labour’s Lost isn’t just another of Shakespeare’s plays about to close out its run at the Acadiana Center for the Arts this weekend.

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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.
Update: PXP creating 600 jobs averaging 100k

At Thursday's State of the Economy luncheon, LEDA President and CEO Gregg Gothreaux said PXP has already quietly hired 180 people for its Broussard expansion.
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.
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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.

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