Wednesday, March 9, 2011
C’EST BON
Dr. Pat Cooper carried an inspiring message of nontraditional education reform to a sold-out crowd recently at the United Way of Acadiana’s annual awards banquet.
PAS BON
State Superintendent of Education Paul Pastorek was diplomatic in his word choice when he talked with our and The Daily Advertiser’s editorial boards recently, but still conveyed a message of disappointment in the Lafayette Parish School System’s decision to not consult with him before deciding to shut down N.P. Moss, the district’s lowest-performing school.
COUILLON
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has been the go-to punching bag for Louisiana politicians frustrated with the slow pace of permitting for the energy industry and/or eager to score political points back home.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
By The Independent Staff
C’EST BON
Lafayette Housing Authority resident board member Leon Simmons didn’t slice off his ear...
PAS BON
If it’s true the FBI always gets its man...
COUILLON
Note to Glenn Stewart: You’ll attract more flies with honey than with vinegar.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
By The Independent Staff
C’EST BON
We were reminded Saturday night in the Cajundome why UL basketball fans had such high hopes for the Bob Marlin era...
PAS BON
Leadership at the Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce no doubt breathed a sigh of relief Saturday night after...
COUILLON
When the owners of a chicken-finger franchise blamed the federal drilling moratorium...
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
C’EST BON
Ginger Rabalais, the Youngsville resident who generously allowed use of her property for a temporary bypass road in order to save the city’s Heritage Oak, makes a compelling case for this week’s c’est bon.
PAS BON
Paula Scott could be key to a grand jury determining whether charges should be filed stemming from the Lafayette Housing Authority fiasco.
COUILLON
We’re not sure which is the tail and which is the dog, but something ain’t wagging right at the Lafayette Parish School System.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
C’EST BON
Speaking truth to power, a laid-off sports editor at a Gannett newspaper in New Jersey filed his final column for the paper —
PAS BON
And now to us, The Independent Weekly. Hopefully not many readers know by now that we have an opening for an account executive, because we’ve been advertising the position badly.
COUILLON
When Louisiana political columnist John Maginnis last week issued a correction to his LA Politics column indicating that in fact Democrat Nathan Granger leads Republican Jonathan Perry —
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