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Parc Hardy targeted for major redesign

Karl D. Jeter karl.jeter@techetoday.com Breaux Bridge – The city council here has accepted architect Glenn Angelle’s preliminary plan for a $975,000 redesign of Breaux Bridge’s flagship park. As described by the architect at the Sept.

City seeking options for old Opera House

The city has begun looking for ideas to eliminate the ongoing expense of owning the 1830-vintage Duchamp Opera House. At the September 18 city council meeting, Dist.1 councilman Mike Fuselier said the time has come to rethink the city’s involvement with the historic building.

State Police Detectives Arrest a Breaux Bridge Police Officer

Shortly before 5:00 pm on September 21, 2017, Louisiana State Police Bureau of Investigations/Lafayette Field Office (LSP LFO) arrested 29-year-old Craig David, a police officer with the Breaux Bridge Police Department.

Be on guard for flood-damaged vehicles

In the aftermath of the devastating Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry is cautioning consumers about purchasing a flood-damaged vehicle.

Donelon outlines issues as flood insurance is back in Congress

The next few months could be crucial to determine the future of how flood insurance operates in the United States, especially for south Louisiana, State Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon said Wednesday. Donelon was guest speaker during the St.

Never forget: Muslim hate crime hoaxes

Another year. Another Sept. 11 anniversary. Another opportunity for grievance-mongering Muslim agitators to decry the imagined “epidemic” of “Islamophobia.” South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT) convened with Mad Maxine Waters and other House Democrats in Washington, D.C.

Should you have the right to die?

We pride ourselves as Americans in our lifestyle choices. The right to freedom of choice, protecting our individual assertion of free will, and deciding just how we want to live our lives. And yes, we have the right to excess. You can live a gluttonous life by overindulging in many personal hazards.

WWII shaped offshore drilling

World War II had a bad effect and then a good one on the offshore oil industry. The industry probably would have developed much earlier than it did if there had been no war, but the end of the war brought together men and machines and circumstances that sped it along once it got started.

Cosper, former UL administrator, state higher education commissioner, dies

Dr. Sammie W. Cosper, a former vice president for Academic Affairs at the University of Southwestern Louisiana who later served as the state’s higher education commissioner, died Sept. 19. He was 83.

Acadiana men sentenced for drug distribution

Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced Friday that multiple people were sentenced for their roles in distributing illegal drugs in Acadiana.