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The settlements that never were

Joseph Piernas, the son of Pedro Joseph Piernas, acting governor-general of Louisiana in 1768, served without any particular distinction as a Spanish military officer in Louisiana. He, and those who could promote him, recognized pretty quickly that he wasn’t cut out to be a soldier.

One Acadiana announces new partnerships for I-49 connector

Officials with One Acadiana have made no secret as to the two-year-old organization’s top priority, the completion of the I-49 South project. The project will ultimately extend I-49 through Highway 90. The I-49 Connector through Lafayette is a major part of that project.

Nominations sought for 2017 Leaders in Philanthropy Awards

Community Foundation of Acadiana is accepting nominations from the community for the 2017 Leaders in Philanthropy Awards.

DOTD announces I-10 projects

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announced that with the help of the FASTLANE grant, it recently let two major projects as part of a multi-million dollar infrastructure investment along the I-10 corridor in the Acadiana region. In July 2016, Gov.

Leadership Institute names Mudd director

The Leadership Institute of Acadiana recently named Ashley Mudd as its director. The non-profit organization counts as graduates nearly 700 of Acadiana’s top leaders including, CEOs, public officials, non-profit heads, and a U.S. congressmen.

Estherwood native’s concept for food delivery app has Silicon Valley calling

Chris Meaux still carries the notebook with him everywhere he goes. As a young man with big plans, he jotted every idea he came up with down in an old, purple and gold notebook with an LSU decal on top of it. He tried his hand in five start-up companies, each of which didn’t work out.

Turnaround Time in America

Like him or not — and I can argue it both ways — established constitutional processes have hoisted Donald J. Trump atop the presidential plinth, where he stands now, getting ready to run things, insofar as anybody runs anything anymore.

Keystone pipeline: Louisiana’s economic savior?

One of the new president’s first actions announced this week is to support the building of the Keystone XL pipeline that the Obama administration had disapproved. Both Louisiana senators hailed the decision and talked about all the new jobs that will come to the Bayou State.

From The Eunice News files

The following are from the January 1999 files of The Eunice News. Commissioner Dale Sittig, of Eunice, was elected chairman of the Louisiana Public Service Commission. Gayle Keller, a native of Eunice, was to appear on an episode of CBS’s “As the World Turns.” Keller is the daughter of Mr.

Council discusses Village Hall repairs

Chataignier Village administrator Gail McDavid recently met with representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to discuss repairs to the Village Hall. McDavid said, “It’s moving slow.