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Gov. John Bel Edwards joined former Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, Department of Transportation and Development Secretary Shawn D. Wilson, Rep. Sam Jones and local officials for the unveiling of the Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco Highway on Tuesday.
SB 134 by Sen. Wesley Bishop designates U.S. 90 from its intersection with I-10 in Lafayette to its intersection with La. 308 in Raceland as the “Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco Highway.” Four signs have been commissioned to mark the highway.

It is difficult to imagine this University, or this community, without coach Tony Robichaux, Dr. Joseph Savoie, University of Louisiana at Lafayette president, said in a statement released Wednesday afternoon.
Robichaux, 57, died at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans according to the University.
Savoie’s statement follows.
For players and fans alike, he was Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Baseball, a transformative, iconic figure who strengthened and nurtured the program for a quarter century.

The Ville Platte city council voted Friday to adopt an amended budget for the fiscal year ending June 30 and also voted to adopt a budget for the fiscal year beginning Monday.
The newly adopted amended budget shows a surplus in excess of $3 million dollars.
Before the vote, a public meeting was held on the issue of both budget ordinances. During the public hearing, Arthur Sampson notified the mayor and council that he had filed a suit in the 13th Judicial District Court over the previous council meeting held June 17 where the council voted to raise the utility rates.