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FEMA’s disaster relief fund is running low on cash. What happens now?

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Wednesday, August 23, 2023
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s disaster relief fund is in desperate need of cash, with the agency projecting at least a $4 billion deficit in the weeks ahead — even as the government responds to devastating fires in Hawaii and hurricane season continues.
Louisiana’s oldest chartered harvest festival is scheduled to celebrate 88 years of tradition and family fun this upcoming Labor Day Weekend, Aug. 31 - Sept. 4.

Louisiana’s oldest chartered harvest festival is scheduled to celebrate 88 years of tradition and family fun this upcoming Labor Day Weekend, Aug. 31 - Sept. 4.

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88th Annual Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival slated for Labor Day Weekend

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, August 23, 2023
Louisiana’s oldest chartered harvest festival is scheduled to celebrate 88 years of tradition and family fun this upcoming Labor Day Weekend, Aug. 31 - Sept. 4.

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LSU Tri-Parish graduates listed

Rebecca Chaisson
Monday, August 21, 2023
LSU awarded 1,039 degrees to graduates at the university’s 311th commencement exercises Aug. 11, the highest number of degrees awarded during summer commencement ever. The previous record was 969 graduates in summer 2021.

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State's jobless rate drops to 3.4%

Rebecca Chaisson
Saturday, August 19, 2023
Data released today by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that Louisiana has once again set all-time records for both the unemployment rate and the number of unemployed. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for July 2023 is 3.4 percent, the lowest rate in series history.

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LPB to air documentary on Cajundome’s Katrina chapter

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, August 18, 2023
In the hours following the landfall of Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005, flooding drove tens of thousands of evacuees away from their homes. Exhausted and desperate, over 18,000 evacuees left with little more than the clothes on their backs and headed to Lafayette toward the Cajundome Arena.

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Newly announced First Solar facility will rely on UL Lafayette research, grads

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, August 18, 2023
First Solar, the largest solar energy manufacturer in the Western Hemisphere, announced Thursday that it will build its fifth U.S. manufacturing facility at Acadiana Regional Airport in New Iberia. That will place a facility in which First Solar anticipates investing $1.
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette has surpassed $200 million in research and development spending for the first time in its history. Dr. Joseph Savoie, UL Lafayette president, announced the milestone Wednesday during the State of the University address. The annual presentation to faculty and staff members marks the start of the fall semester and the new academic year. Classes at UL Lafayette begin Monday.

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette has surpassed $200 million in research and development spending for the first time in its history. Dr. Joseph Savoie, UL Lafayette president, announced the milestone Wednesday during the State of the University address. The annual presentation to faculty and staff members marks the start of the fall semester and the new academic year. Classes at UL Lafayette begin Monday.

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UL Lafayette R&D spending tops $200 million mark for first time

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, August 18, 2023
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette has surpassed $200 million in research and development spending for the first time in its history. Dr. Joseph Savoie, UL Lafayette president, announced the milestone Wednesday during the State of the University address.