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Spirit of Acadiana: Stocking the bar for a good cause and last updated 2021-03-10 22:11:56-05 Like so many of our nonprofits, the Lafayette Council on Aging was really hurt by the pandemic, with fundraisers cancelled left and right. But---leadership didn’t quit. The Council on Aging came up with this really neat, really tasty idea that could make you the winner of nearly everything a bartender could ask for and, at the same time, help a great nonprofit do some great work. “So we figur...

Mix of sunshine and clouds continues with spring temperatures and last updated 2021-03-11 08:36:54-05 The spring weather continues in full force as we round the corner into the back half of the work week. Temperatures have slowly been warming up and that process is going to continue again Thursday with highs sitting right around 80 in the afternoon. This will come with a little more moisture as a steady southerly breeze (15-20 mph) will continue to pull in moisture in from the Gulf of Mexico....

Two vaccination events set for this weekend KATC News and last updated 2021-03-10 21:00:39-05 Two COVID-19 vaccination events will be held this weekend in Lafayette. Two different medical providers will be offering vaccines, and you have the choice of walking in or drive-thru by appointment. There will also be someone speaking on mental health and its effects amid the pandemic. The first one scheduled, a Sleeves Up Vaccination Event, will be held Saturday, March 13, from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Uni...

Local business woman holding Easter candy drive for local children MGN Online and last updated 2021-03-11 11:53:11-05 A candy drive is currently underway in Acadiana, aimed at helping children in need celebrate Easter. Robin McMillan, who is spearheading the Easter Candy Drive campaign posted information on Facebook. McMillian, who started Margarets Minnows, is asking for candy this year to create more than 600 Easter baskets for children in the community. "We have baskets, we have toys, just n...

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette announced Thursday that it is planning for mostly face-to-face instruction in the Fall 2021 semester.

Boating fatalities rising; LDWF urges the use of life jacket, other safety measures MGN Online and last updated 2021-03-10 13:48:40-05 The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Division is reminding all boaters to practice safe boating as spring and summer boating season approaches. The reminder comes after two more boating fatalities within the past week, bringing the number of Louisiana boating fatalities in 2021 to seven. At this time in 2020, there were only two recreat...

Local businesses find silver lining to opening a business during the pandemic and last updated 2021-03-10 18:33:33-05 LAFAYETTE — Opening a new business during the pandemic doesnt seem like the best idea, but for two businesses downtown, it seemed like the perfect storm. Robert Brankline, the Executive Chef at Grocery Tavern and Deli, and his staff decided to kick start their business last year when the pandemic began to set in and many non-essential businesses started to close their doo...

Jeanerette Police Department seeking qualified applicants amid officer shortage Jeanerette Police Department seeking qualified applicants amid officer shortage and last updated 2021-03-10 23:19:27-05 The Jeanerette Police Department is looking to hire amid a shortage of police officers. Right now there are three police officers on staff and no shortage of applicants; theyre just not the right ones. During Monday night’s Board of Aldermen meeting in Jeanerette, Mayor Carol Bourgeois said ...

Acadiana's breezy, early spring pattern will continue for the rest of the week and into the weekend until a frontal boundary approaches the area late Sunday.

Instead of throwing yard debris into the landfill or allowing it to get into the local waterways, Lafayette residents have the option to recycle that waste for future use.