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It's not the do-it-yourself job anyone would want, but it's the one that's most likely to get things done. A man who is so frustrated with flooding from clogged canals in Baton Rouge is taking it upon himself to clear them out.
The Advocate, Baton Rouge, La. Daniel Hebert is only four months into his job at EMT-Basic with Acadian Ambulance, but already he already knows what pressure his employer and industry are facing when it comes to staffing. There are overtime shifts. Some employees don't like it, but it's the reality in an industry that is having significant difficulty in finding employees. Also part of that reality? Off days that wind up being off days are rare. "If I have an off day and I don't get called, it's kind of weird," said Hebert, who graduated from Acadiana High School last May and began with Acadia...
Acadiana brown cotton: Local plant ties past, present VICTORIA DODGE, The Daily Advertiser March 13, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Colastie Hebert LeBlanc, known as Tante Colastie by family and friends, was one of the few women still making brown cotton trousseau — a dowry for new brides. But she had 108 blankets. When asked to sell one of her blankets LeBlanc responded with, “Oh no! Madamoiselle! I can’t let you have any of those. I have made them for my children.” But with so many extra blankets, people were confused with how many children she had. “Nine,” sh...
Ambulance service, Louisiana NAACP offering EMT tuition Feb. 27, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana ambulance service and the Louisiana NAACP are joining to offer dozens of scholarships for emergency medical technician training in New Orleans, with plans to expand quickly around the state. “We are grateful to partner with the NAACP to specifically reach out to the African American community to offer these scholarships,” said Richard Zuschlag, chairman and CEO of Acadian Ambulance Service. The program will start with 40 slots in New Orleans at the National EMS Ac...
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Two layers of wire, buttons or googly eyes with bushy eyelashes,...