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A group of volunteers in Rochester have been partnering weekly with local restaurants to provide the homeless with warm meals. Every Wednesday, behind the United Methodist Church in Rochester, the community has been coming together to care for the homeless. From boots to groceries and a warm meal from a local restaurant, the initiative Manna Meals for the Hungry has been helping those less fortunate. Cheryl Huckins put together the initiative when the pandemic began. Each week she partners with a rotating list of Rochester restaurants that those in the community can call to buy meals for...

New fire station could be built near Blackham Coliseum if land swap approved KATC and last updated 2021-02-23 18:30:28-05 Lafayette and the UL Lafayette are working on a land swap that will provide space for a new fire station along Cajundome Boulevard. Fire Chief Robert Benoit says that the university is willing to make the swap. It is something the City of Lafayette and UL Lafayette have been working on for the past 4 years. "The university board has agreed that they're willing to make that swap. We agree on the city side that the location that we are looking at is something that is going t...

and last updated 2021-02-22 11:23:17-05 The Lafayette City and Parish councils meet in regular session on Tuesday, and among the topics set to be discussed are booze and ambulances. Both councils will consider an ordinance that would set out the structure that allows companies to deliver alcohol in the city and parish. Also on the agenda is the exclusive contract for Acadian Ambulance to provide ambulance services in the city and parish. On the City agenda are more appointments to the so-called "Save the City" committee, which will be examining the idea of further de-consolidation. Among the ...

Lafayette Fire Department receives the COVID-19 vaccine Alyssa Berry, Lafayette Daily Advertiser © Courtesy of Lafayette Consolidated Government Lafayette Fire Department Public Information Officer Alton Trahan receives the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. The Lafayette Fire Department received the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine through the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) on Tuesday.  Fire Chief Robert Benoit was the first to receive the vaccine. Benoit said it was important to him to exemplify leadership and to assure the men and women of the fire department that the vaccine ...

Lafayette firefighters receive COVID-19 vaccine Lafayette Consolidated Government and last updated 2020-12-30 13:32:41-05 On Tuesday, December 29, firefighters with the Lafayette Fire Department received the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine administered through the Louisiana Department of Health. Fire Chief Robert Benoit was the first to receive the vaccine. Beniot said that it was important for him to lead by example and assure the men and women of the fire department the vaccine is safe. He and firefighters received the first of a two-dose series and will receive a second dose 28 days after the i...