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Voting Rights Program May Still Have Life   University spokesman Eric Maron provided KPEL with the following statement when asked about the grant: Free expression of ideas is the cornerstone of the UL Lafayette environment of intellectual inquiry. Open and balanced dialogue is fundamental to the university's academic mission of advancing the public interest through discourse about vital political and social issues. Maron says a decision from LEH could come in the next couple of weeks. Participants would read and discuss one book each week. The discussions would be similar to a college semina...

Teresa Elberson, director of the Lafayette Parish public library system, retired suddenly Friday, days after library board members criticized the selection of speakers they dubbed too "far left" for a book discussion on the history of voting rights. A native of Springfield, Missouri, Elberson moved to Lafayette in 1982 and worked for the library system for more than 38 years. She was appointed director in July 2016 when longtime director Sona Dombourian retired. "Ms. Elberson did a great job of continuing the construction of libraries that started with boards going back to the early 2000s," A...