As plans to gussy up a public space Downtown advance, we tiptoe around that space’s original intent: to memorialize “our great and truly noble Southern race.” ...
Since Tevin Lewis was shot by LPD officers in September, the police have been shrewd in playing the public information game, a tactic that's served to further erode the relationship between local law enforcement and the black community ...
Housing three like-minded operations in one, the Tribe food collective will serve Lafayette as the all-purpose stop for specialty diets and conscious cuisine ...
When they return for their next legislative session, state lawmakers will again debate whether to allow medical marijuana to be dispensed in Louisiana ...
An early chairman of the fine arts department, William Moreland played a significant role in advancing the evolution of the visual arts in Louisiana ...
Four months ago, Vitter, a Republican running for governor, described his strong support for the multistate standards. But on Monday, the senator said Louisiana needs to stop using Common Core. Photo by Derek Bridges/Wikimedia BATON ...
Dafford and Gould pull away from UL Lafayette in mid-November with boxes and boxes of The Public Art of Robert Dafford, photographed and written by Gould. They embark on 2,000 miles of road travel, attending book signings and interviews at venues between ...
By striking a deal to lessen the blow of health insurance changes on state workers, school employees and retirees, Gov. Bobby Jindal‘s administration lowered the volume of criticism but gave itself and local school boards a new budget headache. BATON ...
We need to face up to how the “new New Orleans,” so celebrated by the Mayor and the self-anointed civic elite, in fact amounts to a hostile assault on African-American families and the working poor ...