Wednesday, February 9, 2011C'EST BONSpeaking truth to power, a laid-off sports editor at a Gannett newspaper in New Jersey filed his final column for the paper - PAS BON And now to us, The Independent Weekly. Hopefully not many readers know by now that ...
Wednesday, February 2, 2011C'EST BON Last week's New York Times feature on Lafayette's Gil Meche explains why the retired Major League pitcher is a shining star in today's world of professional athletes - where concern over money and fame often overshadows ...
Wednesday, January 26, 2011 Written by The Independent Staff C'EST BON Lafayette has good reason to watch the new season of American Idol. PAS BON We have to wonder how Walter Guillory, the former executive director of the Lafayette Housing Authority... COUILLON ...
Wednesday, January 19, 2011Written by The Independent Staff C'EST BON We left the first installment of the 2011 Independent Weekly Lecture Series...PAS BON The much-anticipated audit of the Lafayette Housing Authority went public Monday...COUILLON We ...
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 Written by The Independent Staff C'EST BON It pains us Saints fans to say it, but kudos to Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Brandon Stokley.PAS BON Bath salts? Now we're snorting bath salts? Louisiana isn't shy about getting ...
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 Written by The Independent Staff C'est Bon While the New Orleans Saints ended their season Sunday with a disappointing 23-13 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers... Pas Bon Recent tendrils of BP spill-related news climbing up ...
Wednesday, December 29, 2010Written by The Independent Staff C'EST BON Accolades for Louisiana's business growth and development from obscure biz publications keep rolling in. PAS BON The holidays are stressful enough. Being evacuated from your home ...
Wednesday, December 22, 2010 It's good, it's bad and it's just crazy. By The Independent StaffThe holidays are tough for us newspaper folk. Schools and courthouses shut down, other public bodies meet less frequently - generally less news is generated ...
Wednesday, December 15, 2010C'EST BONThis will never get old. The Recording Academy began handing out a Grammy Award for best Cajun/zydeco record just a few years ago, and, as expected, the category has been dominated by local artists, as it should be ...
Wednesday, December 8, 2010C'EST BON Members of the Lafayette Parish School Board must be a limber bunch... PAS BON Call it a dry run.COUILLON Little guessing where Tammy Crain-Waldrop's political affinities lie. Wednesday, December 8, 2010C'EST BONMembers ...
A budget that counts on private investment could count out completing the Connector any time soon ...
Drago's set to take over the location in August ...
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 ...
Six candidates vie for permanent job; no timeline released for selection process ...
