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Assessments up in Acadia
Wed, 09/18/2019 - 4:00pm
Assessments are up and so is the number of people paying ad valorem taxes, Acadia Parish Tax Assessor James “Jimbo” Petitjean told police jurors during the regular September meeting.
UL Lafayette to observe Constitution Day with naturalization ceremony
Mon, 09/16/2019 - 1:48pm
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette will recognize the founding of the American republic with a naturalization ceremony, a panel discussion and a public reading of the U.S. Constitution.
Annual Tour du Teche races begin Oct. 4
Mon, 09/16/2019 - 1:47pm
Tour du Teche is an annual race for canoes, kayaks, pirogues (the traditional Cajun canoe) and SUP’s along the entire length of Bayou Teche in southwestern Louisiana, a total of 135 miles (217 kilo
Louisiana Elementary Math Olympiad open to state’s fifth graders
Mon, 09/16/2019 - 1:44pm
All fifth-grade students in Louisiana are invited to the 10th annual Louisiana Elementary Math Olympiad, a paper-and-pencil test of mathematical skills, on Saturday, Nov.