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Student Hunter Lepretre of Gueydan, third from right, has been chosen for a research internship at the H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station. The paid internship was established by the Charles and Rose Broussard family. Shown with him are Alan Broussard, far right; Yvonne Broussard Simon, second from right; Richard Broussard, third from left; Hal Broussard, second from left and Kurt Guidry, director of the LSU AgCenter’s Southwest Region. (Photo by Bruce Schultz/LSU AgCenter)

McNeese student named intern at Rice Research Station

Mon, 04/19/2021 - 10:53am

Hunter Lepretre, a junior at McNeese State University, has been chosen as the first student selected for a research internship with the LSU AgCenter through an endowment established by the family o

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A public policy brief produced by the Kathleen Babineaux Blanco Public Policy Center at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette compares transportation infrastructure spending in the state to national trends. (Photo courtesy of Creative Commons / Darrell Miller.)

Kathleen Babineaux Blanco Public Policy Center launches policy briefs series

Mon, 04/19/2021 - 10:39am

A public policy brief produced by the Kathleen Babineaux Blanco Public Policy Center at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette compares transportation infrastructure spending in the state to nati

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APSO Daily Bookings: April 9 - 15

Mon, 04/19/2021 - 10:37am

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Ford F350 4X4 pickup sold by Acadia Parish to the Village of Morse for $3,500.

Police juror questions sale of surplus pickup

Mon, 04/19/2021 - 10:18am

The sale of a surplus truck by the Acadia Parish Police Jury to a parish municipality was questioned when the agreed-upon sale price — $3,500 — was revealed to be less than fair market value.