UL hires Winstead, McCann - The Daily Advertiser

9 February 2012, 12:50 am

UL hires Winstead, McCannThe Daily AdvertiserWinstead comes to Louisiana from Colorado State University where he had been serving as Assistant Development Director since 2009. "I'm so excited to join the UL family and live in such a special community," Winstead said. "I look forward to teaming .... Read More »

Interest soars as balloon festival seeks site - The Advocate

8 February 2012, 10:12 pm

Interest soars as balloon festival seeks siteThe AdvocateLouisiana Ballooning Foundation officials plan to meet Friday with Zachary and city Chamber of Commerce officials to discuss holding the festival on open land in the northern East Baton Rouge Parish community, Zachary and festival officials co... Read More »

"Images of America" book signing at Hillard museum - KATC Lafayette News

8 February 2012, 9:03 pm

"Images of America" book signing at Hillard museumKATC Lafayette NewsThe Hilliard University Art Museum will host a book signing with Sherry T. Broussard, author of Images of America: African Americans in Lafayette and Southwest Louisiana on Tuesday, February 28 from 2:00 to 3:00pm. Broussard's ... Read More »

Lafayette schools use gardens to boost learning - The Daily Advertiser

8 February 2012, 11:13 am

Lafayette schools use gardens to boost learningThe Daily AdvertiserBy Marsha Sills, The Advocate DUSON, La. (WTW) — Turnips, mustard greens, strawberries, carrots and swiss chard are all part of the learning labs growing in six area schools. The school garden movement in Lafayette is in bloom with... Read More »

BRCC men, women travel to Delgado - The Advocate

7 February 2012, 11:59 pm

BRCC men, women travel to DelgadoThe AdvocateThe Lady Bears are 15-7 after an 89-74 loss at Meridian Community College on Saturday. The Lady Dolphins are 2-19. The Bears are 5-14 after a 79-69 loss at Meridian on Saturday. The Dolphins are 15-6. Southeastern Louisiana at UTSA: In San Antonio, ...and... Read More »

Seniors face higher bar for entering universities - The Advocate

6 February 2012, 11:24 pm

Seniors face higher bar for entering universitiesThe AdvocateThe absence of remedial courses is starting now for LSU, Louisiana Tech University, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and the University of New Orleans. The change will go into effect for the other four-year colleges in 2014.and mor... Read More »

Wireless web is a necessity - Monroe News Star

6 February 2012, 11:16 pm

NewsFactor NetworkWireless web is a necessityMonroe News StarIt is time for communities in northeastern Louisiana to explore how they can provide the on-ramp to the information highway known as high-speed Internet. Lafayette, through its public utility, has done just that. More than 800 miles of fib... Read More »

Students pitch ideas for tourism contest - The Advocate

6 February 2012, 10:14 pm

Students pitch ideas for tourism contestThe AdvocateDuleep Delpechitre, an assistant professor of marketing at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, questions a group of Lafayette High School students making a presentation Monday during the university's and Louisiana Bicentennial Commission&... Read More »

3 agencies receive Pelican payments - The Advocate

6 February 2012, 10:12 pm

3 agencies receive Pelican paymentsThe AdvocateBy jason brown LAFAYETTE — The US Attorney's Office on Monday distributed $2 million in community service payments stemming from Pelican Refining Co.'s sentence in December for criminal violations of the US Clean Air Act at its Lake Charles Re... Read More »

Rouses Markets eye expansion in Louisiana - SunHerald.com

6 February 2012, 9:49 pm

Rouses Markets eye expansion in LouisianaSunHerald.comAP BATON ROUGE, La. -- Rouses Markets has been expanding along the Louisiana and Mississippi Gulf Coast and is looking toward Baton Rouge, says managing partner Donny Rouse. The Thibodaux-based chain opened new stores last year in Lafayette, Lock... Read More »