http://www.yourstreet.com/news/lafayette-la YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us Montclair's Annual Gallery Walk is tonight, from 6-9 p.m. Montclair's many eclectic galleries invite you to A Little Night Art IV. Meet at the Montclair Art Museum to board the "Art Bus" to take self-guided tours of nine galleries. Free, sponsored by Montclair Arts... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752180/weekend-round-up-montclair-gallery-walk,-cajun-fest,-ladino-music Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:30:08 -0700 LAFAYETTE, La. ? Brandon Banks could have said anything, and the answer would have been acceptable. Following a game in which Kansas State committed a season?s worth of blunders and lost 17-15 to Louisiana-Lafayette of the Sun Belt Conference on Saturday night,... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6720510/kansas-state-falls-to-louisiana-lafayette Sat, 12 Sep 2009 23:20:08 -0700 Once a product of the college scene around Lafayette, Louisiana, the Pine Leaf Boys have, in a relatively short time, become world phenoms. They recently completed a three-day gig at the Edmonton Folk Festival and moved on directly to northern Europe for a series of... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6704039/pine-leaf-boys Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:00:08 -0700 By STEVE CAMPBELL They were a slender slice of American life — a working man, a singer, a professional couple, an accountant and a postal worker — whose lives were upended four years ago today when Hurricane Katrina swamped New Orleans. Through all manner... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6638339/four-years-after-katrina,-texas-starting-to-feel-like-home-for-new-orleans- Sat, 29 Aug 2009 13:25:08 -0700 By STEVE CAMPBELL They were a slender slice of American life — a working man, a singer, a professional couple, an accountant and a postal worker — whose lives were upended four years ago today when Hurricane Katrina swamped New Orleans. Through all manner... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6638345/four-years-after-katrina,-texas-starting-to-feel-like-home-for-new-orleans- Sat, 29 Aug 2009 13:25:08 -0700 By STEVE CAMPBELL They were a slender slice of American life — a working man, a singer, a professional couple, an accountant and a postal worker — whose lives were upended four years ago today when Hurricane Katrina swamped New Orleans. Through all manner... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6638412/four-years-after-katrina,-texas-starting-to-feel-like-home-for-new-orleans- Sat, 29 Aug 2009 13:25:08 -0700 LAFAYETTE, La. -- The University of Louisiana at Lafayette intends to get through state budget cuts with no furloughs, layoffs or faculty raises. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6504184/ull-no-furloughs,-layoffs-or-faculty-raises Fri, 07 Aug 2009 04:41:08 -0700 By BILL MILLER and DOMINGO RAMIREZ Thousands of vehicles are driven along Interstate 35 south of Gainesville, and the majority of them heed several signs warning of a temporary construction zone at a bridge spanning Elm Creek, officials said. But that didn't happen... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6486463/driver-inattention-at-root-of-deadly-i-35-crashes,-trooper-says Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:19:08 -0700 LAFAYETTE, La. -- Two northeastern Louisiana residents have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Lafayette on identity theft and credit card fraud. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6451152/2-indicted-on-identify-theft-fraud Thu, 30 Jul 2009 05:11:08 -0700 Robert Brenton 'Bob' Sutton, the oil tycoon who donated nearly a million dollars for the construction of Drillers Stadium, died Sunday in Lafayette, La. He was 76. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6287977/tycoon-who-helped-fund-drillers-stadium-dies Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:25:08 -0700 BOSSIER CITY, La. -- A supervisor in the Bossier City Fire Department's emergency medical services division has been arrested on charges he took about 100 vials of a sedative... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5684057/fire-dept-supervisor-arrested-on-drug-charges Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:12:56 -0700 NEW ORLEANS -- The Army Corps of Engineers says the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet will soon be closed to navigation, ending more than 40 years as a shipping channel. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5684058/mrgo-soon-to-close-to-navigation Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:12:56 -0700 BATON ROUGE, La. -- Nine health care workers accused of participating in a scheme to overbill the Medicaid program have been arrested on fraud charges. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5684059/nine-people-booked-on-medicaid-fraud-charges Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:12:56 -0700 LAFAYETTE, La. -- Former LSU basketball coach Dale Brown will be the keynote speaker at the second Man-to-Man conference about how to be better fathers, husbands, and men. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5684060/dale-brown-keynotes-2nd-man-to-man-conference Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:12:56 -0700 JACKSON, Miss. -- Imprisoned former Mississippi attorney Paul Minor won't be able to attend his wife's funeral Friday in New Orleans. The Federal Bureau of Prisons had earlier... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5682273/imprisoned-attorney-can-t-attend-wife-s-funeral Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:48:08 -0700 BATON ROUGE, La. -- The near-automatic pay raises that thousands of Louisiana government employees will receive next year, costing $72 million, aren't required, the head of the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5681285/la-lawmakers-target-yearly-salary-increases Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:20:38 -0700 Associated Press - April 16, 2009 8:13 PM ET CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois mother is behind bars after police say she encouraged her 15-year-old daughter to fight... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5681045/video-of-ill-girl-s-fight-leads-to-mom-s-arrest Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:23:17 -0700 NEW ORLEANS -- Saints owner Tom Benson intends to buy a downtown office tower then lease it back to the state as part of a deal for him to keep the NFL team in New Orleans. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5681041/lawmaker-saints-owner-to-buy-office-tower Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:23:01 -0700 WESTWEGO, La. -- Tyson Chandler warned against reading too much into the New Orleans Hornets' sinking performance as the regular season came to a close. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5681042/hornets-pin-playoff-hopes-on-improving-health Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:23:01 -0700 BATON ROUGE, La. -- The Louisiana Lottery Corporation reports that nobody won the major jackpot in the Louisiana Lotto on Wednesday night or the multistate Powerball drawing. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5680985/no-big-winners-in-powerball,-lotto Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:11:12 -0700