Here are some of today’s headlines you should know before heading out the door:
- A new solar facility is opening in Lafayette that will not only power the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s athletic facility, and save the University money on utility bills, but it will also helps LUS study the technology to see if one day it could be reliable for LUS and the areas they are stationed at.
- On Tuesday the City-Parish Council voted to give notice of into to create a Fire Protection District. A concept that could include a dedicated millage paid by unincorporated residents for unincorported fire protection.
- An Active Shooter Workshop took place last night in Ville Platte for the public. Previous private sessions were attended by banks, school boards, and police departments.
- A new report by the Better Business Bureau says sweepstakes, lottery and prize schemes are devastating seniors financially and emotionally with ever-evolving methods.
- Despite tensions at the Capitol…lawmakers have managed to pass hundreds of bills this year. They include some addressing the role of law enforcement and how the state should help them in tragic events.
- A 63-year-old, great-grandmother is out of federal prison and back with her family after President Trump commuted her life sentence for drug offenses Wednesday. She thanked the President and Kim Kardashian for her freedom.
- Four members an Arizona Police Department have been placed on leave after video emerged of the officers repeatedly punching and kicking an unarmed man inside an apartment building during an arrest.
- Today is National Seersucker Day. Get this! The southern fashion staple originated right here in Louisiana in the 1900s!
- In this week’s Acadiana Eats, Gerald Gruenig heads to Dave’s Soul Food in Breaux Bridge.
