Local News for Lafayette, Louisiana from theadvertiser.com

Former editor Isaacson to speak on Einstein's creativity

Mar 21, 2010 4:00 am

Walter Isaacson, former editor of Time magazine and president and CEO of the Aspen Institute, will deliver the Hubert H. Humphrey Lecture in Public Affairs at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the McKernan Auditori...

Gay seniors start second lifetime

Mar 21, 2010 4:00 am

MIAMI ? On his 75th birthday, Bill Farthing decided to be reborn. In the six years since he'd buried his wife of 45 years, he'd felt as he did long before: Lonesome, different, outcast. He wondered if...

Give cards with digital photo upgrade

Mar 21, 2010 4:00 am

You've probably been on the receiving end of some nifty digital greeting cards via e-mail. Now you can send some nifty ones of your own with digital photos via snail mail. The Pandigital Digital Photo...

Words can have more meaning than numbers

Mar 21, 2010 4:00 am

I suppose the new nine-digit zip codes serve a purpose. The codes are like Social Security numbers for locations. Every one is distinct and specific. In theory, a letter could be delivered to the corr...

Permits

Mar 21, 2010 4:00 am

The Department of Planning, Zoning and Codes reports building permits issued between March 10 and March 16.

NFL stars team up

Mar 21, 2010 4:00 am

SCOTT ? Kevin Faulk, Josh Reed and Devery Henderson each can trace their football careers from the high school fields of Acadiana to the bright lights of Tiger Stadium to the NFL.

Bankruptcies

Mar 21, 2010 4:00 am

The following people filed bankruptcy between March 10 and March 18 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of Louisiana. The type of filing is indicated by the No. 7, 11 or 13. Chapter 13 is av...

Hearing set on roadway proposal

Mar 21, 2010 4:00 am

CARENCRO ? As workers put the finishing touches on the extension of Ambassador Caffery Parkway South, residents north of Lafayette will get a chance to hear about plans to extend the roadway in the op...

Blacks: Obama's race-neutral stance OK

Mar 21, 2010 4:00 am

CHARLOTTE, N.C. ? In this banking center walloped by the Great Recession, where unemployment just hit a 20-year high and as many as one in three black people are out of work, blacks could easily be fr...

We have reasons to be 'cautiously optimistic'

Mar 21, 2010 4:00 am

The mood of the industry today is what I would call "cautiously optimistic."