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NEW PHOTO GALLERIES: 2010 Komen Race for the Cure, 4-H Achievement Day, and La. Classics Track Meet

Mar 20, 2010 7:17 pm

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Rita evacuee ordered to stand trial

Mar 20, 2010 4:48 pm

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) ? An evacuee from Hurricane Rita has been ruled competent to stand trial for the stabbing death of her sister.

GUEST COLUMN: Putting faces to the people at the IRS

Mar 20, 2010 10:05 am

On Feb. 18, a small plane was intentionally crashed into an office building in Austin, Texas, where almost 200 Internatl Revenue Service employees work. This wanton act of violence took the life of Ve...

Letters to the Editor

Mar 20, 2010 10:03 am

With a recent decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has effectively made it easy for the well-to-do to control the laws, giving corporations the right to give millions to candidates.

EDITORIAL: Census counts for La., Lafayette

Mar 20, 2010 10:02 am

Was the census worth a $2.5 million spot during the Super Bowl? Surely, you might think, the commercial that aired in one of network TV's priciest ad slots is just another example of taxpayer-funded f...

Work in progress

Mar 20, 2010 7:07 am

"ork is steadily progressing on the Acadiana Center for the Arts' expansion project on Vermilion Street.

Storage facility loans available to farmers

Mar 20, 2010 4:00 am

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced recently that changes to the Farm Storage Facility Loan program have been implemented in accordance with the 2008 Farm Bill, which will allow producers of e...