Local News in Youngsville, Louisiana
Youngsville Coyotes (KLFY Lafayette)
Coyotes have been residents of Youngsville long before the first human residents, but now with all the new development in recent years, these animals are being forced out of their habitat, and in turn, causing plenty of mischief.Lafayette Parish roundabout bids opened (The Lafayette Daily Advertiser) A Youngsville company submitted the apparent low bid to build a roundabout at the intersection of La. 92 and Bonin Road in Lafayette Parish.
Matthew Perry and Ashley Weeks (The Lafayette Daily Advertiser) Mr. and Mrs. William Michael Hoffpauir of Lafayette are proud to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Ashley Elizabeth Weeks to Matthew Brett Perry, son of Mr. And Mrs. Robin Verret of Milton and Mr. And Mrs. Hank Perry of Duson. Miss Weeks is also the daughter of the late John Milford Weeks.
Louisiana Tech awards diplomas to 314 graduates (The News-Star) RUSTON — Louisiana Tech's winter quarter commencement exercises were held Saturday, with diplomas awarded to 314 graduates.
Times Calendar: March 11-17 (The Times of Acadiana) UL’s Annual Women’s Conference registration. The annual event celebrates women of all ages and will include a keynote address by Victoria Reggie Kennedy, wife of the late U.S. Sen. Edward “Ted” Kennedy on March 31. This year’s theme is “Writing Women Back Into History.”
TImes Calendar: March 4-10 (The Times of Acadiana) Bell, Book and Candle . Ticket prices are $15 for adults and $10 for students, which can be purchased on the website www.firelightenterprises.com, or by telephone at 857-6991. Firelight Performing Arts Academy. 501-B Church St., Youngsville.
State briefs (The Shreveport Times) OPELOUSAS — The director of a company that operates several wastewater treatment facilities in Louisiana has been arrested on charges he allowed untreated wastewater to be illegally dumped.
DOTD Stimulus Projects Take Shape (KATC 3 Lafayette) One year after President Obama signed the $787-billion Recovery Act, signs of progress in the transportation sector might be evident in the form of blueprints. According to the Recovery Act's website , The Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) received $344,366,035 of the $2,509,766,876 awarded to Louisiana. More than $40-million of that will go toward projects in Acadiana alone ...