What's making news in Acadiana this morning
 | BY MEGAN WYATT | Staff writer Lafayette's largest hospital has requested help from the federal government ahead of what's expected to be the largest surge in coronavirus patients since the start of the pandemic. The region's second-largest hospital has postponed inpatient surgeries and expects to skip phases of its surge plan to brace for an onslaught of new COVID-19 patients. Read more |
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 | BY CLAIRE TAYLOR | Staff writer A homeless Lafayette man has filed a federal lawsuit against the Lafayette Police Department and officials for allegedly violating his free speech rights when he was arrested for panhandling. Read more |
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 | By ADAM DAIGLE | Acadiana business editor Internet providers including LUS Fiber and other companies have applied to the state’s grant program to bring high speed broadband to underserved rural areas. Read more |
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 | By ADAM DAIGLE | Acadiana business editor The new terminal at the Lafayette Regional Airport will open for flights next week, officials announced Thursday. Read more |
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 | Capitol news bureau Louisiana businesspeople and politicos weighed in on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decisions about the Biden administration’s requirement that employers vaccinate nearly 100 million workers and require regular COVID-19 tests to those who refuse. Read more |
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 | BY MEGAN WYATT | Staff writer Tess Brunet is taking a much-needed break to focus on her mental wellbeing after a trying holiday season at her downtown record shop during the fifth wave of the pandemic. Read more |
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