The Lafayette Animal Shelter and Care Center (LASCC) and Friends of the Lafayette Animal Shelter (FLASH) are teaming up to raise funds to benefit the animals at the shelter in honor of Betty White. “Betty White was one of the biggest animal rights activists in the world, and it’s an honor to raise funds on her 100th birthday! It’s my hope that this will not only raise funds for the shelter but also showcase some of the animals that need a…
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Lafayette Parks, Arts, Recreation, and Culture (PARC) Youth Fall Sports Awards on Thursday, January 20, 2022 at 7 p.m. at Martin Luther King Recreation Center, 309 Cora Street, Lafayette. Coaches and youth will receive awards for youth fall sports: flag football, tackle football, and volleyball. The guest speaker will be Ron Washington, former Texas Rangers manager and present 3rd base coach for the Atlanta Braves
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Gueydan’s latest festival is designed to bring the people of Gueydan and Vermilion Parish together. Held on the City Hall grounds, this event will host live music, vendors, food, and fun day for the whole family. All that want to participate by setting up a table or booth to sell their items or food are invited.* The first band will begin at 9 am and kids activities will be available throughout the day. The Mayor and Town are working diligently…
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The Arbor Day celebration will be taking place on Saturday, January 22, 2022 from 9:00 a.m.- noon at the Southside Regional Park.
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Lafayette Reads Together (LRT) has entered its eighth year as a community-wide reading program and you are invited to be a part of it. This annual event was created to bring our community together by reading, sharing, and discussing the same book. Free copies of the book will be available at all library locations, donated by the Lafayette Public Library Foundation, beginning Tuesday, January 24. The 2022 community read, Clues to the Universe by author Christina Li is her debut…
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Lafayette Reads Together presents Clues to the Universe by Christina Li Get your free book from the Lafayette Public Library beginning January 24, 2022, while supplies last. For details about Lafayette Reads Together (LRT), visit lafayettepubliclibrary.org. About the Author: Christina Li is a student studying economics at Stanford University. When she is not puzzling over her stats problem set, she is daydreaming about characters and drinking too much jasmine green tea. She grew up in the Midwest but now calls…
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The Sr. Olympics of Acadiana will be held at various locations throughout Lafayette January 26, 2022 thru February 16, 2022 for Senior Adults ages 50 and older. Registration can be done online or by mail. All Registrations for the 2020 Olympics (which were cancelled due to the Covid 19 shutdown) have been entered for the 2022 Sr. Games . www.laf-coa.org or call: (337) 262-5990.
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2021 was odd year and saw The Gumbo Cookoff resort to a ‘remote’ version of itself, but we’re still here and gearing up for the real deal! Ladies and Gentlemen……LET’S GET READY TO GUMBOOOOOOOOO!!!!! The official poster is here and it’s time to start planning your day with your Gumbo Family! This year’s beneficiary is Zaidee Thibodeaux! We look forward to seeing all of you there supporting little Zaidee and her family!
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