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Acadiana’s Choice award winners celebrated at reception launched Acadi“It was wonderful to atCommunity voted Advocate ana’s Choice awards last tend the Acadiana’s Choice to give the community awards and celebrate with for best local ayear, place to share and cele- so many outstanding orbusinesses brate the places and people ganizations,” said Tanya
they love. The votes are in, and the 2025 Acadiana’s Choice results can be found Staff writer at acadianaschoice.com. This year’s winners were Acadiana’s businesses are some of the best at what honored at a reception Tuesthey do. From providing ex- day evening in downtown cellence in everyday servic- Lafayette at the Acadiana es for residents, to creating Center for the Arts. Hunthe food and entertainment dreds of businesses in catinfrastructure that makes egories ranging from lawn Acadiana a globally known care to dining were celebrattourist destination — this ed for their commitment to community does it all. quality and service, with That’s why The Acadiana about 250,000 votes cast.
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St. Julien, dean of STEM, transportation and energy at South Louisiana Community College. “Seeing South Louisiana Community College recognized as the Gold winner for Best College was a proud reminder of the impact we’re making in our community.” The awards process began in May, when the community was invited to nominate
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More than 300 were in attendance Tuesday at The Acadiana Advocate’s Acadiana’s Choice ä See WINNERS, page 4A awards at Acadiana Center for the Arts.
1 killed, 2 wounded in shooting at ICE facility
Concerns raised over bounty hunters Despite facing felony charges, trio retain licenses
BY AIDAN McCAHILL Staff writer
after conservative leader Charlie Kirk was killed by a rifle-wielding shooter on a roof. The Department of Homeland Security said in a release that shots were fired “indiscriminately at the ICE building, including at a van in the sallyport,” a secure and gated entryway. The surviving detainees were in critical condition at a hospital, said DHS, which
In August, three men were arrested for breaking into a Baton Rouge apartment in the middle of the night. Among them was a former sheriff’s deputy from Plaquemines Parish and a convicted felon. The trio was working as bounty hunters, but had raided the wrong address. Despite the felony charges they face, all three are allowed to keep working in the little-known industry. Brian Green, 41, of Belle Chasse, and Roderick Larkins, 31, and Jhustyn Garrett, 31, both of Slidell, were arrested by Baton Rouge police and charged with aggravated assault with a firearm and home invasion. Garrett, who has a prior domestic abuse conviction, also faces a count of firearm possession as a felon. Under Louisiana’s cash bail system, judges set a dollar amount defendants must pay to avoid languishing in pretrial detention. If paid in full and court orders are followed, the court returns bail after the case concludes, even if the
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Law enforcement agents look around the roof of a building near the scene of a shooting at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Dallas on Wednesday.
Authorities say shots fired from roof onto location in Dallas BY JAMIE STENGLE and JACK BROOK Associated Press
DALLAS — A shooter with a rifle opened fire from a nearby roof onto a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement location in Dallas on Wednesday, killing one detainee and wounding two others in a transport van before taking his own life, authorities said. The suspect has been identified by a law enforcement official as 29-year-old Josh-
ua Jahn. The official could not publicly disclose details of the investigation and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. The exact motivation for the attack was not immediately known. FBI Director Kash Patel posted a photo on social media showing a bullet found at the scene with the words “ANTI-ICE” written on it in what appeared to be marker. The attack is the latest public, targeted killing in the U.S. and comes two weeks
Resolution may be close on Saints 10-year Superdome lease Side deals remain a sticking point
BY ANTHONY McAULEY Staff writer
The Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District board voted Wednesday to give its chair the authority to sign a new lease for the Caesars Superdome with the New Orleans Saints, a procedural step that may set the stage for the landmark agreement more than 18
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months in the making. The Superdome lease itself has been ready for days, negotiators say. It runs for 10 years and gives the Saints the option to extend every five years through 2055, a deal meant to secure the team’s future in New Orleans for a generation. But as of midweek, nothing has been signed because of a sticking point familiar to anyone who has tracked the team’s history with the state: real estate. The two sides have been deadlocked over how to handle leases
for Benson Tower, Champions Square and the Saints’ practice complex in Jefferson Parish. The team insists those agreements, worth millions annually, be finalized alongside the stadium contract. The state wants to separate them and move the Dome lease forward first. However, negotiators said Wednesday that they believe the issues will be resolved within a few days.
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A new lease for the Superdome would run for 10 years and give the Saints the option to extend every five years through 2055.
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