Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Development in Lafayette is heating up. By Anna Purdy and Leslie Turk
The retail slowdown in Lafayette appears to have been short-lived. All over town dirt is turning again and once-vacant buildings are being occupied.
“From what I am seeing, it looks like we are starting to show signs of real life,” says John Broyles, a Lafayette Consolidated Government permitting official. Flipping through his permitting records, Broyles says the flow of requests has reached a steady pace.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Three banks. Three months. Four acquisitions. By Heather Miller
Since Whitney Bank announced in December its plans to merge with Mississippi-based Hancock Bank, Louisiana banks have had a bit of M&A fever — and Lafayette’s become the center of all things acquisition.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Popular bakery answers sweet siren call of delicious downtown breakfast. By Anna Purdy
Poupart’s Bakery is expanding to Jefferson Street.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
What would it take for a nuclear meltdown to happen here? By Julien Gorbach
The nuclear disaster that continues to unfold at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant raises questions about safety in south Louisiana, a hurricane-prone region powered by three nuclear reactors in the state and neighboring Mississippi.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
MidSouth Bank’s program to help habitual overdrafters is country’s first.
By Heather Miller
It’s the day before your paycheck hits the bank, and you log in to your online banking service to examine your lunch options. Before you can decide whether it’s a day of fine dining or a drive thru dollar menu, the screen brings a bothersome knot to the pit of your stomach: The numbers just don’t add up.
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