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Turk File November 23, 2011

A Taxing Debate
Is it time lawmakers address Louisiana’s century-old taxing model for the oil and gas industry? By Jeremy Alford

Although the oil and gas industry’s impact on Louisiana’s economy fluctuates with each given year, critics wonder why it’s still governed largely by a taxing method that was developed in 1910.
The very first tax on the industry was based on the severance of oil, and it was levied as an occupational license tax. The severance tax followed in 1921.

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Turk File October 19, 2011

LAGCOE Looey

A generous benefactor with six decades of oil running through his veins, Bo Ramsay earns LAGCOE’s highest honor.

This year the Louisiana Gulf Coast Oil Exposition placed the symbolic golden hardhat onto Dwight S. “Bo” Ramsay. As the 2011 LAGOE Looey, Ramsay receives the show’s highest honor “in recognition of his years of service in the oil and gas industry and his tireless commitment to his community,” organizers said in announcing the selection.

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Turk File 09.28.2011

Mulate’s No More
By Wynce Nolley

Pont Breaux’s keeps famous Breaux Bridge Cajun eatery’s memory alive.

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Turk File 08.31.2011

Shifting Gears
A retired couple’s leap into an oil change franchise on Ambassador Caffery fares far better than expected.
By Andrea Gallo

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Turk File 07.27.2011

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Centanni replaces Thierry at Chamber SWLA

An incredible opportunity to move up the chamber ladder has one Acadiana native off to Dallas, but her old job is keeping another local talent close to home.

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David Calhoun, ‘EB’ Brooks join Lafayette Central Park

David Calhoun and Elizabeth “EB” Brooks are the first two employees of Lafayette Central Park Inc., the nonprofit charged with turning Lafayette Consolidated Government’s 100-acre Johnston Street Horse Farm property into a passive public park. Calhoun was named executive director, and Brooks is director of planning and design.
Update: PXP creating 600 jobs averaging 100k

At Thursday's State of the Economy luncheon, LEDA President and CEO Gregg Gothreaux said PXP has already quietly hired 180 people for its Broussard expansion.
Remembering Ricky Rees

The veteran police officer remembered by friends for his large and small acts of kindness will be laid to rest Wednesday.
Zachary Barker takes helm of the Opportunity Machine

Zachary Barker continues making waves in Lafayette’s business scene, mostly recently being named director of the Opportunity Machine.
Shakin' at the Shack

There will soon be a whole lot of shakin’ going on at Benny’s Sportshack Supplement Depot, a new concept by Opelousas native Benny Nele. Located at 2002 Johnston St., the supplement shop, smoothie bar and café, featuring hot off the press paninis and wraps, plans to open in late May.

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COOL TOWN 2013

This year’s Cool Town issue is all about people who are not native to South Louisiana but made a conscious decision to be here, to be among us, to participate in our culture and contribute to it.
A curious compact

A shelved ordinance transferring $200,000 from a northside drainage project to a south Lafayette development may not break any laws, but it stinks to high heaven.
Pooyie 2012

It's good, it's bad and it's just plain crazy.
Saving Saturday Night

An effort to restore a shuttered dancehall and document other vacant or razed honky-tonks could serve as a model for saving an endangered species of entertainment.
Posthaste vs. HART FORTENBERY

Lafayette’s gene pool has been host to a long line of eccentric characters who have blurred the lines between crazy, genius, disturbed and curiously entertaining.