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Mayor responds to allegations CPD bills unpaid
Mayor Tim Monceaux has issued a response to Police Chief Jimmy Broussard’s claims that bills from his department were not being paid in a timely fashion.
UL Lafayette researchers discovered a new species of hermit crab in Gulf of Mexico, Cancellus heatherae, or Heather crab. The specimen now belongs to a massive collection of 100,000 specimens of 2,000 species of decapod crustaceans that the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History acquired from the University in 2018. (Image courtesy of Zootaxa, Magnolia Press.)
UL scientists discover new species of hermit crab in Gulf
Dr. Darryl Felder was searching for a mud lobster when he pulled a bag of crustaceans from his laboratory freezer in the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s Billeaud Hall.
LDH: Overnight spike in COVID deaths
There has been an increase of 71 deaths in the state since Monday, Jan. 18.
There are 2,126 new coronavirus cases in the state, according to the Louisiana Department of Health.
Sheriff’s Office investigating theft of industrial equipment
Detectives with the Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office are investigating the burglary of a building that occurred in the 100 block of Casanova Road north of Crowley.