Section In Memoriam

In Memoriam 2016

Remembering the beloved figures from Lafayette and Acadiana’s culture, politics and business worlds who died this year

Not my town not my town not my town

We say that God is good all of the time. And we say that we believe all things work together for the good of those who are called according to His purpose. And we say that what Satan means for evil, God uses for good. And so what happens when the bad thing happens?

Jillian Johnson 1982 - 2015

Jillian Johnson was more native and essential to Lafayette than anyone actually born here. She taught us how to wear hometown pride on our sleeves with panache and good humor.

2014 Passages

FEB. 10 It was with the heaviest of hearts that we reported in February that the longtime Lafayette banker and IND Media founding partner Jerry Reaux died at the age of 53. Jerry had been beset by a...


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