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“There’s an expiration date on clean drinking water in Louisiana, and this is because of the acts of men, greed and a failed democracy — a democracy that put the flags of oil and gas companies over our state Capitol,” Honoré says during a panel discussion at the Clifton Chenier Center in Lafayette.

Making Downtown Livable — One Loft at a Time

About 17 years ago the city of Lafayette recommitted itself to its Downtown — to revitalizing a dusty central business district that had long been withering on the vine. The legal and government-administration aspect was intact, but commerce had abandoned Downtown for the greener pastures of the south side.

Living Spaces

No longer a boutique hotel, Buchanan Lofts hits the market as condos for sale.

Digging Downtown

The IT company will call the old Advertiser building on Jefferson Street home for at least the next year — until its new 50,000-square-foot office building at 538 Cajundome Blvd., designed by Architects Southwest and under construction by J.B. Mouton, is complete.

C’EST BON: Housing the Homeless

A new collaborative effort involving government and nonprofit agencies seeks to address one of the CBD's historically nagging issues.

Celebrating Entrepreneurship

Independent, ABiz, INNOV8 Acadiana and Downtown Lafayette collaborate in first-ever Celebration of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Nov. 12-14

NICK’S PICKS

The Independent's Guide to Arts & Entertainment.

A MONUMENTAL QUESTION

AMID A NATIONAL CONVERSATION ON CONFEDERATE ICONOGRAPHY, WHAT, IF ANYTHING, SHOULD LAFAYETTE DO ABOUT OUR OWN MEMORIAL TO JIM CROW?

30 Years of Fabulous

Lafayette took a leap of faith three decades ago with our inaugural Festival International de Louisiane. The rest is history.

And the Plaza Thickens

The vacant megaclub tests the real-world implications of Downtown’s bar moratorium.

Karma’s a Bitch

Lafayette has relied on a bar moratorium to control nightlife Downtown; our failure to address the issue with best-practices ordinances has come back to bite us.

MARDI GRAS 2017 PARADE SCHEDULE

Mardi Gras isn’t just for adults. Kids can get in on the fun, too. Here are the local activities happening this Mardi Gras season.

It’s a New Era at IND Media

Announcing a new Downtown Lafayette address, the launch of a glossy magazine and timely iterations of our core brands.

MAIS OUI: Turning a Page

As we close this chapter on Lafayette-focused publishing, we look to a new generation of emerging leaders to help chart a future we can all embrace.


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