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Meet the Lafayette 9-year-old behind a new kids newspaper written by children
1+ week, 2+ day ago (716+ words) Lafayette Kids news founded by Aubrey Dupre. Members of team Lafayette Kid News pitch their idea ahead of the Main Event for 24 Hour Citizen Project on Saturday, November 8, 2025, at Acadiana Center for the Arts in downtown Lafayette. A 9-year-old Lafayette…...
FCC gives green light for single company to own both KATC, KADN
1+ week, 4+ day ago (250+ words) News anchors Marcelle Fontenot and Jim Hummel deliver the news during the Live at Five broadcast Thursday, September 11, 2025, at the KADN-TV studio in Lafayette, La. The Federal Communications Commission has finally given the OK for two Lafayette TV stations to…...
SLU journalism studenets win at conference
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (195+ words) The competition was attended by students representing all facets of Southeastern student media. Receiving "Best of South" awards were Samantha Sims, of Gretna, who obtained a third place honor in the category of Research, and Yumi Domangue, of Gramercy, who…...
Letters: Newspapers hold a position in our democracy, unlike any other business
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (197+ words) I read with interest Duke Truby's viewpoint about a newspaper print medium being a 'business' in the strictest sense. As such, that business should cater to its customers and clients. However, as the news media in its most noble form…...
Could KATC and KADN merge? Get inside the deals that could radically change the TV landscape in Acadiana
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (1420+ words) News anchors Marcelle Fontenot and Jim Hummel deliver the news during the Live at Five broadcast Thursday, September 11, 2025, at the KADN-TV studio in Lafayette, La. The KADN News 15 studio and office building is pictured Friday, October 11, 2024, in Lafayette, La. The…...
Letters log Feb. 19-25: Timing is everything in journalism
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (175+ words) Arnessa Garrett, Thursday, January 4, 2024 Journalism is a lot about waiting. In Opinions, we sometimes have the luxury of letting the dust settle a bit before weighing in. We do like our commentary to keep up with what people are talking…...
Journalist Don Lemon arrested after protest that disrupted Minnesota church service
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (204+ words) Lemon was taken into custody by federal agents in Los Angeles, where had been covering the Grammy Awards, his attorney Abbe Lowell said. It is unclear what charge or charges Lemon is facing in the Jan. 18 protest. The arrest came…...
Growing together for over 115 years
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (560+ words) This article is brought to you by Exxon Mobil. Louisiana has changed too. Louisiana's rich natural resources, strong, skilled workforce, robust transportation infrastructure and diverse manufacturing and industrial capacity have launched the state into a league of its own. But…...
Letters: In its daily print paper, New Orleans has something special
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (213+ words) This month, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution ended its 157-year print run and is now only digital. I know, because I read that news in my seven-day-a-week hard copy of The Times-Picayune. Each morning, I start the day with a large French…...