COVID-19 news comes fast, furious and in English: How one woman is helping Lafayette’s Hispanic community stay informedIt’s become a familiar scene: Our mayor and governor white knuckling the sides of their lecterns as they pause for the staccato clicks of the cameras. After deep breaths and before a short prayer, they deliver more bad news.Now, imagine you don’t… Apr 13 20April 13, 2020Article at The Current
Seen and HeardOn Friday, a throng of women will clang and bang their way through Girard Park in a procession that has more to do with boudin than politics. “We’re not rallying against the establishment. We’re really just having a good time,” explains procession… Oct 08 19October 08, 2019Article at The Current
This 29-year-old is building a thriving kale chip enterprise in AcadianaIf Taylor Stokes has her way, Downtown Lafayette might one day smell like kale chips. “I want to be the kale-chip version of the Evangeline Maid bread company,” says Stokes, owner of Taylormade Eats, the health food startup that’s taken the Lafayette… Jun 05 19June 05, 2019Article at The Current
Somewhere over the reading rainbowOn the first floor of the Lafayette Public Library’s main branch, beneath a giant cased opening whimsically painted to resemble an open book, a pair of tiny black and orange striped leggings flutter furiously from atop a frazzled mother’s shoulders.… Nov 14 18November 14, 2018Article at The Current
Community serviceIt took one group text and less than 30 minutes for the Islamic Center of Lafayette to raise the $6,000 needed to build a covered bus shelter in front of the police station on Pinhook Road. As an early donor for Councilwoman Liz Hebert’s recently… Oct 03 18October 03, 2018Article at The Current
New book pays homage to contemporary Creole trail ridersTroy Rideaux has been trail riding longer than he has been breathing. “My mom’s got pictures of her riding when she was pregnant with me,” says Rideaux, 42. Now, a picture of the Carencro native’s profile — masked by a thin veil of smoke — graces the… Aug 28 18August 28, 2018Article at The Current
Savannah Vinsant Thompson Soars To New HeightsIn Her Words • A series spotlighting the diverse perspectives of women who are making notable contributions to our culture. Red, white and blue bedazzled leotards sparkle in shadow boxes in the lobby of Hangtime TNT Gymnastics next to framed… Aug 08 18August 08, 2018Article at The Current
Cast Iron Chef: Jolie MeauxIn Her Words • A series spotlighting the diverse perspectives of women who are making notable contributions to our culture. Jolie Meaux collapses in an adirondack chair on her Freetown front porch with two sweaty glasses of ice water. It’s 92 degrees… Jun 13 18June 13, 2018Article at The Current
A Zydeco HeiressIn Her Words • A series spotlighting the diverse perspectives of women who are making notable contributions to our culture. Sandra Broussard Davis, 60, sits in the empty recesses of the Acadiana Center for the Arts’ black box theater, her aqua… Apr 04 18April 04, 2018Article at The Current
