LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)- Scammers are targeting small businesses, claiming they are missing out on pandemic relief funding they've never even heard of. Scammers are offering free money that comes at a cost. "Scammers are continuing to take advantage of our vulnerability with the pandemic," Chris Babin, with the Better Business Bureau of Acadiana, said. "We’ve [...]
AVERY ISLAND, La. (KLFY) -- Cargill announced today that they are permanently ending salt production at the mine at Avery Island, wrapping up work that goes back to the mid-1800s. It is unclear what will happen to the employees of the mine at this time, as in a press release, Cargill said "...employee impacts are [...]
OBERLIN, La. (Associated Press) - The board of a Louisiana cemetery that denied burial to a Black sheriff's deputy is holding an emergency meeting Thursday to remove a whites-only provision from its sales contracts. Board President H. Creig Vizena said he was stunned and ashamed to learn that the family of Allen Parish Sheriff’s Deputy [...]
