Claire Taylor

Baton Rouge

Reporter, The Acadiana Advocate at The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)

Louisiana native. Journalist with The Acadiana Advocate in Lafayette, Louisiana. Retweets not an endorsement.

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The Lafayette Republican Parish Executive Committee was fined $12,000 over campaign reports

4 days ago | theadvocate.com | Claire Taylor

The Lafayette Republican Parish Executive Committee and its top leaders are in trouble with the state ethics administration for allegedly filing late and incorrect campaign finance reports in 2023. The Louisiana Ethics Administration assessed $12,000 in late fees against the executive committee, Chairman Tim Breaux and Treasurer Charles Buckels.
Lafayette, Acadiana faithful react to selection of Pope Leo XIV: 'Something to be proud of'

6 days ago | theadvocate.com | Claire Taylor

Roman Catholic religious and civic leaders on Thursday praised the choice of Robert Prevost, Pope Leo XIV, to lead the church. “Thanks be to God. The Cardinals have elected the 267th successor of St. Peter to whom Jesus Christ said, 'You are Peter and on this rock I will build my Church,'" Bishop Douglas Deshotels of the Diocese of Lafayette said in a statement.
Lafayette is under a flash flood warning until 3 p.m. Friday

6 days ago | theadvocate.com | Claire Taylor

The Lafayette area experiencefd another bout of heavy rainfall Friday morning and is under a flash flood warning until 3 p.m.Between 1 and 3 inches of rain fell in the greater Lafayette area Friday morning, according to the National Weather Service in Lake Charles. From 7- 11 a.m., Lafayette Regional Airport recorded 1.77 inches of rainfall. The area has about an 80% chance of showers today. Heavy rainfall led to partially flooded roadways in parts of Lafayette.
Lafayette council stalls Monique Boulet's plans to revitalize Johnston Street

1 week ago | theadvocate.com | Claire Taylor

Lafayette Mayor-President Monique Boulet's plans to revitalize Bertrand Drive and part of Johnston Street have hit a roadblock. The City Council at Tuesday's meeting pressed the brakes on final adoption of an ordinance that would swap part of the state-owned Johnston Street and Bertrand Drive with part of the city-owned Ambassador Caffery Parkway to facilitate revitalization, connectivity and safety projects.
A Rayne police officer was shot and killed Monday in the line of duty

1 week ago | theadvocate.com | Claire Taylor

Louisiana State Police is investigating the on-duty shooting death of a Rayne police officer Monday. At around 2 p.m. Monday, the Louisiana State Police Bureau of Investigations was asked by the Rayne Police Department to investigate an officer-involved shooting that took place on East Harrop Street, Trooper First Class Peggy Bourque, public information officer, said in a news release. One Rayne police officer was shot and pronounced dead at the scene, Bourque said.
Many Lafayette Consolidated Government audit findings originated under Guillory

1 week ago | theadvocate.com | Claire Taylor

An independent audit of Lafayette Consolidated Government for the fiscal year that ended Oct. 31 suggests the administration of Mayor-President Monique Boulet continues to clean up problems created under her predecessor The audit reveals 11 problems, down from 29 two years ago under then-Mayor-President Josh Guillory, who Boulet defeated in November 2023. She took office in January 2024. The Guillory administration disagreed with most of the 29 findings in 2022.
Proposed fluoride ban won't impact Lafayette Utilities

1 week ago | theadvocate.com | Claire Taylor

The possible passage of state legislation that would in public water systems will have no impact on Lafayette Utilities System customers. LUS does not add fluoride to its drinking water, Director Jeffrey Stewart said Friday. The water does contain some minute levels of naturally occurring fluoride, according to LUS water reports. Communities that purchase LUS drinking water include Youngsville, Broussard, Scott, Water District North, Water District South and the Milton Water System.
Small group in downtown Lafayette joins nationwide May Day Strong protest

2 weeks ago | theadvocate.com | Claire Taylor

The rights of workers, immigrants and others brought about 30 people to downtown Lafayette on Thursday for a May Day Strong protest. The local protest at noon at the intersection of Jefferson and Convent streets was organized by Indivisible Acadiana and was in conjunction with a nationwide event by 50501. "50501 wanted it to be a weekday to be disruptive," Matthew Isaak of Indivisible Acadiana said. "We have to get past being shackled to capitalism, shackled to our jobs.
A conspiracy conviction and sentencing in the murder of Lafayette boxer Brandon Broussard was upheld

2 weeks ago | theadvocate.com | Claire Taylor

An appeals court has affirmed the 25-year sentence of a man convicted of conspiracy to commit second-degree murder in the 2018 death of Lafayette boxer Brandon Broussard. Carlos Toby, 44, of Texas, allegedly fought with Broussard over a woman in a Lafayette nightclub two weeks before the fatal shooting. He was accused of enlisting his brother, Shavis Toby, 47, of New Iberia, in the revenge killing of Broussard.
Parish now eyeing Holy Rosary land for site of northeast library

2 weeks ago | theadvocate.com | Claire Taylor

The proposed Northeast Regional Library in Lafayette could be built at a different site. Lafayette Mayor-President Monique Boulet announced Tuesday the parish has signed a letter of intent and is drawing up a lease with Society of the Holy Family, which owns the site of the former historic Black girls school Holy Rosary Institute, to lease property near the corner of Louisiana Avenue and Carmel Drive to build the library.