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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Articles

The owner of a Scott non-profit and his daughters were indicted on federal charges

6 days ago | theadvocate.com | Claire Taylor

The owner of a Lafayette Parish non-profit business and his daughters were indicted Thursday in federal court for conspiracy to commit wire fraud totaling at least $400,000 involving a program that feeds children.
Lafayette threatens lawsuit over Homewood, Ile Des Cannes files

1 week ago | theadvocate.com | Claire Taylor

Lafayette officials are threatening to file a lawsuit against McBade Engineers, the former engineer for the Homewood Drive and Ile Des Cannes detention pond projects, if the company does not turn over certain design files by next week. In an April 8 letter, New Orleans attorney Douglass Wynne Jr., who represents Lafayette Consolidated Government, gave the Youngsville-based company two weeks to hand over all computer-added design (CAD) files related to the projects or face legal action.
Four Lafayette park, recreation complexes may get new names

1 week ago | theadvocate.com | Claire Taylor

Four Lafayette park complexes will be getting new names if bills introduced by state Sen. Gerald Boudreaux are approved. Boudreaux, D-Lafayette, is the former director of Lafayette Parks and Recreation. The park complexes include City Park, Brown Park, Moore Park and Heymann Park. The proposed legislation will add names to the park and recreation complexes but will not remove existing names of individual park entities.
Lafayette man arrested with 70 pounds of marijuana, Promethazine

1 week ago | theadvocate.com | Claire Taylor

A Lafayette man suspected of being part of a criminal organization known as Only Dem Doonies was arrested Thursday after he allegedly was found with 70 pounds of marijuana and 4,601 milliliters of Promethazine. Trevis Hudson, 23, allegedly part of the ODD crime group, was arrested after an extensive investigation by the Lafayette Police Department's Narcotics Division that began on Dec. 29, Sgt. Robin Green, public information officer, said in a news release.
Parc International in downtown Lafayette getting $1.6 million upgrade

1 week ago | theadvocate.com | Claire Taylor

Parc International in downtown Lafayette is getting a facelift in preparation for Festival International de Louisiane, with additional upgrades after the festival. Festival International is April 23-27 this year. The park on Garfield Street serves as the main stage for Festival International, which draws thousands of visitors each year. The festival is free but organizers rely on sponsorships, donations and the sale of festival pins and paraphernalia like T-shirts to keep it that way.
A Lafayette mother went to a routine appointment in New Orleans. ICE jailed her.

2 weeks ago | theadvocate.com | Claire Taylor

Venessa Marroquin of Lafayette left her 3-year-old daughter with family on March 28 and drove to New Orleans for what she thought would be a routine check-in with officials at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office there. Instead, she was arrested and transferred to a detention facility in another state.
Ex Lafayette city marshal remains in jail two weeks after arrest

2 weeks ago | theadvocate.com | Claire Taylor

Former Lafayette City Marshal Brian Pope remains incarcerated two weeks after he was arrested for probation and parole violations. Pope, 60, was arrested March 26 for probation and parole violations and on seven fugitive warrants, according to court records. He spent two weeks in the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center and was transferred Wednesday to the jail in Evangeline Parish, jail records show. In 2018, Pope was convicted of three counts of malfeasance in office.
73-year-old Lafayette grandfather released from ICE detention center

2 weeks ago | theadvocate.com | Claire Taylor

A 73-year-old Lafayette grandfather who was picked up by Immigration and Customs Enforcement last week is back home after spending a week in an ICE detention center in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. Family members spread the news on social media Monday that Jose Francisco Garcia Rodriguez, a native of Cuba, has been freed. Rodriguez, who came to the United States 45 years ago from Cuba with just the clothes on his back, was stopped by ICE agents while he drove to work on April 1.
200 people rallied in downtown Lafayette against Trump's policies

2 weeks ago | theadvocate.com | Claire Taylor

At least 200 people gathered in downtown Lafayette on Saturday, joining tens of thousands across the country protesting President Donald Trump and his policies during rallies, protests and marches. Most at the Lafayette protest were from the parish. They included young children, high schoolers, young adults and the elderly using walkers or in wheelchairs, breathing with the help of oxygen.
What do you know about the ICE facility where a Lafayette man is being held?

2 weeks ago | theadvocate.com | Claire Taylor

Lafayette resident Jose Garcia Rodriguez, 73, who has been in the United States 45 years, was and Customs Enforcement agents Monday and is being held in the Pine Prairie ICE Processing Center in Evangeline Parish. Here's what you need to know about the Pine Prairie ICE facility and other ICE facilities in Louisiana: The Pine Prairie facility reportedly can hold up to 1,000 people.