Adam Daigle
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 5
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- Aug 29, 2026
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- Jul 23, 2026
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Buc-ee's founder hints at opening stores only in conservative-led states (opens the original)
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Buc-eeâs will continue to open its super-popular convenience stores in conservative, pro-business states, founder Arch âBeaverâ Applin said at a store opening recently. The growing company, which was granted a building permit earlier this month for its Lafayette location, recently opened a store in Benton, Arkansas. âWhen you find a conservative, business-friendly state with a phenomenal workforce, it makes a difference,â Applin said at the storeâs opening. âIâm starting to reali
Elon Musk’s private jet lands at Lafayette airport as plans emerge for SpaceX in Louisiana (opens the original)
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A jet belonging to SpaceX founder Elon Musk arrived at Lafayette Regional Airport about 2 p.m. Thursday. According to an account on the social media site Bluesky that tracks Muskâs jet, the plane landed at LFT around 1:40 p.m. Itâs believed the jet flew out of Austin, Texas, an hour earlier. Itâs not known if Musk is on the flight. Musk lives in Austin. The visit comes as Gov. Jeff Landry's administration is believed to be finalizing a deal with SpaceX to build a spaceport in coastal Vermi
This 11,000-square-foot mansion in River Ranch sells for $8.5M (opens the original)
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The River Ranch mansion that was once the home of oil tycoon Michel Moreno has sold for $8.5 million, a record price tag for a home in Lafayette Parish. Casey Chouest with Edison Chouest Offshore in Lafourche Parish bought the 11,000-square-foot home, located at 409 Worth Ave., land records show, in what MLS records indicate was all-cash transaction. A sale price was not recorded in sale documents. The home has been on the market for some time and had been listed initially for $12.5 million, acc
Al Patin started out as a nurse in Lafayette. He'll soon oversee eight hospitals in New Orleans. (opens the original)
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When Al Patin started as a cardiac nurse at Lafayette General Hospital after he graduated from college in 1997, he was set for a career: He was going to be a heart nurse for the rest of his life. But then he started taking notice of things around him. The cost of health care and how to best manage it got his attention. It was enough to send him back to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette to earn a masterâs degree in business administration. And thatâs when hospital leadership took notic
Lafayette-based Home Bank had net income tick up in Q2 (opens the original)
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Lafayette-based Home Bancorp Inc., the parent company of Home Bank, generated $11.6 million of net income during the second quarter, up $255,000 from the previous quarter. Per share earnings remained at $1.48 per diluted common share, bank officials announced this week. Loans totaled $2.8 billion as of June 30, up $50.7 million from March 31. Total deposits reached $3.1 billion, up $42.1 million from March 31. The average loan yield was 6.46% in the second quarter, up 5 basis points from the pre
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