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Katie Navarro

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Oct 1, 2026
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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Katie Navarro

    New Iberia voters to consider second economic development district tax (opens the original)

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    NEW IBERIA, La. (Acadiana News First) - New Iberia voters will decide on another economic development district tax, this time for prospective new businesses in the West End Cultural District. The proposition will appear on the ballot as the “Hopkins Street Economic Development District Proposition,” and would add an extra 50 cents on every $100 spent in select stores within the district. According to District 4 Councilman David Merrill, the tax would apply only to new businesses that locate in t

  2. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Katie Navarro

    Lafayette bar sting nets four noncompliant underage drinking citations (opens the original)

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    LAFAYETTE, La. (Acadiana News First) - Four college bars in Lafayette were cited over the weekend for selling alcohol to minors, according to the Lafayette Police Department. Sgt. Robin Green, public information officer for the Lafayette Police Department, said the department conducts these operations periodically. The last one was Sept. 10 and focused on convenience stores. “When we decided to do our operation, we chose to target the bars to make sure that they were not selling alcohol to perso

  3. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Katie Navarro

    ‘Don’t think it can’t happen to you’: Acadiana musician says routine cancer screening saved his life (opens the original)

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    OPELOUSAS, La. (Acadiana News First) - In 2013, at 33 years old, Joseph Wayne Singleton wasn’t thinking about cancer. He was thinking about his next show. However, his wife, a nurse, kept urging him to get checked out. “That kept going on until finally, one day, I was like, ‘You made the appointment, I’ll go. If that’ll satisfy you and I won’t have to hear about this again, go,’” Singleton said. Singleton said he went to prove a point. Instead, doctors found something that would change his life.

  4. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Katie Navarro

    Louisiana Music Museum effort enters phase two of fundraising campaign (opens the original)

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    LAFAYETTE, La. (Acadiana News First) - The Acadiana Center for the Arts is one step closer to turning a historic hardware store in Downtown Lafayette into the Louisiana Music Museum. The organization is about $4 million away from its goal in the second phase of the museum’s capital campaign, and has named three new fundraising co-chairs to help reach its $10 million target. Deputy Director Fawn Hernandez said there has not been one place where people can understand the influence Louisiana has ha

  5. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Katie Navarro

    ‘It’s a cushion;’ Acadiana farmer reacts to executive order targeting diesel prices (opens the original)

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    YOUNGSVILLE, La. (Acadiana News First) - Gov. Jeff Landry issued an executive order allowing farmers to use dyed diesel fuel for on-road vehicles. The order went into effect today (Sept. 23), and temporarily suspends state penalties for using “dyed diesel” in vehicles registered for on-road use. The suspension applies specifically to vehicles registered as Class 2 (forest products) or Class 5 (farm use). The move comes as diesel prices in Louisiana have hit an all-time high of $6.03 per gallon,

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