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Students cite campus and community leisure activities – coupled with a challenging academic environment and attentive faculty members – as reasons they chose to attend UL Lafayette, according to the Princeton Review’s 2020 edition of “The Best 385 Colleges.” (Photo by Rachel Rafati / University of Louisiana at Lafayette.)

Princeton Review again rates UL among nation’s ‘Best’

Thu, 08/15/2019 - 5:43pm

The Princeton Review has placed the University of Louisiana at Lafayette among the top 13 percent of the nation’s four-year colleges for undergraduate education.

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Saturday’s Games of Acadiana continues long history of caring

Thu, 08/15/2019 - 5:41pm

On August 25, 2001, the first Games of Acadiana (GOA) was held at the Cajundome. GOA was the vision of family and friends of 8-year old Miles Perret, who lost his battle with cancer in 1996.

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Deadline approaching for LSU AgCenter Leadership Program

Thu, 08/15/2019 - 5:40pm

The LSU AgCenter Agricultural Leadership Development Program aims to provide potential leaders involved with agriculture and agribusiness the tools they need to become effective advocates for agric

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Louisiana launches Veterans First business initiative

Thu, 08/15/2019 - 5:36pm

On Tuesday, Gov. John Bel Edwards joined other state leaders and veterans at the National WWII Museum to launch the Louisiana Veterans First Business Initiative.