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There are more than 500 restaurants in Lafayette, and competition is growing intense as the holiday season approaches. Joey's , a Lafayette restaurant, is no stranger to this competition, having catered for the past 30 years, but Joey Beyt, President and CEO, says it is all about not becoming complacent with the customer. He says that business boosts from now until the end of the year, involving many small parties and banquets.

This Thanksgiving the ULL Pride of Acadiana Marching Band has been asked to play at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade.  This will be their second appearance at the parade since 2005 however; they are lacking the last $60,000 needed to attend.

Residents of Hurricane Sandy are currently in the process of rebuilding their lives, an experience all too familiar to those impacted by major storms along the Gulf Coast. One organization in New Orleans called St. Paul’s Homecoming Center has made helping hurricane victims its mission. St. Paul’s was established in order to assist residents in New Orleans after the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina. Now, members of the organization are turning their attention to the Northeast.