Why not fill your favorite KRVS mug with a brew that benefits your favorite station? Throughout November – just in time for holiday gifting – Acadiana’s own Rêve Coffee Roasters is offering a special medium-dark blend for purchase at their downtown Lafayette, River Ranch and Eunice stores ONLY. A portion of the proceeds goes to Radio Acadie. Bien merci to Rêve for this partnership!
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Kathleen Flynn for the Gulf States NewsroomBefore SpaceX announced its plans for Louisiana, state officials were already discussing something much bigger than a rocket launch site: a new city for the company. -
Aubri Juhasz/Gulf States NewsroomDr. Martin Luther King Jr., in the Lower 9th Ward, and Pierre A. Capdau S.T.E.A.M., in Gentilly, are two of the four schools the district is considering closing. -
Aubri Juhasz/Gulf States NewsroomThe finding under a new state law requires the district to develop a plan to reduce extra seats. -
Drew Hawkins/Gulf States NewsroomLandowners say Entergy is threatening to use eminent domain for Meta power lines. Now, they’re suing the Public Service Commission over how it sped up approvals.
Born and raised in Carencro, Kristen Foreman is here in the studio! She is an upcoming "old soul" in today's Country Music in Nashville and Texas. With lyrics rooted in Louisiana culture and a smooth classic Country sound, Kristen Foreman is, no doubt, making waves in the industry.
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Rogelio V. Solis/Getty Images North AmericaIn a state that hasn't had a Democrat in office since 1980 and hasn't sent a Black Senator to Washington since the 1870s, Colom's win represents a massive upset in state politics. -
Hokyoung Kim for NPRWhen ICE agents show up at a school, educators rely on a patchwork of policies to know what to do. This year, many state legislatures tried to update those policies.
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A Supreme Court ruling that further weakened the Voting Rights Act paved the way for a record drop in Black representation in Congress. But a midterm blue wave helped hold off such a decline for now.
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