The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) is holding a public meeting here Thursday, Nov. 19, on its proposal to widen Interstate 10 from the Henderson Exit (La. 347) east to the Atchafalaya Floodway Bridge.
The annual Channel 10 “FOOD FOR FAMILIES” FoodNet Drive will be held on Tuesday Dec. 8.
Donations may be dropped off at the Veterans Home in Breaux Bridge from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m.
All collections from the FoodNet Food drive will be distributed to the needy within St. Martin Parish.
The project to widen and improve the stretch of the interstate from the Atchafalaya bridge to Breaux Bridge has been amended to include roundabout intersections where each on/off ramp crosses LA 347. The plan was discussed at the Nov. 9 town council meeting.
L’Ordre du Bon Temps Louisiane 2015 will be Thursday, Nov 12, starting at 6 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom of the Wyndham Garden Hotel Acadiana on Pinhook in Lafayette.
Rendered in English as the Order of Good Cheer, the event, which includes a social hour, meal and entertainment, is a fund-raiser for the Acadian Memorial Foundation.
Mawsie’s Gumbo Cook-off will be held in Parc des Ponts as a benefit for The Lupus Foundation of America Saturday, Nov. 21, 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
The event is inspired by the lupus-related death of Mary Lynn “Mawsie” Thibodeaux, a beloved community activist, in October.
The entry fee is $50. Winners will be awarded at the event.