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LAFAYETTE — The University of Louisiana at Lafayette has again earned the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education’s prestigious R1 designation, which is evaluated every three years.
R1 status places UL Lafayette among the nation’s top tier of public and private research institutions, those with “very high research spending and doctorate production,” according to a recent report from Carnegie. The American Council of Education produces the Carnegie Classification.

 Have you ever considered how many people can stroll into the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and spot a picture of themselves hanging on display? That’s what happened to Maurice resident Lee “Woody” Wood.
Last week, Wood traveled to Boston to see a photograph taken by national photographer Paul Shambroom. The color photo was captured at the Village of Maurice City Hall during a city council meeting on May 15, 2002.

John Craig Hebert has a reason to celebrate this week.
This past Friday, Feb. 14, John Craig Exxon, located at 1708 Memorial Drive in Abbeville, turned 47 years old. It is one of the longest, if not the longest, full-service gas stations in Abbeville.
Hebert was around 22 when he opened the gas station on Feb. 14, 1978.
He purchased it from his uncle, Cladu Hebert.
“I enjoyed the service station business,” said Hebert, explaining why he purchased the gas station at a young age.  I got in the business to stay in the business.”