by J. Christian Lewis | Aug 6, 2025 | Family
LAFAYETTE, LA- John Paul the Great Academy (JPG) in Lafayette enters the 2025 football season with a legacy of dominance in the Association of Christian Educators of Louisiana’s (ACEL) eight-man football league. With state titles in 2015, 2016, 2022, 2023, and 2024,...
by J. Christian Lewis | Aug 2, 2025 | Family
LAFAYETTE, LA — The 2025 season marks a pivotal chapter in the young history of First Baptist Christian School’s football program, led by Head Coach Grayson Standiford. Now entering its third season, the Eagles are no longer the new kids on the block in the...
by J. Christian Lewis | Aug 1, 2025 | Church
Ground breaking takes place for new dormitory and multi-purpose facility Opelousas, LA- On the surface, the architect’s drawing of the gray stone facade that will enclose The Refinery’s new dormitory and multi-purpose facility looks like any other development...
by J. Christian Lewis | Oct 28, 2024 | Government
My admiration for Jules D. Edwards III grew after his second campaign for City Court. Only a year earlier, he lost handily 57% to 43% to an attorney with no prior judicial experience despite his own 27 years as a judge. When the City Court judgeship opened...
by J. Christian Lewis | Jul 18, 2024 | Government
Sharon Steen, Contributor That was the question presented to the Lafayette City Council at its July 16, 2024, meeting. Mayor-President Monique Boulet’s veto of a proposed gas station went unchallenged before a crowded auditorium at Lafayette Consolidated...
