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THE POST-SIGNAL / Steve Bandy
Tourism officials from three parishes converged in Crowley Monday to discuss plans for the promotion of the Zydeco Cajun Prairie Byway. After a quick tour of downtown Crowley the group ended at Kelly’s Landing for lunch and discussion. Among those attending were, seated from left, Herman Fuselier and Mary Hawkins, St. Landry Parish; Amy Mathiew, Harold Fonte and Lee Lawrence, Acadia Parish; standing from left, Gretchen Zaunbrecher, Roberts Cove Germanfest; Kelly Hundley, host, Acadia Parish; James Newsom, Acadiana Baptist Center; Bart Wild, Acadia Parish; Opal Andrus and Elizabeth West, Evangeline Parish; Nancy Loewer, Acadia Parish; Wanda Verrett, Evangeline Parish; Sarah Wise, St. Landry Parish; Paula Darbonne, Evangeline Parish; Gene Thibodeaux, Acadia Parish historian; Mary Beth Miller, Acadia Parish; Bryan Borill, Acadia Parish Police Jury; and Joel Cart, Iota.

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The 283-mile Zydeco Cajun Prairie Byway (in green) winds through Acadia, Evangeline and St. Landry Parishes paying tribute to the music and festivals of South Louisiana.

Tri-parish brainstorming

Tourism representatives from three parishes met in Acadia Monday to talk about a group effort to promote the Zydeco Cajun Prairie Byway.

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From left, Dr. Nicholas Kooyers, Dr. Mohsen Amini Salehi and Dr. James Nelson are recipients of the National Science Foundation’s CAREER Award. Kooyers and Nelson are assistant professors in UL Lafayette’s Department of Biology. Salehi is an assistant professor in the School of Computing and Informatics. (Photo credit: Rachael Rafati / University of Louisiana at Lafayette.)

NSF recognitions put trio of UL faculty in elite company

Three University of Louisiana at Lafayette faculty members have each earned one of the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious awards.

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