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Judge dismisses vaccine mandate lawsuit brought by employees of Ochsner Lafayette General

Updated: Sep 23, 2021 4:49 PM

This is one of two cases brought against Lafayette medical centers.

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Lafayette Police: 1 injured, suspect in custody for morning shooting on Van Buren Drive

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Lafayette Parish's COVID-19 vaccination rate now slightly higher than state's rate

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Bayou Vermilion District’s Bayou Festival and Boat Parade

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FDA Authorizes Booster Dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine

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Louisiana state trooper charged in pummeling of Black man

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Fall Brings Big Change in Weather

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COVID-19 Vaccination Locations Around Acadiana

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Silverbacks Theatre Improve- 1 Class Starts This Weekend

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Kid Lit Pick Of The Week: You Matter by Christian Robinson

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The rise of online grocery shopping: is it here to stay?

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Registration Now Open For First Annual Semper Fi Strides 5K

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Community Coffee Helping The Communities Impacted By Hurricane Ida

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St. Tammany Parish coroner identifies man killed by alligator

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Opelousas Man Arrested for Domestic Abuse Battery with Child Endangerment Among Other Charges

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Two-Vehicle Crash in Vermilion Parish Leaves Motorcyclist Dead

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Man Arrested Multiple Times For Human Trafficking and Other Charges

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APC report finds rural Acadiana lacks quality broadband internet

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Touchdowns for Mom

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The Future of Women Auto Mechanics

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Seasonal vs. Pandemic Flu

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St. Landry Parish Cemetery Tours Back This Year For Month Of October

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Taste Testing Alvin Kamara's Cereal "Kamara's King Crunch"

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1,906 New Covid-19 Cases Reported in Louisiana and 99 Additional Deaths

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State Police to Participate in National Seat Check Saturday

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Judge dismisses vaccine mandate lawsuit brought by employees of Ochsner Lafayette General

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Lafayette Police: 1 injured, suspect in custody for morning shooting on Van Buren Drive

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Lafayette Parish's COVID-19 vaccination rate now slightly higher than state's rate

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Bayou Vermilion District’s Bayou Festival and Boat Parade

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FDA Authorizes Booster Dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine

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COVID-19 Vaccination Locations Around Acadiana

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Louisiana state trooper charged in pummeling of Black man

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COVID-19 Vaccination Locations Around Acadiana

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St. Tammany Parish coroner identifies man killed by alligator

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Opelousas Man Arrested for Domestic Abuse Battery with Child Endangerment Among Other Charges

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Man Arrested Multiple Times For Human Trafficking and Other Charges

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1,906 New Covid-19 Cases Reported in Louisiana and 99 Additional Deaths

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State Police to Participate in National Seat Check Saturday

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