Brett Blackledge

Bill Murray receives a legal demand from the Doobie Brothers. And it’s everything you’d want it to be...

The family of Trayford Pellerin, a 31-year-old Black man killed by Lafayette police, is looking for answers in a meeting Friday with Mayor-President Josh Guillory. theadvertiser.com/story/news/loc…

@janiehaseman @jigsha What an incredible smart journalist, one of @jigsha many great hires. Impressed with all you’ve done @janiehaseman and can’t wait to see what the future holds! And I know what you mean, I do miss that Southwest Florida sunset!

@jigsha Thank you!! And thanks for hiring me to come here to begin with - couldn’t be here without you.

After two wonderful years, I left Southwest Florida yesterday. I’m so, so grateful to have had the opportunity to live and work and grow here ❤️

In Lafayette, two cases of suspects pursued, one black, one white, one dead, one alive. @theadvertiser @AshleyyDi Lafayette police shooting: Lessons learned in pursuit of two men, one Black and one white theadvertiser.com/story/news/cri…

Confessions of a parent worried about the school year during COVID-19: This is really hard rssfeeds.theadvertiser.com/~/632767118/0/…

There is no right choice, instead a series of seemingly impossible decisions. theadvertiser.com/story/news/202…

"If we were your kids, would you let us play?" -SEC player to SEC officials in a teleconference formerly known as confidential last week: bit.ly/3fqBvGW

UL assistant Looney remembered: 'He always cared about you,' former Mississippi State teammate says rssfeeds.theadvertiser.com/~/632245182/0/…

ICYMI: Important story from @wmtaylorpotter, @MikeStucka on Louisiana’s latest COVID-19 claim to fame. @theadvertiser @USATODAY theadvertiser.com/in-depth/news/…

The Lafayette Advertiser's pages promoted racism, white supremacy under William Bailey rssfeeds.theadvertiser.com/~/631901308/0/…

Sins of the past: The Daily Advertiser's and founder William Bailey's racist roots rssfeeds.theadvertiser.com/~/631902110/0/…

Mouton, along with his father, trained the “Vigilante Committee” in Lafayette Parish, a group that would carry out their own form of violent justice against Black residents. theadvertiser.com/in-depth/news/…

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Yesterday I started an internship at the newspaper I grew up reading, and today my first article was on the front page! So excited for this opportunity. (Also, support local journalism👍)

P.S. If you do sign up for this (or any subscription to The Advertiser), let me know! I want to be able to thank you personally.

@adamgoldmanNYT @elainaplott @jmartNYT @Smerelman You know, I don’t mean to be disagreeable, but @rossgarber is right.

@janiehaseman Wait, take a bow for living near swimming water. That’s huge!

happy to report i have failed at every step of my fourth-grade life plan thus far

Our investigation found that eight nursing homes in St. Landry and Lafayette with a history of infection-control violations suffered more than half of all COVID-19 deaths in both parishes and nearly all nursing home infections. theadvertiser.com/story/news/loc…