Five and a half months after a fall gave him a serious head injury, the Louisiana Oil & Gas Association announces Don Briggs is returning to his role as President. His son, Vice-President Gifford Briggs, stepped into the top role while his father recovered.
Mark Moses, the director of state Facility Planning and Control, the state construction program contains $1 million for hospital demolition, but it is uncertain whether that will be enough.
Lafayette General Medical Center has begun its new role as a teaching hospital with 22 new doctors undergoing training at the private hospital as part of its takeover of University Medical Center.