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Hey everyone, does anyone know if there’s an active chess club at ULL or around Lafayette? I’d love to join casual games or tournaments if there’s a group around.

I normally run to target or super 1 but its just gotta to expensive. I use to love aldis but last time i went the whole cooler section on the wall (where cheese and meat is) was completely empty? It was a waste of my time to go there (is that fixed?? No idea what was going on) I don’t buy junk food mainly ingredients

UL Lafayette has a student retention problem. 

More than a quarter of freshmen do not return for their sophomore year, according to the university’s own academic strategic plan. The cost of going to UL may be to blame, at least partially. 

The main perpetrator of rising costs isn’t tuition or housing, but miscellaneous fees that read like they were pulled from a bowl of higher education alphabet soup. And while UL’s board of supervisors has vowed to make every effort to improve retention, those fees have continued to increase.

Taken together, the 14 fees assessed locally by the university and approved by the University of Louisiana’s System Board of Supervisors, plus those assessed by student government, are higher than tuition for most full-time students. 

I bought a DSLD house with a deffective HVAC system resulting in uneaven heating and high humidity with a lot of mold growth. A 3rd party HVAC told me the ducts were sized too small among other things (this makes sense the front rooms were always a lot warmer). 3rd party company quoted me 16k and told me its unlikely they the original builders will do anything to help.

I called DSLD and they directed me to their installer company, Bell Mechanical Services. Bell Mechanical Services said they will send a send a technician to review BUT if the house was built to code there will be no help. Any advice on dealing with this? Should I just bite the bullet and get the 3rd party to fix it?

Willing to pay $225 for four personalized 60-minute drum lessons at my house with option to continue working together if we both feel it’s worthwhile…

I live near Target/Ulta/Aldi/Buc-ee's and am a guitarist, played in bands, played live shows, etc. Extreme metal is my thing. I am a supremely mediocre unpracticed drummer. I can hold a beat when jamming with friends but absolutely nothing special. I specifically would like to learn from someone who is experienced teaching one-on-one and can help me progress properly and proficiently.

Mainly I want to focus on improving my kick abilities and high-hat nuances as well as bettering my posture and form when drumming. I desire to play with style that is tailored to my natural abilities and leans into how I naturally tend to play drums. I do not give the slightest fuck about speed or being proggy technical or anything; I want to learn properly and develop a solid foundation to build upon.

Hi everyone! I have a quick question for any terrarium/vivarium/aquarium keepers here.

Where do you guys get your supplies? I was searching for a fish store (for driftwood & stones), however it seems like all the ones I knew of around Lafayette are now permanently closed.

Again, I’m mainly looking for decor - although it would be super awesome if there’s a local place I can buy springtails/isopods too. Petco & Petsmart allegedly have them, but I’m not incredibly confident with their quality. I tried checking “LA Pet Emporium”, but it would seem they’re currently in the process of moving locations. If anyone has other suggestions of where to look, I’d really appreciate it! TYSMIA!! :)

I know to pay and file.
If I am in one parish and person is in other parish, which would I file in? Would my parents need a separate one for their location or would my restraining order act as an order upon my immediate family ? Thank you

what is the average cost for divorce in the Lafayette area

is their free consultations or how much could that cost?

anyone have any idea of the types of outcomes for someone in my position ?

i am mainly worried my wife will be entitled to half of everything i worked for (she doesn't work) and i wont be able to get another house if we do divorce. i recently lost my job after working there 10 years,took almost a year to find something else, now i make half of what i used to and got behind ,messed up my credit etc. in the process, so its pretty much no way id be able to get anything else for a long time. we have 2 young children also.

Update* I wasn't interested in posting full details of what led to me wanting a divorce here but the comments need detail, I mentioned "she doesn't work" just to get the perspective of how things work when one spouse has everything to lose and the other has nothing. Yes it means something to be a stay at home mom. But from my perspective when she quits being a wife and disrespects me and the marriage by cheating I just can't get onboard with the she deserves half of anything. I know law is law. But I don't know what outcomes or considerations are made when the person that provides financially is the one that has been wronged and the wife is just no longer interested in the marriage.

The full story of my situation is in another sub https://www.reddit.com/r/relationship_advice/s/X4RP771SJd

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Just move to Lafayette and looking to drop a load off. Was living in California lots of swinging there.. can anyone point me in the direction of a good swingers bar? Preferably would want the husband to watch me dominate his wife..

We've had some sort of religious people relentlessly knocking on our door last week and again this week-

They even said today.

We know you're home-

How can I get them to stop ? It's unnerving how relentlessly they are. They also wiggled my door knob.

Police said they cant do anything

Got the urge to try some Chicken Katsu for some reason. Any recommendations on town?

There was a thread a while back but the responses were pretty lackluster.

The following places advertise it:

Osaka

Katsu Ramen

Izumi Ramen

Sushi Masa

Feel like Osaka may be the best option here, but open o suggestions.

I’ve lived at bayou oaks for about 5 years now and this has always been an issue but now it’s to a point where I have to wait every few days to shower or wash my hands because the sink and tub fill with water and it just sits, sometimes the tub drains over night but sometimes it’ll take a couple days to drain out, and for the sink it never drains anymore I have to fill a cup up of the water and pour it into my tub and there’s this black substance that ends up in it as well. There’s always plumbing issues and it seems to never actually get fixed.

Hey guys I’ve been looking for a nice place to go swimming in or around Acadiana it can be public pools, lakes, “waterparks”, beaches etc. Been having tons of issues trying to find one that’s already open and seems like fun. Any recommendations are very appreciated.