Back in business: Neighbors Federal Credit Union’s Denham Springs branch will reopen on Wednesday more than a year after being overwhelmed by floodwaters. The redesigned branch—on Rushing Road near Home Depot Drive—has been dubbed the “branch of the future” and is fully equipped with modern technology aimed at minimizing wait times and speeding up service delivery. Neighbors temporarily operated the branch out of a mobile unit as the branch was undergoing construction.
Shuttered: More than a year after Coyote Blues shuttered its Baton Rouge location on South Acadian Thruway, the restaurant has abruptly closed its Johnston Street restaurant in Lafayette, KLFY-TV reports. The restaurant closed on Saturday after 14 years in business. When reached for comment, Jerry Corley, Coyote Blues operations manager, told the TV station that 12 of the restaurant’s 14 years in business were profitable. The location was closed so the property could be repositioned for “a better utilization of real estate value,” he said. Read more.
Unforeseen conflict: A federal trial has been postponed for a Louisiana private investigator accused of trying to illegally obtain Donald Trump’s tax returns during last year’s presidential campaign. Jury selection was scheduled to begin today for Jordan Hamlett’s federal trial, but a filing from the court says it must be rescheduled due to an “unforeseen conflict with the court.” A new trial date wasn’t immediately set. The 32-year-old Lafayette resident is charged with misusing a Social Security number while trying unsuccessfully to access Trump’s tax information through a security weakness in a U.S. Department of Education financial aid website. Read more.
