The Lafayette Women’s Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual Cajun Match game fundraiser at 6-9 p.m. Aug. 5 at the Lafayette Science Museum. The event will be a take on the 1970s game show Match Game and the current ABC game show by the same name with a twist on the original show to be locally relevant, funny and entertaining. There will be two rounds with an intermission between rounds. Celebrity panelists for the event will include C.J. Clements, brand manager/morning show host, KTDY Karli Sherman with Karli Sherman Productions Kimi Hargrave, owner of Cajun Bug Exterminating Vincent June, SLCC chancellor Dr. William “Brad” Roth, Southern Urology Celebrity contestants will include: Michele Landry, owner of The Aesthetic Boutique Luxury Med Spa Other contestants will include: Tremika Cleary, owner of Defined Resolutions Yvette Lorentz Ferrari, local marketing consultant Ed Hannie, owner of Priority Access Urgent Care Jeffrey Wright, managing partner … [Read more...] about Women’s chamber to hold Cajun Match Game event Aug. 5
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Belgium moves one step closer to controversial prisoner swap treaty with Iran
Belgian lawmakers have given their initial support to a controversial prisoner exchange treaty with Iran. The agreement -- signed by Brussels and Tehran in March -- would allow the two countries to transfer convicted criminals to each other. It was approved by a Belgian parliamentary committee on Wednesday, with the support of the majority and it will now be submitted to parliament. Exiled Iranian opponents have slammed the treaty, arguing that it opens the door to "hostage diplomacy". Critics also say the agreement could pave the way for a possible pardon of convicted terrorist Assadollah Assadi. The 50-year-old Iranian diplomat was sentenced to 20 years in prison in February 2021 for "attempted terrorist assassination" . The court in Antwerp found him guilty of planning to commit a bomb attack at a gathering of Iranian opponents near Paris in June 2018. Members of the targeted group have slammed the new treaty as "shameful". Explained: Will … [Read more...] about Belgium moves one step closer to controversial prisoner swap treaty with Iran