Lafayette LA

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — A federal grant will allow Lafayette Utilities System to strengthen its electric power grid, authorities said. LUS has been awarded $3,982,500 in federal grid resiliency grant funding to strengthen and modernize the LUS electric system. Matched with local utility funds for a total investment of

That’s the foundation for Cecilia coach Cody Champagne and his wife Jenny’s household. And their faith has carried them through one of the most difficult times of their lives. Jenny, a physical education teacher at Cecilia Primary, was diagnosed with invasive mucinous carcinoma, a rare type of breast...

I am not in favor of SpaceX, the rocket launch project planned in Vermilion Parish, and here are some of my concerns. NDAs: Why all the secrets if it's such a good thing? The people of this state deserve to know what is created and produced on our land and in our waters. We weren't asked!

It has been reported that the 130,000 acres in Vermilion Parish the state received in the recent ExxonMobil settlement for coastal restoration has been sold to SpaceX for $100 million, or approximately $800 per acre. Is the sale of public lands to third parties without competitive public bidding permitted? Would...

ST. MARTIN PARISH, La. (KLFY) — Recent reports of threats involving schools across Acadiana have prompted evacuations, investigations and the arrest of a teenager. The incidents include two reported bomb threats at Westgate High School, threatening social-media posts circulating in St. Mary Parish and a separate threat

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — Louisiana’s Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday returns this weekend, giving shoppers a break on state and local sales taxes on qualifying firearms, ammunition and hunting supplies. But this year, the annual tax-free weekend comes as gun dealers are also navigating major changes surrounding suppr

Bridgette Mouton, youth director at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Lafayette, is one of eight finalists for the 2026-27 Lumen Christi Award. The Lumen Christi Award is the Catholic Extension Society’s highest honor and recognizes people who radiate and reveal the light of Christ in the communities they ser

LAFAYETTE, LA. (KLFY) — Festivals Acadiens et Créoles is set to announce the unveiling of its 2026 pin and poster designs. The official Pin and Poster Reveal event will happen on Saturday, Sept. 12 at 5 p.m at the Acadiana Center of the Arts located at 101 W. Vermilion St. during the Downtown Second Saturday ArtWalk.

Kickoff's at 7 p.m. Saturday. Here's how to watch, where to park and what you can actually bring into Cajun Field.

Lafayette Parish's real estate market stayed active through August, with nearly 100 recorded property transfers across the parish. Of those, 79 involved improved (built-on) properties, and the 10 biggest sales alone accounted for more than $7.7 million in real estate changing hands, according to the Lafayette Parish As