Lafayette Regional Airport Opens Overflow Lot As Flights Pick Up
Lafayette Regional Airport activated overflow parking off Borman Drive after lots filled up with increased travel demand. Drivers can access it from Surrey Street, though rideshare or drop-off options also help ease congestion.
St. Thomas More running back is certainly glad he decided to return
There would be no regrets for Landyn Craft. After sitting out last football season, the St. Thomas More senior running back wasn't going to look back and ponder what might have been. "I wasn't going to miss the chance to go out there and play with my brothers one more...
Domestic Violence survivor honors doctor who saved her life by proposing safety act
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — Domestic violence survivor Brandi Melissa is sharing her story of survival during Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October to bring attention to proposed state legislation and honor the late Lafayette surgeon who saved her life. Melissa was conceived through sexual assault and was born with...
SpaceX gets access to former Pecan Island High School under lease deal ahead of...
SpaceX will be able to lease the former Pecan Island School property from a University of Louisiana at Lafayette-affiliated nonprofit while preparing for an anticipated purchase in 2027, under agreements approved Thursday by the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors. The board approved two agreements involving UL Lafayette, Ragin’...
See the winners: Week 7 play, Week 8 game 2026
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — Southside running back Justin Williams produced 214 rushing yards and two touchdowns in the Sharks’ Week seven win over Lafayette. One of his touchdowns, a 54-yard run, was selected as the play of the week. With the score tied at seven in the first...
Company that built Silo Creek to start on another big upscale apartment project in...
The New Orleans company that built 252 upscale apartments next to Top Golf will start construction soon on a similar project along Verot School Road. Key Real Estate will start this month on the 208-unit, $35.5 million project at 2832 Verot School Road at the site of the old Dax on Verot restaurant, said Michael Lang, Key’s managing principal for development.
Swig came to Louisiana after a case of homesickness. Now it’s opening in the...
At Swig’s new location in St. George, dirty sodas run in colors across the rainbow, and snacks come sweet or salty. The Utah-born business began in 2010 when founder Nicole Tanner sought a specialty shop for fountain drinks. Enter: Swig. In 16 years, the franchise has spread to over 150 locations, and now the Baton Rouge area is getting in on the action in the new Long Farm Village development at 14631 Village Market St., St. George.
High school volleyball results, reported stats and Thursday’s schedule for Acadiana area
Lafayette Renaissance def. Acadiana Renaissance, 3-2 Westminster-Lafayette def. Vermilion Catholic, 3-2 TEUR: Hebert 1 ace, 3 digs; Leonard 3 kills; Bergeron 5 kills, 7 digs; Trahan 20 digs, 3 aces; Luneau 1 kill, 1 dig; Moran 3 kills, 2 digs, 1 ace; Landry 2 kills, 12 digs, 14 assists; Turner 8 assists, 6 digs; Sheppard 2 kills, 3 digs; Robin 3 kills, 5 digs; Bergeron 3 kills, 1 dig.
Sushi restaurant to open in old Drago’s space. Here’s what we know.
The former Drago’s restaurant site that recently changed hands will house a sushi restaurant. Umiya Sushi, which has locations in Texas, will move into the building at 3151 Johnston St. likely next summer, said Sophie Zhoa, whose firm Beyond Realty represented the buyer in the deal. The restaurant, which...
Lafayette council OKs $500,000 for long-sought downtown redevelopment plan, $1.25M for Northgate Mall
Lafayette City Council members, acting as the board for two economic development districts, have agreed to provide $500,000 toward a downtown redevelopment plan and, in principle, $1.25 million to redevelop the former Northgate Mall. Serving as the board for the Downtown Lafayette Economic Development District, City Council members on Tuesday...

















