Lafayette LA

In 20 days, a new law will take effect in Kaplan, prohibiting residents from owning more than five poultry within the city limits. On Tuesday, the Kaplan City Council approved a new poultry ordinance limiting the number of poultry each person can own. The new ordinance states that a person...

Beacon Community Connections founder Holly Howat has joined the Louisiana Department of Health as its new assistant secretary of behavioral health. Howat left her role as executive director of Beacon this summer after nearly a decade of leading the social care nonprofit. There, she spearheaded programs that included...

You may have noticed that there are several white fire hydrants showing up in parts of Lafayette, and here's why they aren't yellow any longer.

If you're finding your chair down a long row of seats, which way should you be facing as you pass in front of others? Proper etiquette might just disagree with your answer.

Compared to the rest of the country, Louisiana is the least safe state, ranking 50th, according to WalletHub data. Although safety levels vary across the country, WalletHub identified the safest states in America by analyzing all 50 states using 52 key indicators of safety, grouped into five categories. The five...

Nicholas Sam, 32, of Washington was found guilty of attempted second degree murder, attempted manslaughter, illegal use of a firearm, and felon in possession of firearms for a shooting that occurred near Mama's Fried Chicken in Opelousas on April 2, 2023.

The Daily Advertiser information for the week of Oct. 13 to Oct. 20, 2025, from the Louisiana Department of Health. The top three addresses with the most critical violations in Lafayette Parish are listed, along with an explanation of the findings. All restaurants on the list had at least four critical violation....

The "Dine for the Diner" initiative will donate 10% of Thursday's proceeds from select restaurants to Catholic Charities of Acadiana's soup kitchen, St. Joseph Diner, to help those without SNAP benefits and provide relief to organizations that have taken on the pressure of feeding families.

The Village of Parks has secured over a million dollars in grants to fund the installation of a new large water well and the addition of water meters in five areas, providing residents with a more reliable water supply.

– Construction crews were busy this past week doing work alongside La. 347 near Parks as part of state roadwork projects in St. Martin Parish. Alternating traffic lanes were enforced as the crew worked on drainage and road widening projects on La. 347, just past the Parks Bridge on the east side of Bayou Teche where...