Acadiana newsmakers: Helen Dwight named to position with The Picard Group
Helen Dwight was named senior director of health policy at The Picard Group. Dwight will work in the firm’s federal practice in Washington, D.C., along with Hunter Hall, Catherine Lenz and Trè Nelson on behalf of health care clients. She has over 15 years of working in Washington,...
Friday Feed: Omelets with 4-H
For the Friday Feed on October 3, 2025, Al Hebert visited members of Lafayette 4-H to see how they make their omelets. Friday Feed is brought to you by Kirk's U Needa Butcher.
MPCS filling month with ‘Pink and Purpose’
This October, Miles Perret Cancer Services (MPCS) is filling the entire month with “Pink and Purpose” during Givebacktober.
Doctors for Access holds free prescription drive for COVID vaccines in Lafayette
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)– New prescription requirements at pharmacies in Louisiana have complicated access to COVID vaccines, prompting local doctors to step in with solutions. Doctors for Access, a grassroots volunteer network, offered a free pop-up clinic at the Lafayette Internal Medicine Clinic to provide...
Portion of Admiral Doyle Drive now called Veterans Memorial Drive
Iberia parish officials and local veterans came together to celebrate for a ceremony this week to dedicate a prominent parish road in honor of our veterans. The Veterans Memorial Building at New Iberia City Park was filled to the brim with the local veterans community celebrating the dedication of Admiral Doyle...
Big Brother 27’s Lauren Domingue returns home to Lafayette
Lauren Domingue of Lafayette, Louisiana, returned home after competing on Big Brother 27, where she was met with an outpouring of love and support from family and friends.
Preslie & Raeleigh, co-owners of Scrappie Studio
We are sitting down with Preslie & Raeleigh, co-owners of Scrappie Studio, a community arts studio in Lafayette with a mission to create a third-space where people can connect through creativity. Check out their website at: https://scrappiestudio.com. ⸻. 🎙 Listen & Watch. 🎧 Find this episode and more:. 🔗...
How Louisiana tourism is recokning with its Antebellum legacy
Shadows on the Teche: A Louisiana Plantation Reckoning with its Antebellum Legacy. As a child growing up in South Louisiana, plantation home tours comprised family outings and school field trips. The tours were romanticized narratives of the Antebellum South, with visions of beautiful southern belles in hoop-skirted...
Lafayette teachers to get ‘bonus’ $2.9K check, board approves new construction at meeting
Lafayette Parish teachers will receive a nearly $3,000 bonus check with 2002 half-cent sales tax funding. The Lafayette Parish School Board voted unanimously at its October meeting to approve the $2,908.74 payments to be distributed to eligible employees this month. The money comes from about $8.1 million in excess...
Purple Lights Bring Awareness to Domestic Violence Survivors
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Display a purple light and stand with survivors in Lafayette and Acadiana.