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The Good Fight Foundation hosted its fifth annual back-to-school supply drive, providing 1,200 backpacks filled with supplies to families in need, with the event spearheaded by UFC fighter Dustin Poirier and his wife.

Louisiana gets a lot of federal disaster aid — and can count on needing a lot more of it. On that forecast, policymakers at this week’s Katrina Forward symposium broadly agreed, even as they debated what went right and what went wrong after hurricanes Katrina and Rita leveled Louisiana 20 years ago.

The city of Breaux Bridge is moving forward with plans to extend Mills Avenue to Champagne Boulevard, providing easier access to the Oschner St. Martin Hospital and allowing for optimal business and residential development.

Changes forced by the settlement of a federal free speech lawsuit were put into place at the first Lafayette Public Library board meeting since the settlement was reached in mid July. Gone were signs on the front door of the main library and the door to the board meeting room....

The old Pecan Island High School in Vermilion Parish has been officially acquired by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The facility will be transformed into the Peter M. John and David M. John Wildlife and Coastal Preservation Center. The center is named in honor of its donors and will support research and...

A Louisiana-based trampoline park has bought property to open a location in Lafayette. An LLC registered to Adventure Fun Park owner Eric Petroskey closed on a deal last month to buy just under one acre at 618 Verot School Road, land records show. Petroskey is moving forward on the 18,000-square-foot...

We're tracking a familiar summertime pattern as we move through the week. It looks like the recent drier air that's been giving us a break is starting to move out, allowing for a return to more typical conditions. We're expecting temperatures to generally be near normal for this time of year, with highs in the low to...

Just about every kind of shoe can be seen hanging from the branches and trunk of the "Tree of Soles," a Lafayette Parish landmark where people come to bare their souls and leave behind their soles. This unique roadside shrine is found off Cocodril Road, between Scott and Duson. Locals...

From 90s country hits to local talent, the lineup at this year's festival promises something for every music lover in town.

The family of Da'Marion LaGrange, a 16-year-old from Breaux Bridge, is seeking justice after he was killed in a hit-and-run, and the family claims the information released by state police regarding his death was inaccurate.