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BROUSSARD, La. (Acadiana News First) - U.S. Frame Factory is celebrating the opening of a new $3 million facility in Broussard, adding 15 jobs immediately and planning to hire up to 50 more workers over the next year. The company’s new building spans about 42,000 square feet and brings its...

This Halloween, save the tricks and load up on treats at the Sweet Dough Pie Festival. A South Louisiana version of a traditional French pâte sucrée, or "sweet dough,” pie, these delicacies feature a butter-pastry dough stuffed with various fillings: sweet potatoes, blackberries, figs, lemon, and more.

Amanda Logue, MD, MMM, FACP, officially took office Sept. 6 as the new chief executive officer of Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center . In her new role as CEO , Logue brings 17 years of medical experience and a background in physician leadership, hospital operations and health care technology to one of Acadiana’s

In Lafayette, hairdressers, laundry workers, and housekeeping staff are earning under 25 thousand annually. Meanwhile, it takes about 49 thousand to cover basic living expenses in the area.

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette has been awarded almost $2.1 million by the Louisiana Department of Health as part of an initiative to improve health care services and health outcomes in rural communities across the state.

There’s the fuel that fills your tank and the fuel that fills your stomach, but in Acadiana, both can sometimes be found under the same roof. Some of the best food may be waiting inside convenience stores or gas stations, according to Al Hebert, a morning reporter for Acadiana News First and longtime food explorer know

A brazen carjacking. The post Two Elderly Women Were Loading Groceries In a Car When a Man Climbed in and Stole It appeared first on Mandatory .

HII reports that its Romulus unmanned surface vessel (USV) program has reached another major milestone thanks to HII’s partnership with Breaux Brothers Enterprises in New Iberia, Louisiana. Together, the HII and Breaux Brothers teams have completed the structural build of the first Romulus 151 USV hull and successfully

Micah Legnon, a former New Iberia police officer, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists.

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)-New Louisiana legislation increasing penalties for making threats against schools or school functions took effect Aug. 1, imposing heavy financial and criminal consequences. State Rep. Johnson, who represents District 27 in Pineville, pointed to a surge in threats roughly a year ago that disrupted