Lafayette LA

Lafayette Consolidated Government raised the America250 flag at City Hall, launching a yearlong commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

What some see as a convenient dumping ground, the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office sees as a responsibility. Along Lajaunie Road, formerly known as Larabie Pitt Road to longtime Upper Lafayette residents, deputies have been waging a quiet but persistent battle against illegal dumping since 2021. The stretch of...

The African Children's Choir is coming to Louisiana later this month to share worship songs and hymns with the Youngsville community, with the goal of raising money to help African children living in extreme poverty pursue education and training. The choir, made up of 17 primarily Ugandan children from ages...

(Scott, Louisiana) - A member of the Louisiana National Guard has been arrested on some serious charges and relieved of his duties. According to a report on KLFY News 10, "Luxe Arlen Thomas, 19, of Scott, is charged with one count each of possession of child sexual abuse material, misdemeanor carnal knowledge of a...

YOUNGSVILLE, La. (KLFY) — Parents at Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy are expressing concerns over the administration’s handling of a stabbing incident that occurred during recess in December, involving multiple students. The incident reportedly involved students being stabbed with pencils. Some parents are...

A New Iberia escapee turned heads after commenting on the sheriff’s Facebook post about her escape.

The Daily Advertiser information for the week of Dec. 29 to Jan. 5, 2025, from the Louisiana Department of Health. The top two 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 one critical violation...

A video spreading widely on social media purports to show support columns for the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge, which carries Interstate 10 between Baton Rouge and Lafayette, crumbling into the swamp — but the structures aren’t in Louisiana, state officials say. The video, shared on Instagram by an account...

SchoolMint, the Lafayette-based educational tech company, announced a new CEO on Monday as former CEO Bryan MacDonald has moved to an advisory role. Jinal Jhaveri, who co-founded SchoolMint in 2013 before it moved to Lafayette, will return to the CEO position after MacDonald’s six years at the helm. MacDonald,...

A Lafayette-based private investment group has acquired a Baltimore-based company that specializes in electronic recycling and reuse. Acadian Capital Group announced the acquisition of Electronics Value Recovery Inc., an IT asset disposition, electronics reuse and recycling, data destruction and secure electronics...