Ex-superintendent Cooper, who waited years for justice, dies
Dr. Pat Cooper, who served as superintendent of the Lafayette Parish School System from January 2012 to November of 2014, died on Jan. 8. Cooper, who was diagnosed with lung cancer in the summer of 2024, was 76. He was born in Minden and raised in Springhill. The highly regarded...
America250 flag raised at city hall to mark nation’s 250th anniversary
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.
Clean and Beautiful Acadiana: Lafayette Sheriff’s Beautification Project
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...
African Children’s Choir to perform at Youngsville church as part of national tour
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...
Louisiana National Guard Member Arrested and Removed From Duty
(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...
Parents seek clarity from Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy after pencil stabbing incident
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...
New Iberia Escapee Goes Viral After Commenting on Sheriff’s Post
A New Iberia escapee turned heads after commenting on the sheriff’s Facebook post about her escape.
Lafayette Parish health inspections flag roaches, food risks
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...
Viral video says Atchafalaya bridge columns are failing. But the scenes weren’t in Louisiana.
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...
Lafayette-based educational tech company is appointing its co-founder to CEO position
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,...
