I-49 Connector project is advancing for the second time. Here’s when the public can...
The public may review and comment Sept. 2 on the recently-signed environmental impact statement for the proposed Interstate 49 Lafayette Connector. An open house is scheduled for 4:30-6 p.m. Sept. 2 at the Downtown Convention Center, 124 S. Buchanan St. in Lafayette. Oral public comment will begin at 6 p.m....
New bagel shop coming soon to River Ranch
LAFAYETTE, LA. (KLFY) — A new bagel shop will be coming soon to River Ranch in Lafayette, according to Developing Lafayette. Developing Lafayette reported the Bagels shop was founded by the same business entrepreneurs who brought Caroline’s Cookies onto the Lafayette map. The storefront is set to be located at 111 Ston
St. Martin Parish sheriff wants to keep 30-day Flock data retention
ST. MARTINVILLE, La. (KLFY) — Flock Camera safety is changing how long license plate reader data is kept by default, but the St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office said it wants to stick with a longer retention period. Flock announced Aug. 13 that it is recommending a seven-day retention...
This north Lafayette restaurant closes, ending its rebranded era
The Original Patti, 505 W. Pont Des Mouton Road, has announced abrupty it was closing its doors. The closure came just one day after the restaurant announced it would be closed “until further notice” because its hood vent system was not working and it could not prepare food, according to its posts on Facebook.
Man arrested, accused of fatally stabbing girlfriend
Just before 9:00 p.m. on Friday, August 14, 2026, officers with the New Iberia Police Department responded to a reported stabbing in the 1000 block of South Hopkins Street
Is It Illegal to Kill Bees in Louisiana? What the Law Actually Says
Explore amazing animal stories – visit Animal of Things Now and follow us! If a bee colony shows up under your porch in Lafayette or a swarm lands in your Baton Rouge oak tree, most people assume there’s a clear-cut rule about what happens next. There isn’t. Louisiana’s laws on killing bees split sharply depending on
DOTD Starts $1.43 Million Road Project on LA 92-1 in St. Martin Parish
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development has begun a $1.43 million road improvement project on LA 92-1 from LA 31 to LA 347 in St. Martinville.
Louisiana and global artists explore UL Lafayette music archives for new documentary series
What happens when you set a bunch of musicians loose in the world’s largest archive of Cajun and Creole music and folklife recordings?. You get moments when Louisiana music history becomes something new — like getting to see Nathan Williams’ family (of Nathan Williams and the Zydeco Cha Chas) re-record a song originall
Louisiana restaurants work to reassure diners amid cyclospora outbreak
Amid the cyclosaladspora outbreak, restaurants – especially those which specialize in salads – are going the extra mile to reassure diners that the produce they serve is safe.
Lafayette’s Last Original Patti Location Is Gone
The Original Patti's Pont des Mouton location in Lafayette has closed for good after a hood vent failure. The Ground Pat'i name it split from in 2021 is still open on Johnston Street.

















