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.
Water Woes: Southeast Waterworks District No. 2 of Vermilion Parish Planned Outage
NEWS 15) — Parts of Acadiana are experiencing water woes from water main breaks, low water pressure, and other problems, resulting in some boil water advisories being issued. NEWEST ADDITIONS:. VERMILION PARISH:. (8/17/26) Abbeville - Southeast Waterworks District No. 2 of Vermilion Parish plans a systemwide water outa
Lafayette Parish is growing fast. Now officials are asking how — and where —...
Longtime Milton resident Bob Bixenman is serious. He says the unincorporated community in southwest Lafayette Parish has little, if any, say in how it is dealing with the accelerated growth. The 180-lot Milton Commons development illustrates the problem. Residents spoke against the project when it came before Lafayette
UL volleyball team welcomes Lafayette Elementary students back to school
Members of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette women's volleyball team greeted Lafayette Elementary School students with handshakes and high fives as they returned to school. The team also surprised the school's principal with a $1,000 check to help with school needs.

















