Lafayette celebrates reopening of Fire Station No. 2 with new renovations
The Lafayette Fire Department and community leaders of Lafayette officially re-opened one of the city's oldest fire stations with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday,...
Shooting incident in the 100 block of NW Evangeline Thwy
LAFAYETTE, LA (December 24, 2024) - On December 24, 2024, at 02:42 a.m., officers with the Lafayette Police Department (LPD) were dispatched to the...
Jim Bradshaw: A long time between Christmases
During the week before Christmas 1940 several hundred young men from Lafayette, New Iberia, Breaux Bridge and other south Louisiana communities boarded a train...
Smoky Mountains Attraction Popular With Louisiana Guests to Close
Altitude is not a word that is spoken very often when describing the topography of Louisiana. In Abbeville, the official elevation is listed at...
Early Christmas Eve shooting in Lafayette sends one to hospital
LAFAYETTE, La. ( KLFY ) — One person was shot several times in Lafayette in the early morning hours of Christmas...
Local teen holds Christmas Stocking Drive for hospitalized children
LAFAYETTE, La. ( KLFY ) — For the fourth year, 16-year-old Madison McManus held a Christmas Stocking Drive in...
Lafayette, Louisiana Shooting Said to Have Started with an Argument
While details are slim at this time, Lafayette Police officials say one person was shot multiple times in an incident that happened early Tuesday...
St. John Cathedral in Lafayette’s ‘breathtaking’ renovations completed in time for Christmas
It's been 40 years since the inside of Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in downtown Lafayette has been renovated. Over time, moisture caused...
The spirit of giving: Meet the Acadiana Santa
When Cody Short steps into his Santa suit each December, it means a little more to him. A native of Broussard, Short’s...
Letters: So many questions on how we track climate change
It is somewhat amusing to look at the holiday weather reports in your newspaper, although not amusing to those shoveling snow from their driveways....
