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Festivals Acadiens et Créoles is getting bigger in Lafayette for 2026, with a new stage, Smithsonian partnership and four days of Cajun and Creole culture.

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette's enrollment fell 2.5% this fall, with 398 fewer students than a year ago — putting the university below the enrollment baseline for a 10-year plan that calls for substantial growth. UL enrolled 15,702 students in Fall 2026, compared with 16,100 degree-seeking students in...

A Lafayette man was sentenced Thursday to 20 years of hard labor for his role in the 2021 shooting death of a 16-year-old Northside High School dancer, closing out a case that took more than four years to resolve. Natrevian Simpson, 21, pleaded guilty to manslaughter under a deal that...

Downtown officials are recommending a request to re-open a lounge along Cypress Street be put on hold in favor of more discussion. The Downtown Development Authority made the recommendation to Lafayette Consolidated Government’s city zoning commission, which will hear the request from Quinton Borel to open a lounge at

Gulf Brew returns to downtown Lafayette on Saturday with more than 200 craft beers, food, live music and local vendors. The festival is scheduled from 3 to 7 p.m. in downtown Lafayette. Food will be available from downtown restaurants and other local businesses in the Cox Food Court. General admission...

It's not an Earth shattering difference, but it's definitely something seasoned Trader Joe's shoppers will notice as soon as they pull into the new Lafayette location.

Ryan, RJ, and Ahmad break down USC's 49-30 win over Louisiana and why Trojans fans shouldn't be overly doom and gloom about giving up 30 points. The bigger frustration is that USC has set the expectation of getting better every week, and it's hard to argue the Trojans took that next step against Louisiana. They discuss

Routine inspections will mean alternating lane closures on westbound I-10 across the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge through Friday.

Customers walk through the doors of Tim’s Kitchen in Broussard looking for Southern comfort food and leave with a taste of something deeper: the Sharlow family’s history and heritage. Most of the dishes on Timothy Sharlow’s menu trace back to his mother, Ruby Sharlow, who owned Ruby’s Restaurant....

Unfortunately, customers on the city of Abbeville’s system continue to see brownish, yellowish water coming from the tap. On the plus side, there is a timeline for when those customers can expect relief. Abbeville Public Works Director Chris Gautreaux said Wednesday morning that renovation work at the water plant...