Lafayette LA

The Baton Rouge and Lafayette areas are bursting with holiday spirit, from lights to parades, "Nutcrackers," music and multiple opportunities to see Santa. And don't forget Ice Skating on the River, a seasonal Cirque show, "Winter Wonderettes" and loads of more Christmas fun. All events are in Baton Rouge unless...

Ochsner Lafayette General has officially opened the Ochsner Lafayette General Andrews Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute, located at 4212 W. Congress Street in Lafayette. See initial construction start post:...

GRANT PARISH, La. (KALB) - Four men from south Louisiana have been arrested for trying to smuggle contraband into the Federal Prison in Grant Parish, according to the Grant Parish Sheriff’s Office. Joshua Gray, 31, of Lafayette, Nathaniel Mouton, 36, of Lafayette, Kameryn Robertson, 20, of Breaux Bridge and...

SHOOTING INVESTIGATION – ARREST MADE ON TROSCLAIR STREET. The Opelousas Police Department responded to a shooting in the 1300 block of Trosclair Street. Upon arrival, officers learned that a male victim had been shot and was transported to a local hospital by private vehicle prior to officers’ arrival.

Chrystal Clues-Alexander was sentenced to 21 years in prison in 2023 for murdering her husband, Kendall Alexander.

Juries in two parishes returned guilty verdicts in two separate murder cases last week. Both cases were prosecuted in the 16th Judicial District, where District Attorney Michael Haik III announced guilty verdicts in the slayings of Brian Gibson Jr. and Nicole Hamilton. In the Gibson case, a jury found 38-year-old...

Did Louisiana’s Cajuns really invent fried turkey? Here’s how South Louisiana became the birthplace of a Thanksgiving tradition America can’t live without.

Global Vessel & Tank, LLC announced it will invest $5.4 million to expand its Iberia Parish operations with new manufacturing and office space, increasing capacity to produce vital oilfield processing equipment used throughout the Gulf South. The company is expected to create 50 direct new jobs with an average...

For couples trying to stretch a fixed check, the South offers a cluster of small towns where a Social Security deposit can realistically cover the basics. Recent reporting on Southern Small Towns Where Couples Can Retire on Nothing but Social Security highlights places where modest costs and slower-paced living...

Further details have emerged from Evangeline Downs in Opelousas, La., after an incident on the evening of Nov. 22 saw a field of speeding Quarter Horses have to veer around an oncoming ambulance along the rail. Javier Torres, regional manager for the Jockeys' Guild, said he was able to get...