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(The Center Square) - First Solar on Friday unveiled its $1.1 billion manufacturing facility in Iberia Parish, bringing more than 800 jobs to the local economy. The New Iberia plant spans approximately 2.4 million square feet and has a footprint about 11 times the size of the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans,...

Located at 101 Saloom Farm Rd., Suite 101, Chicken Salad Chick is a nationally owned, fast-casual Southern restaurant chain known for its wide variety of chicken salad flavors, homestyle sides and welcoming atmosphere. With 14 locations in Louisiana, it is safe to say that the Lafayette one is one of the best due to...

A viral video surfaced this week of several horses and their riders making their way inside an Abbeville Walmart. Shoppers at the Abbeville store on Sunday were surprised to see horses trotting down the aisles after a trail ride reportedly ended with a group of participants deciding to enter the store on horseback.

A man was taken to the hospital after a late-morning shooting and two people have been arrested, according to the Lafayette Police Department. Broderick Brown Jr., 17, of Lafayette, is charged with attempted second-degree murder and illegal discharge of a firearm. Davonrick Foster, 26, also of Lafayette, is charged...

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — A Lafayette man and his two daughters have pleaded guilty to wire fraud charges, prosecutors said. Lenzi Desormeaux Babineaux, 35, of Rayne, was sentenced to a year and a day in prison on Nov. 6 after pleading guilty to wire fraud in connection with a federal food program.

LAFAYETTE, La. (NEWS 15) — The man accused of killing a Lafayette Parish woman during a carjacking has pleaded guilty to the charge in federal court, according to U.S. Attorney Zachary Keller. Court records show Brandon Francisco, 39, of Mansura in Avoyelles Parish, pleaded guilty on November 13 to...

A beloved holiday tradition returned to Lafayette, bringing the community together for a cause. El Sido's Thanksgiving Zydeco Food Drive took place at El Sido's Zydeco Club on Wednesday, November 19, continuing the legacy of the late "Big Sid" Williams, a Zydeco legend and the club's former owner. Williams passed...

When Georges Antoun came to Louisiana from Lebanon in the early 1980s, he needed money. The country was entering an oil crisis, and cities along the Gulf Coast — especially places like Lafayette that depended on oil and gas jobs — felt the hit first. As families moved...

59-year-old man arrested on eight felony charges after narcotics unit finds weapons cache and trafficking quantities of drugs.

The City of Scott has been selected as one of the 47 recipients of the 2025-26 Keep Louisiana Beautiful Trash Receptacle Grant Program. The grant is made possible with funding from the State of Louisiana and the Office of the Lieutenant Governor. The City of Scott will use the grant...