New resource hub for entrepreneurs opens in St. Landry Parish
St. Landry Economic Development has renovated their central office into a resource for entrepreneurs to grow their business, providing one-on-one coaching, mentoring, workspaces, and a podcast/videocast studio.
Mr. Chimetime Loses Bet, Buys 100 Plates at Lafayette Food Truck
Mr. Chimetime has been making his rounds across Lafayette, and it’s safe to say he’s eating good. From enjoying po’boys at Olde Tyme Grocery (Thanks, Gerald Gruenig) to popping up at Parc De Oaks with food trucks and some of the friendliest people, the viral food reviewer says Lafayette has been nothing short of...
Blaze Pizza in Lafayette closes its doors after 9 years
Blaze Pizza in Lafayette has permanently closed its doors after serving customers for four years.
Eyewitnesses Stunned After Brutal Fight Breaks Out at Lafayette Spot
LAFAYETTE, La. – A violent altercation at a popular Lafayette business left one man seriously injured and another facing criminal charges, according to police. The incident took place in the 100 block of Bertrand Drive, where a large police presence had witnesses concerned on Saturday night (July 19). Social media...
Louisiana Man’s Death Fuels True Crime Mystery ‘The Body in Room 348′
Lafayette, Louisiana (KMDL) - When Beaumont, Texas police found a Lafayette oil-and-gas man dead on the floor in his room at the Eleganté Hotel, it appeared to be a sad but explainable death by natural causes. However, things quickly turned out to be anything but explainable. The Death Of...
Small Shipyard Grant Program distributes $8.75 million to 17 shipyards
U .S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy has announced that the Maritime Administration (Marad) will distribute $8.75 million in grants through the 2025 Small Shipyard Grant program. The funding level matches last year’s amount but remains significantly below previous years. From 2017 through 2023, the program...
This Lafayette seafood king will compete in the Great American Seafood Cook-Off
Chef Karlos Knott is known for great beer, exceptional pizzas and an up-beat, convivial atmosphere at his Bayou Teche Brewing operation in Arnaudville. Now, he's also known as the King of Louisiana Seafood. Knott won out over 11 other Louisiana chefs at the Louisiana Seafood Cook-Off last month, with a Roman-style...
Baton Rouge men charged with battery of a woman, resisting arrest in Lafayette
Two Baton Rouge men, Davante Dotson and Kadaro Smith, were arrested in Lafayette for battery of a woman, resisting arrest, and other charges, and are currently being held in the Lafayette Correction Center.
State Sen. Brach Myers says he’ll continue work to address state’s insurance crisis
State Sen. Brach Myers says he will try again to pass a resolution aimed at efficiency in the state’s recent insurance reforms. Myers, R-Lafayette, said his Senate Concurrent Resolution 60 to study whether recent legislative reforms are working failed but vowed to bring it back until his initiative to study the issue...
Lafayette man kidnapped, shot; arrests made in St. Martin Parish
Two men were arrested in connection with the attempted murder of a Lafayette man who was kidnapped and shot multiple times in St. Martin Parish.
