Lafayette LA

Albert Fruge, 33, is wanted by Church Point Police for Aggravated Assault with Firearm, Illegal use and Discharge of Firearm, and Disturbing the Peace by Fighting, after a June shooting incident.

A Wendy’s will open in Youngsville after the franchisee bought property along Chemin Metairie Parkway. An LLC registered to Wendy’s franchisee Haza Foods of Sugar Land, Texas, bought 3.5 acres last week just south of the Ascension Episcopal school campus for under $1 million, Elifin Realty officials announced.

BATON ROUGE, La. (press release) – The Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana will host a series of free public events in southwest Louisiana starting August 11. The Southwest Louisiana Coastal Restoration Roadshow will be comprised of six gatherings in Lake Charles, Cameron and Abbeville. People attending will view...

How can someone improve a hot dog, deep-fried in cornmeal and served on a stick?. By zesting it up with panko, cheese, sauce and other imaginative flavors — like Cheeto dust — to create a corn dog that's aesthetically pleasing enough for social media photos. Korean corn dogs...

One of the oldest and longest-running businesses in Abbeville is closing after 70-plus years of operation. Toups Propeller Service, located on South State Street, is no longer accepting new orders for repairing marine propellers or ordering new propellers. Over the next few weeks, Jerry Terpening will keep the door...

West and Alicia Dixon have spent the past three years fighting for compensation for a home they say was not built to stand up Louisiana’s withering summertime humidity. The couple sued D.R. Horton, one of the nation’s largest homebuilders, claiming the Youngsville house the Texas-based company sold them in 2014 had a...

Cowboys Nightclub in Scott is closing Sunday after 45 years in business. In a Facebook post Sunday morning, the club announced the closure and said the reasons for the shutdown will be addressed soon. Only the nightclub, which featured live country music and zydeco is closing; The Western Store and The Saloon will...

A violent altercation at a popular Lafayette business left one man seriously injured and another facing criminal charges, according to police.

A Lafayette family escaped unharmed from their home after a fire destroyed their vehicles and belongings, but spared their lives and a 100-year-old Saint Anthony statue.

A 24-year-old man was killed in a single vehicle crash on Southpark Road in Lafayette after losing control of his vehicle and striking a tree and a tree, resulting in a fire.