Lafayette LA

The solution to helping Gulf Coast communities prepare for and respond to floods and other climate extremes isn't going to be found in one discipline alone. That's why organizers said the $5.8-million, six-university impact research project led by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette is vital. Its goal is to...

Nicole Ybarra received an urgent request from Leesville Mayor Rick Allen. He needed to meet that evening at city hall with Ybarra and the other city council members. The public was not invited. Before the six council members and Allen filed into the empty council chamber, the mayor of the...

I am not sure but if you look up the four "food groups" in Louisiana you might find that sausage is one of them. Food is such an important part of the Louisiana lifestyle that anytime there is an issue with sausage residents of The Boot have to pay attention.

(Pineville, Louisiana) - Driving the scenic highways and byways of Louisiana should be an enjoyable experience, or at least, not an expensive trip. Speeding in Louisiana is something that happens across the state, but some areas are more notorious than others as 'Speed Traps'. The Pineville Police Department took to...

There's a new outdoor dining option in downtown Lafayette. Uncle Bob's Roundup offers the stuff of plein air picnic dreams — covered tables, fans, bathrooms and a rotating cast of food trucks offering everything from sweet treats to 'Casian' specialties. On Saturday, April 5, the food truck park's grand...

Why do Jeeps have rubber ducks on their dashboards? What started as an act of kindness has turned into Jeepers phenomenon.

Louisiana to See Return of Familiar Retailer as Part of Nationwide Reopening Effort. Retail momentum is building in Louisiana as Variety Wholesalers, the company spearheading the comeback of shuttered Big Lots locations, launches the first phase of its national reopening initiative this week.

Jovanda Taylor — a nurse born and raised in Louisiana — needed a change of scenery after her mother passed away, so she set out looking for work in Houston, Texas. But when her Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) certification didn’t transfer across state lines, she was forced to move back to her home state — without a...

Texans love the outdoors. From the Hill Country's ranches filled with exotic game to the coastal wetlands along the Upper Texas Coast if you like to hunt in Texas, then you're in a pretty good spot. Now many hunters from Houston, Beaumont, Orange, and the surrounding area will tell you that if you like the outdoors...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPEL News) – Fentanyl is, without question, one of the most dangerous threats our community has faced in recent years. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, nearly 108,000 drug overdose deaths were recorded in the United States in 2022, with approximately 74,000 of those involving...