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Acadiana is a place well known for its love of food, but that may not always be a good thing.

PORT ALLEN - A Mississippi man grabbed the steering wheel of a moving SUV and intentionally rammed it into a police cruiser on I-10 East near the LA 1 exit, according to the West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office. John Cuevas, 42, of Madison, Mississippi, was a front-seat passenger in...

Editor's note: In partnership with The Acadiana Advocate, the705 is recognizing its annual Top 20 Under 40 Acadiana Leadership Award honorees, presented by Advancial Federal Credit Union. Honorees will be recognized at a banquet April 10 at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s Student Union Ballroom. For...

Gusty north winds have ushered cold air down to the Gulf Coast. Wind Advisories and Fire Weather Warnings will give way to a Freeze Warning for areas away from the coast, including Lafayette Parish. Following a strong storm system that barreled through the region late Sunday night, gusty north winds...

It will be a cold night with lows in the upper 20s to low 30s, so many areas will see a light freeze. Protect the plants. This won’t be pipe bursting cold. It will be a little warmer tomorrow with highs in the upper 50s with a mostly sunny sky. Lows tomorrow night will be in the upper 30s. We will see the upper 60s...

I-10 East was shut down at University Avenue in Lafayette after a three-vehicle crash involving an 18-wheeler. Deputies with the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office blocked the interstate and forced traffic to exit at University Avenue.

The Daily Advertiser information for the week of March 2 to March 9, 2026, from the Louisiana Department of Health. The top three addresses with the most critical violations in Lafayette Parish are listed, along with an explanation of the findings. All restaurants on the list had at least one critical violations....

From rock to country and everything in between, there are concerts coming to the area that will fill everyone's musical tastes.

Imagine a cake that looks like a Yeti cooler or a crawfish boil—Lafayette's themed groom's cakes are turning heads and adding flavor to weddings.

(NEWS 15) — The National Weather Service has issued a Freeze Warning for most of Acadiana starting Monday night into Tuesday morning. The warning will be in effect from Monday at 11 p.m. until Tuesday at 9 a.m. All Acadiana parishes, except for St. Mary Parish, falls in the...