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“If you’re going to play — play. If you’re not going to play, leave it alone,” zydeco bass legend Lee Allen Zeno told veteran music and culture journalist Herman Fuselier during a sold-out performance at the Acadiana Center for the Arts. Those are his words of...

April 23, 2026 — Each year, Acadian Ambulance recognizes its exceptional EMS personnel for their tireless work ethic and dedication. Across the company’s four-state service area, 33 finalists were nominated by their peers for demonstrating exemplary attitudes and providing excellent patient care. The top winners are selected by a company-wide committee.

On the Friday Feed, Al Hebert features Norbert's in Broussard, which is preparing to serve food at Festival International de Louisiane for the 38th year in a row. Friday Feed is brought to you by Kirk's U Needa Butcher. Norbert's has been a staple at the festival since its early days. The restaurant continues to bring traditional Cajun dishes to festival-goers each year...

CHURCH POINT, La. (NEWS 15) — A second suspect is wanted in connection with a home invasion shooting, according to the Church Point Police Department. Authorities reported warrants have been issued for Savion Chavis, 21, of Church Point, stemming from an ongoing investigation into a home invasion shooting on Arceneaux Street on April 9.

The Cajun Table is officially opening its new drive-thru-only crawfish concept. The new location, called “Boil and Go,” is at 6974 Johnston St., between Lafayette and Maurice and closer to the owners’ crawfish ponds, and will open Friday at 4 p.m. The site occupies the former B’s Poppa P’s building.

She was a writer, a dancer, a Dr Pepper enthusiast. Martha Odom, 17, died after being caught in the crossfire of a shooting Thursday at the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge. Odom, a senior at Ascension Episcopal School in Lafayette, visited the mall with friends for their “senior skip day” as graduation approached in just three weeks.

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — A family is asking for help after being rendered homeless by a fire in an apartment building in Lafayette. Shneqa Conley, who said she lost everything in the fire, has set up a GoFundMe account. “We were left with nothing,” Conley wrote. “We lost furniture,...

Hundreds react as Acadian Superette announces it’s closing after nearly a decade in Lafayette.

The post 'My Heart is Heavy': Scottie Scheffler's Caddie Mourns Tragic Baton Rouge Incident in Emotional Statement appeared first on EssentiallySports. Add EssentiallySports as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Most people recognize Ted Scott as the caddie who helped Scottie Scheffler win four major championships and 19 Tour events. But not as many know that Scott is from Lafayette, Louisiana. His roots are...

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