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Music filled the air, the smell of smothered duck drifted across the grounds, and players gathered to toss steel boules in a game rooted in French tradition at Festival Acadiens et Créoles, held Oct. 9-11 at Girard Park in Lafayette. The annual festival, which began in 1974, continues to...

All of next week will be mainly dry with warm afternoons in the lower 90s. Looking ahead to next weekend, there are signs that a front could bring the coolest temperatures of the fall so far. Tonight & Tomorrow: It will be another comfortable, but somewhat chilly night across the...

The SEC announced Sunday that the University of Kentucky will be fined after rushed the field Saturday following the Wildcats' 35-34 overtime win over No. 10 LSU. Fans rushing the field is a violation of the league's access to competition area policy. Quarterback Kenneth Minchey ran untouched for a 2-point...

As damage continues to be assessed from Hurricane Isaias, Louisiana volunteers are investing time to support the affected communities in Mississippi, Florida and Alabama. In Slidell, Forged by Fire Ministries loaded up around 10 trailers of aid supplies to send to Shalimar, Florida. “They need help,” said Paul Ernewein, pastor...

Lake Charles, LA – Sunshine and temperatures approaching 90 degrees may disguise a continuing flood threat across southwest Louisiana. River flooding could affect low-lying roads in Calcasieu Parish through Tuesday, October 13, creating hazards for motorists despite otherwise dry weather.

National Fried Chicken Fest organizers have lowered Sunday’s general admission price to $25 to draw crowds for the final day on Sunday. The price is more in line with previous years, after Saturday and Sunday admission prices were raised to $70 for the expanded 10th anniversary of the festival.

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Just weeks after a serious health scare kept him away from LSU, Ed Orgeron is back on the road with Lane Kiffin’s Tigers. The former national championship-winning coach traveled to Lexington for LSU’s Week 6 clash against Kentucky, marking his first away-game appearance of the 2026 season. And considering he spent 18 days hospitalized just two months ago, his return is no ordinary comeback. His presence on the trip signals a huge milestone in his ongoing recovery and provided an undeniable emoti

NEW ORLEANS — A man climbed through a Taco Bell drive-thru window with a gun and demanded food after employees refused to take his order, according to the New Orleans Police Department. The robbery happened just before midnight Friday at a Taco Bell on General De Gaulle Drive in...

New Orleans actor Ja’Quan Monroe-Henderson woke up on Sept. 25 to find that two films he worked on last year in New Orleans had arrived in theaters on the same day — “Charlie Harper,” an indie romance, and “Primetime,” an A24 film starring Robert Pattinson as TV’s Chris Hansen.