In 2025, Acadiana saw a historic snowstorm, the culmination of a yearslong investigation into a bribery scheme in the district attorney’s office, the end of Joseph Savoie’s era at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and several big development stories.
In 2026, several of those stories will continue to play out, plus we’ll be keeping a close watch on Lafayette Mayor-President Monique Boulet’s plans to revitalize an important corridor and the Lafayette Parish School System’s budget issues.
Here are the stories Acadiana Advocate reporters are following and will report on in 2026.
Johnston Street and Louisiana Avenue to undergo revitalization project
Johnston Street, one of Lafayette’s major thoroughfares, will see a major revitalization that is expected to include safety upgrades and more efficient intersections and traffic flow…