The Lafayette Mardi Gras Festival has selected their King and Queen for this year’s Mardi Gras season. The 61st King and Queen are Carl Simon
Scholarship recipients were recognized at an awards banquet in Lafayette on Saturday. The Kiwanis of Southwest-Lafayette held their annual Southwest Lafayette Scholarship Awards Banquet which
The Mystic Krewe of Apollo de Lafayette is Cruisin’ the High Seas tonight at their annual ball. Apollo is one of the smaller krewes in
A teenager has been arrested in connection with a hit and run involving two bicyclists in which one was killed. Troopers say just before midnight
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Sugar cane is on the rise in Louisiana, with a good crop and decent prices encouraging more farmers to plant the
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office says an Iowa woman has been arrested, accused of shooting at her boyfriend as he was leaving his home following
A Moss Bluff man has been arrested, accused of raping a 13-year-old girl. Calcasieu Parish Deputies arrested 24-year-old Joseph H Constance on charges of 2nd-degree rape;
The Crowley Police Chief says the missing 11-year-old has been found. He is safe. ———————– The Crowley Police Department is searching for an 11-year-old who
Coming up this weekend, a brunch focused on women in business will be held in Abbeville. The inaugural Boss Babes Business Brunch was organized to bring business-minded
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Louisiana is having a severe flu season, with New Orleans and three nearby parishes getting the worst of it so far.
All customers on the Point Blue Water System, from the well and going north are set to have their water shut off, according to officials.
The Lafayette Sheriff’s Office says a missing 12-year-old has been found and is safe. Sheriff’s Office spokesperson John Mowell says that neighbors in the Fox
The City of Ponchatoula says no to smoking in certain places within city limits. The ordinance, according to the Hammond Daily Star was passed unanimously Monday
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – The MacArthur Foundation is giving New Orleans a $2 million grant over the next two years to help reduce the number
The ASSIST Agency will be sponsoring a Resource Fair for individuals in Jeff Davis Parish needing assistance with a number of services. On Tuesday, February
The boil water advisory for residents and businesses in the area of LA Highway 93 between Gloria Switch Road and Vatican Road has been lifted. On
Registration is now open for a free CPR training to be held at Blackham Coliseum. The Cardiovascular Institute of the South and Lafayette General Health
Water District North (WDN) and Lafayette Utilities System (LUS) have issued a Boil Water Advisory for residents and businesses in the area of LA Highway
St. Martinville Police have arrested a man they say was armed with kitchen knives, looking for “white people to kill.” The incident, according to police,
UPDATE: Lafayette Police say the search for the driver of a stolen vehicle out of Iberville Parish has been suspended. A spokesperson with the Lafayette
A Vermillion Parish Sheriff’s deputy has been arrested on charges of rape and indecent behavior. He was terminated from the department. Records show that 42-year-old
President Donald Trump is holding the State of the Union Address on Tuesday, February 5, 2019, at 8:00 pm CST. The President is expected to
Police in St. Martinville say they are searching for a man who robbed a casino Tuesday morning. Officers say that at around 11:30 am. Tuesday,
Troopers are still on the scene of a two-vehicle crash on US 167 south of Maurice. The road is not closed but one vehicle is
Opelousas Police have identified the pedestrian killed in a crash Monday night on S Railroad Avenue. Police Chief McLendon says a pedestrian has been identified as
NEW YORK (AP) – Federal prosecutors in New York issued a subpoena Monday seeking documents from Donald Trump’s inaugural committee, furthering a federal inquiry into
The Advocate is expanding its team with a number of journalists familiar to Acadiana. Monday, the paper reported that five new hires had been made,
KATC’s Tools for Schools team is on the move and this Monday, we are at Magnolia Elementary in New Iberia for the drop-off. Tools for
An Opelousas man has been arrested, accused of shooting a person at a family gathering over the weekend. Police say that on February 02, 2019
The evacuation order put into effect yesterday evening due to a hydrated lime spill has been lifted as of 4:00 p.m. Monday. According to LUS,
