Lafayette News

Court records show that runaway defendant Wade Lohse - captured in Pennsylvania and returned to Lafayette - is scheduled to stand trial in the death of Cacie Barras McGrew next month.

A group of interfaith churches and faith-based organizations met Tuesday to organize a plan to volunteer in Lafayette Parish public schools as mentors and tutors in support of the district's turnaround plan.

Just after celebrating the second anniversary of his Lafayette franchise location of Bullritos, John Reily Thomason announced his plans to expand in the Hub City.

The Lafayette Parish School Board narrowly approved a proposed $256 million spending plan Tuesday for the 2013-14 school year that offers a $3,979 surplus.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries are investigating the deaths of two bald eagles in Lafourche Parish, La.

Be sure to check us out every day from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. Update 8:10 a.m. I-10 eastbound is closed between Exit 121, LA 3177, Bayou Road South and Exit 127, LA 975 due to an accident.

Rewind to August 27th, 2010 when one of the publishers of Ind Monthly was arrested by Cpl.

Lafayette, LA On June 18, 2013, at approximately 1:20 am, Lafayette police responded to the 100 block of Belle Fontaine in regards to a car burglary incident.

The latest microbrewery to hit Acadiana is not for beer but coffee lovers. Reve Coffee Roasters -- whose name means "dream" in French, is pronounced like the word "rev" in English and seemed appropriate for the name of the new enterprise -- will be one of the first micro-roasting coffee businesses in Lafayette.

Pictured is one of the first editions of the very first Clovis Crawfish book. There have been countless revisions over the years.

A 29-year-old Lafayette man who was arrested earlier this year after allegedly stabbing his roommate in the back resulting in his lung being punctured is back behind bars in the Hub City.

Two years ago, the Lafayette Parish school system's effort to win voter support for facilities improvements failed because the district lacked a "champion" to fight for it, two consultants who developed the plan said Monday.

A 3-year-old boy who wandered outside his grandparent's home Saturday night fell into a swimming pool and drowned, the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office said.

DNA analysis of human fluids from 3-year-old Julian Madera's body strongly suggests a 21-year-old man charged with his murder also had sexual contact with him, according to evidence prosecutors have filed in court.

Festering litigation between Lafayette and Broussard over annexations along Ambassador Caffery in southern Lafayette Parish has been tentatively settled, an attorney in the case said.

Lafayette, LA On June 17, 2013, at approximately 1:00 am, Lafayette Police responded to an apartment complex in the 100 block of Belle Fontaine Drive regarding a robbery.

In its ninth year, the 2013 EatLafayette by Lafayette Travel campaign, brought to you by The Fly Lafayette Club runs from June 17 through September 2; with over 70 participating restaurants offering a wide variety of cuisines and experiences, diners will have many tasty options for their summer meals.

Summer gas prices rise every year, but don't expect them to fall after Labor Day, says one UL-Lafayette economics prof.

If you're age 25 to 64 living in Louisiana and have at least an associate degree, you're among a fairly rare group.

Father Hampton Davis officiated the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Mr. And Mrs. Mazion Pepper of Farmerville, and Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery McIntosh of Ruston.