Alleged payroll fraud under investigation at Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy The Lafayette Police Department is investigating possible payroll fraud at Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy’s lower campus.
Lafayette school system saves nearly $3 million by directly negotiating insurance contracts Six months after the Lafayette Parish School System began directly negotiating and contracting with providers like local hospitals, the system has saved $2.89 million on employee and retiree mediccal insurance.
Beat the heat in these cool Lafayette ice cream parlors with gelato, malts, classic cones and more It's a steamy summer in Lafayette and the surrounding area, the time of year when having a cool place to retreat indoors is more than worth a few extra calories.
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New Orleans native Stan Verrett shares his thoughts on Ryan Clark, what he expects for Saints Updated 12 hrs ago
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UL Ragin' Cajuns Former Florida State catcher excited about possibilities at UL Imagine the abrupt change.
Business The old Acadian Superette building in Lafayette is changing hands. Here's what we know. The building that last housed the Acadian Superette in the Freetown area of Lafayette has be…
Business Home ownership by millennials in Lafayette metro spiked between 2018 and 2023, data shows The number of millennials in the Lafayette area who owned a home in 2023 instead of renting …
Sponsored: Meta Cool Kids Inc. expands its reach, empowering youth in Northeast Louisiana to pursue brighter futures Cool Kids, Inc. is an early development & mentoring program based in Northeast Louisiana…
Business Construction permit filed for new Chipotle location, and other Lafayette building other Acadiana construction Building permits issued for the cities of Lafayette, Youngsville and Broussard and the uninc…
High Schools Lafayette Christian's excited to be added to the Kiwanis Club of Lafayette football jamboree Participating in the Kiwanis Club of Lafayette high school football jamboree is something La…
SEC Media Days: All Eyes on Lane Kiffin and LSU In the aftermath of SEC Football Media Days, our LSU Insiders examine the comments made by Lane Kiffin — and mostly about Lane Kiffin — as the various SEC teams took the podium in Tampa.
New Orleans native Stan Verrett shares his thoughts on Ryan Clark, what he expects for Saints Former ESPN SportsCenter host Stan Verrett touched on a wide range of subjects during an APGA golf event in Avondale.
Lafayette is turning 200. Help us tell 200 stories. In 1823, the Louisiana Legislature carved off the western half of St. Martin Parish to form a new parish.
Louisiana 2050: What you need to know about our vanishing coast The newspaper’s project examining the future of south Louisiana at a time of climate change,…
Watch me make my cooking show debut with Lafayette's Al Hebert — and see what I made I grew up watching icons like Ina Garten, Jamie Oliver and Gordon Ramsay make magic in the kitchen, picking up tips and recipes along the way.
Beat the heat in these cool Lafayette ice cream parlors with gelato, malts, classic cones and more It's a steamy summer in Lafayette and the surrounding area, the time of year when having a cool place to retreat indoors is more than worth a few extra calories.
What’s Creole la-la? In Lafayette, young musicians explore roots of Louisiana zydeco music Long before electrified zydeco bands filled dance halls, Creole musicians gathered for acoustic "la-la" house parties across southwest Louisiana. Two young Lafayette musicians are trying to bring that tradition back.
Letters: Draining millions from school funding for one-time stipend fails to fix pay problem Another milestone has been reached in Louisiana, but there is still more work to do.
Letters: One-party leadership has obstructed accountability in New Orleans While reading about the legal wrangling going on in New Orleans regarding the consolidation of the court system, I'm reminded of author A.J. Liebling’s remark in “The Earl of Louisiana," wherein he described politics in Louisiana as having “an intensity and complexity matched only in the Republic of Lebanon.”
Letters: State attorney general needs to focus her attention on crime, not politics The feud between the political leaders of New Orleans and Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill is an embarrassment to our state.
What's the connection between Zemurray Lodge and New Orleans? Curious Louisiana investigates. Zemurray Lodge and Gardens, a historic property built on 20th century banana wealth, is situ…
Curious Louisiana: Why are nuns playing basketball in Mid City Baton Rouge? Jenny Morales said she was recently driving through Baton Rouge's Mid City when, out of the …
How did the Louisiana town of Plain Dealing get its name? Curious Louisiana investigates The sign in Jessica Hemingway's office in the Bossier Chamber of Commerce tells the story: "…