11+ hour, 17+ min ago  (1613+ words) ISO Lafayette's best people. On a Tuesday evening in 2009, a 19-year-old Roxie C. Black sat down at the Sound Factory, a prominent LGBTQ+ friendly nightclub in Lafayette at the time, to watch the weekly "talent night" for amateur drag performers." She…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (434+ words) Early voting is underway. South Louisiana homeowners have until 5 p. m. Friday to register for the state Department of Insurance's lottery that will distribute grants of up to $10, 000 each to pay for hurricane-resistant roofs." Other parishes covered under the program are Assumption,…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (677+ words) Early voting is underway. The Calcasieu Parish Planning and Zoning Board has approved a proposal for a solar farm supported by nearby residents, a major utility, an economic development alliance and planning staff. Locally-owned Sweet Lake Land and Oil Company…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (252+ words) Runoff Races and Candidates Here are the races and candidates appearing on the June 27, 2026 runoff ballot. Lafayette voters will have only one race on the June 27 ballot: the primary run-off for U. S. Senate." These are the first primary run-offs in over…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (1154+ words) Early voting is underway. Houston River Road in Westlake is a study in contrast. On one side of the road, giant rusted ground flares and smoke stacks loom. A nearby neighborhood street, now mostly owned by a chemical company, is…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago  (724+ words) Despite objections from nearby business owners, the Lake Charles Planning and Zoning Commission has approved a permit for a 73-room motel to be converted into a 100-bed transitional living facility and emergency shelter for people experiencing homelessness. The commission voted…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago  (98+ words) Early voting is underway. Here is a selection of items on the agendas for this week's meetings of the City and Parish councils. To see the full agendas, check out the links below: Holy Ground Homeless Outreach plans to provide…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago  (626+ words) In a make-or-break vote last night, the Lafayette Parish School Board sealed Ovey Comeaux High School's fate. After months of turmoil for students and staff, the school was closed in a 5-4 vote and will be repurposed as the district's career…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (680+ words) Over the last two years, the Lafayette Parish School Board and Superintendent Francis Touchet have taken a series of actions that make trusting them difficult, eroding whatever confidence the public has left in the school system as an institution. Today,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (360+ words) Ruth Foote, a veteran Acadiana journalist, has died. She had been battling cancer." An avid lover of the arts, history and culture, Ruth documented the region's people and events with empathy and curiosity. First reporting for the Opelousas Daily World,…...