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Volunteers Needed For Festivals Acadiens
Festivals Acadiens et Creoles will kick off in delicious fashion Friday afternoon with the cutting of the boudin at 5:00 in Lafayette's beautiful Girard Park. This festival celebrates everything that is Cajun and Creole culture, from music to food to the tradition that make Acadiana one of the most unique places on Earth...
UL Lafayette Named A “Smart” University
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is one of the“smartest” public universities in the state.
It was one of three in Louisiana to make the “501 Smartest Colleges in America” list compiled by U.S. News and World Report which is based on average SAT scores...
2 New Cases of West Nile Virus In Lafayette Parish
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals confirmed five new cases of West Nile virus Friday, two of them in Lafayette Parish.
This brings the state total to 39 for the year. In 2012, Louisiana reported 160 cases of the neuroinvasive form of West Nile virus...
Constitution Day events at UL Lafayette
Constitution Day, Tuesday, September 17th, will be busy at UL Lafayette with a reading of the U.S. Constitution, a voter registration drive and a debate on the Second Amendment. The events are being sponsored by the UL Committee to Celebrate the Constitution and the UL Student Government Association...
UL Lafayette Is One of the Nation’s Best
According to rankings by U.S. News Media Group, UL Lafayette is one of four public Louisiana universities ranked among the top 281 national colleges. U.S. News Media Group assesses more than 1,500 four-year colleges and universities. Its list is one of many rankings issued throughout the year...
Assumption Parish Sinkhole Even Bigger Today
The sinkhole in Assumption Parish is bigger today after swallowing more trees overnight Friday.
The parish's Emergency Preparedness Director John Boudreaux says about a dozen trees on a patch of land roughly 50 feet by 75 feet was consumed on the north side of the sinkhole...
Taxpayers Who Owe Louisiana Get A Break
Almost a half a million Louisiana taxpayers who owe the state money may get a break. Louisiana Revenue Secretary Tim Barfield announced today his department is sending notices to 443,000 taxpayers beginning this week to notify them that they may be eligible for a tax amnesty program...
Lafayette PD Searching for Robbery Suspects
The Lafayette Police Department is searching for two armed robbery suspects involved in two separate incidents that happened minutes apart Saturday evening. Investigators are unsure at this time if the two incidents are related.
At about 6:45 Saturday evening, a suspect, described as a bald, black male in his 50s, entered a convenience store at 2301 Ambassador Caffery Parkway brandishing a handgun
Trophy Room Bonus
Congratulations! You are officially entered to win Townsquare Media’s Trophy Room Giveaway, sponsored by Courtesy Dodge in Breaux Bridge. A winner of the Bennche 400 will be chosen by random drawing on September 6, 2013.
You can increase your chances of winning by stopping in at Courtesy Dodge and asking for the Bonus Code...
Alert Update- “Not the regular chitchat.”
"Not the regular chitchat." That's how the top Democrat on the House Intelligence panel, Representative C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger of Maryland, described the latest intercepted electronic communications among senior operatives of al-Qaida.
The U...
Bayou Corne, One Year Later
On this day a year ago, several residents of Bayou Corne about 40 miles south of Baton Rouge began watching their homes being swallowed as the earth gave way when a salt dome cavern collapsed under them. Since then, the affected area has grown to 24 acres, and 350 residents are still evacuated...
Upload Your Photo To ‘The Trophy Room’ [SPONSORED]
Are you a hunter or do you like to fish? Do you have a photo from your trip you're especially proud of? Whether it be a buck, duck, fish or other wild game, we want to show off your prize!
Courtesy Dodge in Breaux Bridge and Townsquare Media teamed up to create Acadiana's most amazing Trophy Room filled with photos of the area's best catches...
La. Outdoor Expo Schedule of Performers
Find out when your favorite outdoor performers will be appearing at the Expo this year!
Water Conservation: It’s the LAW!
Despite the fact that we have seen what KATC's StormTeam 3 sometimes calls "popcorn" showers in the afternoon, there IS a water conservation ordinance in place in Lafayette Parish that prohibits LUS customers from using automated watering or sprinkler systems during peak hours from May 1st through September 30th...
Lafayette Rain Barrels Available
LUS and LCG are once again making rain barrels available to Lafayette residents. There are 300 available for purchase for $54 a piece until July 21st.
According to LUS, the system will help residents save money on their water bills by allowing them to collect water from rooftops in the barrels and then use it to water lawns and gardens...
CO Detectors & Layaways Included in Tax Holiday
Hurricane season begins Saturday, June 1st, and residents can get prepared by shopping and not paying state sales tax this weekend, on purchases OR layaways. That's right! Layaways!
There are some very useful items included in the list, and you CAN put your purchases on layaway if you don't have the cash on hand right now, according to the Louisiana Department of Revenue's website...
Summer Weather Is Here!
The calendar may not say summer is here, but Mother Nature decided it was time for us to feel the heat.
Hot and humid with a slight chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms is the Saturday forecast, according to Rob Perillo and the meteorologists in the StormTeam 3 Weather Lab...
UPDATE- Mills & Angelle ‘Up in the Air’
State Senator Fred Mills and Public Service Commissioner Scott Angelle stayed ‘up in the air’ on Friday to raise money for Louisiana's Family Forum's Adoption campaign and surpassed their goal of $10,000.
The two men were perched in what was, basically, a "cherry-picker" next to a billboard on Kaliste Saloom Road in Lafayette from 5am until almost 8pm, when severe weather forced them to
Alternative I-49 South Route Tabled
A proposal to study an alternative route for an I-49 South route that would bypass Lafayette to the east and instead go through rural St. Martin Parish has been tabled for this year.
The "study request" for what is being called the "Teche Ridge" was filed by Representative Terry Landry of Lafayette and Representative Mike Huval of Breaux Bridge...
Stamp Out Hunger Today!
The National Association of Letter Carriers are on a mission to Stamp Out Hunger today!
Residents are asked to leave a sturdy bag of non-perishable food items next to their mailboxes prior to regular mail delivery time on Saturday, May 11th...