Acadiana News

It's Christmas time in South Louisiana. Lots of cooking, shopping, visiting with family and old friends, and of course Christmas music.

Can a Louisiana police officer check your phone during a traffic stop or at the scene of a crash if they suspect you were on your phone?

Growing up around Acadiana, there are certain smells that wind up being woven into our DNA.

Louisiana DOTD workers are conducting lane closures this week that are associated with the I-10 Widening and Reconstruction Project in East Baton Rouge Parish.

Of the "10 Most Dangerous Small Cities in America" for 2023, Louisiana unfortunately has three cities on the list.

These are the 10 Louisiana cities with highest poverty rates, and you might be surprised at some of the places on this list.

South Louisiana has some pretty strange words and spellings, and outsiders are often confused by pronunciation of letter combinations like "eaux." One word, though, trips them up: Worcestershire.

To try and definitively pinpoint what restaurant has the best gumbo in Louisiana is...almost an impossible task.

Check out the local businesses in Lafayette and surrounding areas that shined in this amazing feature on Acadiana in the New York Times.

South Louisiana is known for the best food on the planet and fantastic toe-tapping music. Cajuns welcome transplants but can spot a non-native by asking a few simple questions that will prove their heritage.

Lafayette, LA (KPEL News) - AAA estimates that more than 55 million people will be traveling at least 50 miles for the Thanksgiving holiday, and Louisiana State Trooper Thomas Gossen out of Lafayette's Troop I recommends that motorists do a complete inspection of your vehicle before hitting the road...

Experts have named one Sate favorite "The Best Chain Restaurant in Louisiana".

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There are two BESE runoffs in the state this go-round.

Thanksgiving week across Louisiana could start out with severe storms followed by a significant drop in temperatures.

Signs of construction activity have been spotted at the former BJ’s Pizza House, leading locals to wonder what's next for the iconic Congress Street property.

Everyone knows cooking a frozen turkey isn't safe, right? No It's Just one myth about preparing the perfect Thanksgiving dinner. You just need to do it correctly.

In 2016, a text message to the wrong number sparked our favorite unexpected Thanksgiving tradition. Now, Jamal & Wanda have something special for year 8.

Acadiana Waste Services, or AWS, is assuming collection services in Lafayette and the unincorporated areas of the parish, and both the company and Lafayette Consolidated Government have acknowledged that they have experienced "operational hiccups" as they work to establish service to residents.

A 5.3 Magnitude Earthquake Just Happened in Texas