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The LSU point guard has been out since February with a leg injury, but his status was updated on Monday.

A major facelift could be coming to Congress Street in Lafayette that will not only change the look of the road but also how we travel in the area.

Some folks in Acadiana are worried about a potential overpopulation of coyotes and what that means for pets and livestock.

The lawsuit comes after controversial comments made on the radio last week.

Financial documents provided in a local right-to-life lawsuit have raised questions on how donations were spent.

Lafayette General Medical Center allowed The Advocate to get an inside look at its COVID units and what they captured is eye-opening.

One local newspaper is making cuts while another is growing.

State Police has launched an investigation into the spending of four troopers who made stops at the Grand Canyon and Las Vegas while on their way to a training conference in San Diego.

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As The Times-Picayune in New Orleans scales back its print edition to three days a week, a newspaper in Baton Rouge is starting its own daily edition to try to fill the void. The move by The Advocate sets up an old-fashioned newspaper competition, even as more and more people get their news online and from cellphones...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Advocate newspaper says it will expand into the New Orleans market with a specialized print edition. Richard Manship, president and CEO of Capital City Press, says The Advocate is laying the groundwork to reach into the market following the announcement by The Times-Picayune that the newspaper will reduce publication to three days a week this fall while beefing up i