Abigail Falgout Named LEF Executive Director

Lafayette Education Foundation (LEF) has named Abigail Broussard Falgout as the new Executive Director of the nonprofit devoted to achieving excellence in education in Lafayette Parish... Read More »

LFT Tactical Narcotics Team Busts Jefferson Street Narcotics Operation - Five Arrested

After several undercover buys were conducted the Narcotics Team arrested five individuals for distributing illegal narcotics near Jefferson Street and Evangeline Thrwy in Lafayette... Read More »

LPSS Interim Superintendent Appoints New Administrators

LPSS Interim Superintendent, Irma Trosclair, has made appointments to three key positions: Francis Touchet (Assoc. Superintendent), Mark Rabalais (Chief Academic Officer) & Jennifer Walet Gardner (Chief Admin. Officer) Read More »

LA Dept. of Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Responds To Announcement Lifting Trade Barriers With Canada, Mexico and Japan

President Trump’s announcements regarding the agreement with Canada and Mexico to lift retaliatory tariffs on steel and aluminum is a huge victory for all farmers and citizens of Louisiana... Read More »

Local Students Excell In Statewide “Letters About Literature” Contest

State Library of Louisiana announces the 2019 winners of the annual Letters About Literature contest: Kelon George of Prairie Elementary School in Lafayette placed 2nd - Athena Constantine and Lydia O'Kelly-Farrell (Lafayette), along with Krissi Doucet (Breaux Bridge) made the finals. Read More »

Broussard Elementary Student Left On School Bus At Truck Stop

LPSS has confirmed that a school bus driver has been placed on administrative leave after leaving a sleeping 7-year-old Broussard Elementary School student on their bus earlier today... Read More »

Department of Homeland Security Issues Waiver to Expedite Border Wall Projects

DHS waivers authorize replacement of more than 90 miles of dilapidated border wall... Read More »

ExxonMobil and Employees Donate Nearly $2.4 Million to Louisiana Colleges and Universities

Twenty-two institutions of higher learning in Louisiana receive funds from Educational Matching Gift Program - Program is primarily focused on enhancing math and science education Read More »

President Trump Visits Southwest Louisiana, Touts America's Energy Dominance

President Trump visited Sempra Energy's Cameron LNG Export Facility in Hackberry, Louisiana Tuesday where he toured the partially completed $10 billion LNG terminal... Read More »

Louisiana Joins Lawsuit Against Nation's Largest Generic Drug Manufacturers For Price Fixing

LA AG Jeff Landry has joined 43 other Attorney Generals in a lawsuit against 20 of the Nation's largest generic drug mfg's alleging a broad conspiracy to inflate and manipulate prices... Read More »

Nearly 100 Indicted in Massive Houston-Based Marriage Fraud Conspiracy

Criminal charges include marriage fraud, mail fraud, immigration fraud, conspiracy to commit immigration fraud, tampering with a witness, victim or informant, etc... Read More »

Project Front Yard Coordinator Achieves "Keep America Beautiful" Certification

Project Front Yard Coordinator Skyra Rideaux Achieves "Keep America Beautiful" Certificate - First in Louisiana... Read More »

Big Jack's Artificial Reef Enhancement Complete in Calcasieu Lake

The reef site, also known as “Big Jack’s Reef”, is an existing inshore artificial reef that had material added to it, therefore increasing hard-bottom habitat at the site... Read More »

Ross Mortgage Opens Lafayette Location

Based in Troy, Michigan, Ross Mortgage announced today the firm is expanding into Louisiana with local mortgage lending expert Ashley Courville managing the company’s new Lafayette office... Read More »

New West Regional Library Opens In Scott

Community leaders and local residents were on hand today to celebrate the Official Grand Opening of the West Regional Library in Scott, Louisiana... Read More »