Breaux Named Permanent Director of Development and Planning

Lafayette Mayor-President Joel Robideaux has named Danielle Breaux as permanent Director of LCG’s Development and Planning Department... Read More »

Former St. Martinville Deputy Chief Sentenced to Nine Years

Western District of Louisiana, sentenced Codi Dodge, the former Deputy Chief of Investigations for the St. Martinville Police Department to nine years in prison on four felony counts... Read More »

Nine Arrested in Lafayette Massage Parlor Sex Trafficking Prostitution Ring

Five businesses in the city of Lafayette were a part of the investigation including Golden Spa, Angel Massage, AA+ Massage, Asian Spa, and Harmony Zen Spa in Lafayette... Read More »

First Section of Verot School Construction Complete, Remainder To Open within 60 Days

According to DOTD …except for a few punch-list items, all of the concrete work has been completed. We’re still waiting on a few traffic signal components, and the road needs to be striped... Read More »

Downtown Alive - Spring 2019 Schedule!

DTA! features performances representing a variety of genres: Rock, Cajun, Zydeco, Funk, Soul, and more. DTA! has once again partnered with the staff of Festival International for the 35th anniversary... Read More »

Joaquin “EL CHAPO’ Guzman, Sinaloa Cartel Leader Convicted By U.S. Jury

Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman Loera, known by various aliases, including “El Chapo” and “El Rapido,” was convicted today by a federal jury in Brooklyn, New York of being a principal operator of a continuing criminal enterprise... Read More »

Former Knight Oil Tools CEO Sentenced For Corrupt Influencing and Public Bribery

Mark Knight was convicted of paying others to plant tracking devices and drugs in his own brother’s vehicle in an attempt to discredit him and take over financial control of Knight Oil Tools... Read More »

Lafayette Man Convicted of Felony Theft and Money Laundering

A Lafayette Parish Jury unanimously convicted Michael C. Duhon (52) of theft over $25,000 and money laundering in excess of $100,000... Read More »

UL Lafayette's ‘Trees for Threes’ Gives Basketball Players Added Incentive

Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns basketball players are launching three-point shots for more than an opportunity to put points on the scoreboard... Read More »

Acadian Ambulance Completes Acquisition Of Emergency Mobile Health Care

Acadian Ambulance Service and Memphis-based Emergency Mobile Health Care (EMHC) have completed the merger of their operations... Read More »

Rip Van Winkle Gardens Orange Island Coffee Now Available

Mike Richard, Jr., owner of Jefferson Island Rip Van Winkle Gardens, has created a coffee especially for Jefferson Island, named Orange Island Coffee... Read More »

Tulane Launches Nations First MBA/Sustainable Real Estate Development Degree Program

The MBA/MSRED will offer students an unrivaled preparation with a broad foundation in business disciplines as well as specialized knowledge from the country’s only master’s degree program in Sustainable Real Estate Development... Read More »

UL Lafayette Ranked Top 200 In The World For Eco-Friendliness

UL Lafayette is 195th on the 2018 University of Indonesia’s GreenMetric Rankings released recently. UL Lafayette is No. 25 in the United States... Read More »

“Zombie Raccoons” On The Rise In Lafayette Parish

Increased numbers of "Zombie Raccoons" reported about raccoons infected with canine distemper from Lafayette to the Florida Parishes - The distemper virus infects raccoons, foxes, coyotes, skunks, and unvaccinated dogs. Read More »

Suspect Arrested for Multiple Storage Unit Burglaries

George Louis Bourque (27) was arrested for 10-counts of Simple Burglary, 3-counts of Attempted Simple Burglary, 2-counts of Possession of Stolen Property and Theft... Read More »