Food and gas prices continue to rise, putting strain on Americans' budgets

Food and gas prices continue to rise, putting a strain on Americans’ budgets even as reports show inflation is slowing... Read More »

LA Treasury Unclaimed Property, LA Wallet team up to reunite citizens with lost money

State Treasurer John M. Schroder has announced a groundbreaking partnership between the Louisiana Treasury Unclaimed Property program and LA Wallet... Read More »

Judge denies Biden administration appeal of injunction preventing interaction with social media

Judge Terry Doughty ordered nine U.S. government agencies, including the FBI, the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, and the White House, from specific communications with social media companies. Read More »

LCG’s External Agencies Arts & Culture Grant Now Open For Submission

Submissions are open for Acadiana Center for the Arts administered and Lafayette Consolidated Government (LCG) funded Arts & Culture Grant which supports arts & cultural organizations with up to $7,500... Read More »

Drug Traffickers From Lafayette Area Sentenced for Possession of Heroin

Lensly Johnnie, 38, of Lafayette, LA, has been sentenced to 88 months (7 years, 4 months) in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release... Read More »

LPSS Superintendent Irma Trosclair Stepping Down

Superintendent Irma Duplechain Trosclair announced today she is stepping down as superintendent of the Lafayette Parish School System to take on a New Role in St. Landry Parish... Read More »

Lafayette High School Names New Head Football Coach - Garrett Kreamer

Lafayette native, Garrett Kreamer set to lead the LHS Mighty Lions Football program... Read More »

Louisiana State Police Announces New Public Integrated Website

The Louisiana State Police have launched a new website that is designed to enhance engagement with the citizens of Louisiana... Read More »

Employees of Louisiana Pigment Donate to United Way of Southwest Louisiana

Employees of Louisiana Pigment donated $130,209 to UNITED WAY of Southwest Louisiana... Read More »

$2.7 Billion: New Report Details UL Lafayette's Impact On State Economy

UL Lafayette has huge economic impact on the state says report... Read More »

Schroder Reports Relief Program Fraud Indictments - Calls For More Aggressive Anti-Fraud Action

Louisiana Department of Treasury: Schroder reports relief program fraud indictments... Read More »

Houston Man Arrested On Drug Charges In Downtown Lafayette

Houston man arrested and booked into Lafayette Parish Correctional Center for possession with intent to distribute Methamphetamine and Cocaine... Read More »

Bicyclist Struck and Killed in Lafayette Parish Crash

The initial investigation by State Police revealed that Mouton was riding his bicycle east on LA 94. At the same time, a Blue vehicle was traveling east on LA 94 and struck the bicycle. After the collision, Mouton was ejected from the bicycle... Read More »

Lafayette High School Principal Resigns in Frustration

Unconfirmed sources within the school tell Parish News that Dr. Brown had become frustrated and disgruntled with the direction and policies of the Lafayette Parish School System and Board. Read More »

Schlumberger Invests $11.5 Million to Create North Gulf Coast Operations Hub in Lafayette

Schlumberger's announcement to centralize its North Gulf Coast divisions in Lafayette will create 44 new direct jobs while retaining its existing 1,376 jobs at its Louisiana properties... Read More »