Waitr® Set To Merge With Landcadia Holdings for $308M

Texas billionaire Tilman Fertitta has agreed to buy the Lake Charles based online food delivery company Waitr® for $308 million... Read More »

Chase Bank in Oil Center Robbed At Gunpoint

Chase Bank at the corner of West Pinhook and Oil Center Drive was robbed at approximately 11:50 on May 16, 2018... Updated 5/16/2018 3:30 PM... Read More »

Vermilion River Closed To All Boat Traffic at Surrey St. Bridge

VERMILION RIVER CLOSED TO ALL BOATING TRAFFIC AT SURREY STREET BRIDGE FOR APPROXIMATELY FOUR WEEKS DUE TO BRIDGE WORK... Read More »

UL Lafayette Graduation Ceremonies Underway

Former ULL grad and CBS journalist David Begnaud to give the commencement address at todays UL Graduation... Read More »

Unanimous Jury Requirement for Felonies Considered by House Criminal Justice Committee

The switch to make Louisiana juries come to unanimous decisions will face a tough test in the House Criminal Justice committee. A proposed constitutional amendment seeks to make felonies... Read More »

Legislative Session at Mid-Point but State Budget Woes Continue

The regular legislative session is at the halfway point, with issues like TOPS reform, gun control, tougher hazing laws, medical marijuana and more... Read More »

Walk-On’s Ranked #1 Among Fastest-Growing Full Service Chains

Following a record-breaking year of franchise expansion, Walk-On’s Bistreaux & Bar has captured the top spot in two categories of Technomic’s 2018 Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report... Read More »

Mercedes-Benz of Lafayette Now Open

Take a little trip down Johnston Street past the Acadiana Mall, and you will see the newly opened Mercedes-Benz of Lafayette dealership. Read More »

Bridge Will Remain Unnamed, City Council Decides

The Breaux Bridge City Council decided that the area’s iconic bridge will remain unnamed.. Read More »

City of Scott Grants Ordinance Variance to Fright Trail

The Scott City Council granted Fright Trail a variance to the Noise Ordinance... Read More »

Iberia Parish School Board Changes Mind on April Clear Backpack Vote

The Iberia Parish School Board changed its vote on a requirement to require middle and high school students to carry clear or mesh book bags.... Read More »

$9.4 Billion Chemical Manufacturing Plant Coming to St. James Parish

Formosa Petrochemical Corp. announced the company has selected St. James Parish for a $9.4 billion chemical manufacturing complex... Read More »

Metal Shark Delivers New Pilot Boat and Port Security to the Virgin Islands

Louisiana-based shipbuilder Metal Shark has delivered two new custom welded aluminum vessels to the Virgin Islands Port Authority (VIPA). Read More »

Super 1 Foods Announces Opening Dates for acquired Winn-Dixie Stores

Brookshire Grocery Co. has announced details for the opening of Super 1 Foods stores in former Louisiana based Winn-Dixie locations in Breaux Bridge, Crowley, New Roads, Franklin, Rayne, Abbeville, and Eunice. Read More »

Lafayette Man Sentenced to 18 Months for Trying to Access Trump Taxes

A former Louisiana private investigator was sentenced in April to 18 months in prison for repeatedly trying to access Donald Trump's federal tax information several weeks before the 2016 election... Read More »