Lafayette Consolidated Government recently announced the completion of a new emergency preparedness plan. Here’s how it would ...

On Thursday, the House narrowly passed the “Big, Beautiful Bill,” a Trump agenda bill laying out changes to the federal budget that include major cuts to federal programs supporting healthcare, food ...

Downtown Rising is back Sept. 28 at Parc International in Downtown Lafayette with an all-star lineup headlined by reggae legends, The Wailers. Check out this lineup! The Wailers Keith Frank DJ Digital ...

When your car is damaged in an auto crash, dealing with the insurance company can quickly become frustrating. Unfortunately, many insurers delay payments, make lowball offers, or try to control where ...

Sure, people love to come visit Lafayette for Festival International or Mardi Gras. But Lafayette’s culture doesn’t just drive tourism and quality of life, which is helpful for workforce recruitment ...

Extra cash Each system is slated to receive lagniappe for special projects, research, athletics and campus improvements. The LSU System will receive $7.5 million to help replace lost federal research ...

When Matt Holland first heard about plans to revamp the intersection of Johnston Street and Bertrand Drive, a marquee project for then newly elected M-P Monique Boulet, he was intrigued. An avid ...

We are thrilled to announce the 2025 class of Wavemakers, the local heroes honored each year at the Undercurrent Awards. They are: Anna Kojevnikov and Allison Nederveld, Lafayette Tool Library Bree ...

No Matter the Water This five-part audio documentary explores what it takes to stay rooted on the Gulf Coast, even as the land and weather change around us. Through intimate, place-based storytelling, ...

April Courville: My name is April Courville. I’m 40 years old, and I grew up in Welsh, Louisiana. Lafayette is great because it’s not for a lack of people. We have so many advocates, so many groups ...

Taj Johnson: My name is Taj Johnson. There’s a lot about Lafayette that it’s a duality. It’s a beautiful place because I’m from Upper Lafayette, and then I hear people talk about all the opportunity ...

Lauren Leonpacher: My name is Lauren Leonpacher, and I’m 30 years old. I probably would have never left Youngsville or Lafayette had it not been for access to affordable property, housing and flooding ...