Election Guide: Why am I seeing these millages again?
Lafayette residents head back to the polls for the third time in 2025. Early voting begins Saturday and runs through Nov. 8 for the Nov. 15 election.
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Beacon founder Holly Howat joins state office of behavioral health
Howat left her role as executive director of Beacon this summer after nearly a decade of leading the social care nonprofit.
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‘How Not To Say Goodbye’ creates space to process grief
In a one-day installation, a group of Lafayette artists offer room for an emotion that is often pushed aside: grief.
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Councilman wants Boulet to rethink Downtown Mardi Gras plan
Councilman Kenneth Boudreaux says the administration “circumvented decision-makers.” The administration says it’s not a “legislative matter.”
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Legislators delay 2026 primary, buying time for midterm redistricting
The adjustment banks on the U.S. Supreme delivering a ruling in a key voting rights case before Christmas.
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Are you gardening for the future?
From backyards to bayous, native plants are helping Louisiana grow stronger. Here’s how one family’s restoration shows what it means to garden for the future.
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Mardi Gras returning to Jefferson Street for 2026
In previous years, smaller parades like Krewe de Canailles still marched down Jefferson Street; now the main parade route will also hit the center of Downtown.
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Helping Hands
Seasonal workers, most of them from Mexico, form the backbone of Louisiana’s agricultural sector. Still, their work often goes unseen or misunderstood.
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Julie Emerson jumps into U.S. Senate race, challenging Bill Cassidy
Emerson joins a crowded field of Republicans vying to knock off a vulnerable incumbent in Louisiana’s new closed party primary system.
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COLUMN: Can UL afford to subsidize its football aspirations?
UL is in dire financial straits. Losing $10 million on football a year isn’t helping.
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UL Lafayette confirms another round of layoffs
Interim president says 70 cuts will be made through a combination of position eliminations, retirements, resignations and reassignments.
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Study: Louisiana’s child poverty rate increase leads US
The report comes out as Louisiana — along with other states — has announced it will not provide Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits in November.
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