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Meet the arts collective founder named to Lafayette international trade, development role
1+ week, 3+ day ago (418+ words) George Marks serves salads during lunch at the new Cafe Nu Nu located in Nu Nu Arts and Culture Collective, Friday, January 16, 2026 in Arnaudville. If you've been to the NUNU Arts & Culture Collective in Arnaudville, you've experienced the cultural hospitality…...
Lafayette Police has two new Clydesdales. Here's where you'll be able to see them in action.
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (317+ words) The Lafayette Police Department's Mounted Patrol Unit recently added two Clydesdales to its roster, thanks to a partnership with Schilling Distributing. The horses, Mo and Bud, joined the unit this month. Bud is scheduled to make his public debut during…...
Lafayette mayor-president vetoes $1 M council approved for downtown redevelopment plan
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (377+ words) Visits to downtown Lafayette per person increased in 2025 from 4. 92 to 5. 04, data shows, according to data released by the Downtown Development Authority. Nearly half of all visitors came at least 12 times last year. Lafayette Mayor-President Monique Boulet, on the final day…...
Search committee to consider 12 applicants for UL Lafayette's next president
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (544+ words) Committee members listen as Dr. Gabriela Wilson, director of the Louisiana Center for Health Innovation and a professor in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at UL Lafayette, makes a statement during a public meeting of the University of…...
UL Lafayette President Joseph Savoie steps down, begins new role after 17 years at the helm
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (1189+ words) UL-Lafayette President Joseph Savoie speaks during a celebration and groundbreaking for the new Engineering Center of Excellence Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at Oliver Hall on the UL-Lafayette campus in Lafayette, La. Jaimie Hebert, left, is greeted after the announcement that he will…...
Offensive explosion propels Lafayette High to blowout playoff win
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (573+ words) Lafayette High first baseman Caroline Terro gets a hit against Warren Easton during the Lions' playoff win Thursday. Lafayette High pitcher Samantha Qualls delivers a pitch against Warren Easton during their high school softball game at Scott Park on Thursday,…...
Lafayette Parish School Board cancels public hearing on closure of Comeaux High
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (206+ words) Comeaux High School student Alex Armentor speaks in opposition to the potential closure of the school during a regular meeting of the Lafayette Parish School Board on Thursday, March 12, 2026, at board offices in Lafayette. A public hearing scheduled for Thursday…...
Comeaux High closure drama: lawsuit, reversal and what happens next in Lafayette
2+ day, 15+ min ago (1139+ words) Comeaux High School is pictured Friday, March 13, 2026 in Lafayette, La. Comeaux High School has been at the forefront of the news lately. It started with a contentious and long Lafayette Parish School Board meeting in March when the board voted…...
Lafayette School Board rescinds vote to close Comeaux High; public hearing Thursday
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (364+ words) Comeaux High School junior Ava Perez, center, is joined by other students in protest'after school hours'of the decision to close the school Friday, March 13, 2026, outside the school in Lafayette, La. When asked what they want, Perez responded, "We want to…...
Unattended candle sparks Lafayette apartment fire, displacing 9 residents
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (180+ words) Lafayette firefighters responded to an apartment fire in the 100 block of Rue Royal at 2: 28 p. m. Tuesday. The Lafayette 911 center received multiple calls reporting the fire, including initial reports that a disabled person might be inside. Firefighters arrived within five minutes and…...