Lafayette’s recent mayor-presidents have had a bad habit of pursuing mega projects that the public didn’t ask for — so what ...

This year, The Current uncovered potential fraud in the public school system, interrogated Lafayette’s sprawl, and looked at ...

Lafayette is leaps and bounds better than it was 20 years ago, but it’s still nowhere near where it needs to be to retain the young talent leaving the city.

This year, The Current uncovered potential fraud in the public school system, interrogated Lafayette’s sprawl, and looked at the local effects of new federal policies.

The outcry in response to the proposed route changes is about more than just a parade route. It’s about local leaders’ inability to try and build consensus. Saturday’s election means another shot at ...

Pummeled repeatedly by natural disasters, most recently Hurricane Ida, residents in Lafourche Parish struggle with mental health and addiction, at a time when population loss and social changes mean ...

In a secretive overnight drainage operation that led to multiple lawsuits and may have violated the state's public bid law, LCG moved dirt and trees from the St. Martin side of the river to the ...

The greeting, cheered by the initial volunteer to lay eyes on Tommy McLain, is the first of many thematic salutations he would hear throughout this blaring Friday afternoon, the final weekend of the ...

Citizens for a New Louisiana's Michael Lunsford, at a 2018 town hall meeting for councilmen Jared Bellard and William Theriot Photo by Travis Gauthier UPDATE: A month after this story was published, ...

The Lafayette Parish School System has directed hundreds of thousands of dollars in maintenance work to a local oilfield service company, in potential violation of state licensing requirements. The ...

The Holy Rosary Redevelopment Institute will name the century old oak tree to the side of the building, which has plans to become a memorial park. Photo by Robin May After over three decades as an ...

Recently, UL’s interim president laid bare the precarious state of the university’s finances. UL currently has $15 million to $20 million in outstanding liabilities, a $25 million structural deficit ...