Lafayette’s councils are off to a slow start coming out of the holiday season, with an agenda made up of some funding ...

Louisiana’s existing congressional districts will be used for the 2026 midterms, after the U.S. Supreme Court did not ...

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 Louisiana Attorney General's Office is picking up where LPD left off, looking into whether any school officials benefited financially from relationships with vendors. Image courtesy The Acadiana ...

High-level administrators at UL Lafayette had been spared in the rounds of cuts made so far, as the university seeks to address a major budget shortfall, but that changed this week. In his first ...

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 ...

Interim President Jaimie Hebert said officials have made a lot of progress in shoring up the university’s finances but left the door open for more cuts or layoffs. Photo by Travis Gauthier After ...

Councilmembers said the change of major parade routes wasn't sufficiently discussed with the council and other Downtown stakeholders. Image courtesy The Acadiana Advocate During Tuesday’s council ...

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. This time, two local property taxes voted down in ...

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 ...

This rendering of a shared used path along Johnston Street is one of the first chances for the public to see what is planned for the roadway. Image courtesy of LCG Sidewalks, a bike path and trees ...