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The 2026 Louisiana Sugar Cane Festival runs September 24–27 in Downtown New Iberia. DJ Mark Cutz headlines Saturday alongside Clay Cormier, Chris Ardoin, and more.

St. Landry Parish's school board approved closing several schools and cutting nearly a third of its staff to close an $18 million deficit.

A drive-by shooting that left five children hospitalized is still under investigation, now police are asking the public to help to identify a vehicle involved.

A Baton Rouge officer's comments about a driver's oversized eyelashes during an episode of On Patrol: Live have gone wildly viral online.

Most people in Acadiana have never been to a Trader Joe's, so let's talk about what to expect when they open later this year.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has officially upgraded an ongoing Zapp's potato chip recall to a Class I recall, the agency's most serious designation.

The Lafayette Animal Shelter is offering free dog and cat adoptions through July 26 during the nationwide Empty the Shelters campaign.

Not every feel-good moment gets captured, but someone at a local business in Duson was paying attention — and what they saw was worth sharing.

A 54-year-old woman died in a chain-reaction crash on Interstate 10 near Jennings, according to State Police.

A massive LEGO fan event is heading to Lafayette this summer, and it’s about to turn Blackham Coliseum into a brick-building paradise for LEGO lovers.

Two Breaux Bridge men, Kiemonte Pigott, 32, and Darius Haywood, 30, were killed in a crash on Louisiana Highway 686 in St. Landry Parish early July 1, 2026.

After the U.S. beat Bosnia and punched their ticket to the Round of 16, the whole stadium in Santa Clara started singing a John Denver song from 1971.

Some of these people felt sick for weeks before they even knew what hit them. And the scary part is, officials still haven't traced it back to a single food or source.

AOC Community Media has named former television anchor, radio host, and LCG deputy chief of staff Jamie Angelle as its next executive director.

A judge blocked St. Landry Parish from closing Krotz Springs Elementary Wednesday, hours before a scheduled board vote. A July 10 hearing will decide what's next.

From Acadian Superette in Freetown to a court-ordered closure on Ambassador Caffery, Lafayette's dining scene keeps changing in 2026. Here's what closed and what's replacing it.

St. Landry Parish's school board votes Wednesday on closing six schools and reconfiguring four more for 2026-2027.

Newly released bodycam footage shows Louisiana pastor Tony Spell making threats during a neighborhood dispute just days after his felony battery arrest.

Three and a half years of feeding Acadiana, and now Shane's Famous Quesadilla Burgers is closing its doors for good — Friday is the last chance to stop in.

A Bigfoot hunter claims DNA testing on a mysterious body found in the woods revealed a human-Neanderthal hybrid.

From Youngsville on July 3 to Lafayette Stars & Stripes on July 4, Acadiana has a full weekend of Independence Day fireworks, live music, and family events

Back in 1936, a small town in Bossier Parish set the heat record.

Two people were shot on North St. Antoine Street in Lafayette at 2:55 p.m. Tuesday, June 30. One is in critical condition and one is stable. LPD is investigating.

Right after the Fourth of July, store shelves start telling a different story — but in Louisiana, summer is nowhere near finished.