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Lafayette's Daily Advertiser traces to a September 1865 weekly in Vermilionville. See the owners, editors and name changes behind this Lafayette history.

Forecasters expect a wet winter for Acadiana, but temperatures are less certain. See the river gauge levels, key dates and what to watch.

Your carved pumpkin's got maybe a week before mold takes over. Here's how to make it last longer than you'd think.

Chris Justin has a website called servicemypole.org where he wants people around Louisiana to upload photos of aging, leaning, neglected utility poles.

West Regional Library in Scott is packed most afternoons with families tackling homework, not just browsing books like you might think.

Rashie McDowell, a former East Baton Rouge Parish Prison employee, was arrested in Baton Rouge on a third-degree rape charge.

Lafayette and other areas have some seriously haunted spots, and there's actual science behind why we love getting scared this time of year. Here's where to go to celebrate Halloween this year.

Discover 10 creepy Louisiana horror movies perfect for Halloween, from The Skeleton Key and Hatchet to Angel Heart and Eve's Bayou.

When a massive alligator decided to tangle with the Landrys' boat, it reminded folks just how wild the swamp really is.

Brooks & Dunn play the Cajundome in Lafayette Thursday, October 8. Doors open at 6 p.m., show at 7 p.m. Tucker Wetmore and Caylee Hammack open. Free parking at Gate 8.

Tropical Storm Isaias is heading toward the Gulf Coast this Friday. Here are the expected impacts for Acadiana.

One South Louisiana community has quite an election conundrum. One Chief of Police candidate has dropped out, the other is facing child rape charges.

Traffic costs Lafayette residents serious time every day, and new data shows exactly where the worst spots really are.

The White House is proposing five grand for every adult American, but there's a catch tied to the midterm elections.

Lafayette Police have identified the bicyclist killed in a crash on SE Evangeline Thruway and released new details about what happened.

A woman walked away from a crash on I-10 early morning, then vanished. Now authorities and volunteers are searching the basin for answers.

A crash with injuries has closed part of SE Evangeline Thruway in Lafayette as police investigate and traffic is diverted.

Located along U.S. Highway 65, north of Tallulah, Louisiana's official state website lists Transylvania among the communities of East Carroll Parish.

A Gulf system could become Isaias by Thursday. Here is when Acadiana rain chances rise and where landfall is forecast this weekend.

South Louisiana weddings have gotten a whole lot smaller, and couples are being forced to make some tough choices about who makes the cut.

A 19-year-old Lafayette Parish school volunteer coach is booked on theft, trespass and false-records charges. Here is what the sheriff's office says.

A young mother vanished after a crash on I-10 in Louisiana. Her family says it's completely out of character and fears the worst.

That viral video of an LSU student going after a stop sign? Turns out it's actually illegal in Louisiana, with real fines attached.

Mitchell Higginbotham was arrested after allegedly exposing himself to a Sonic employee in Jennings on September 22. Surveillance footage and a license plate led to his identification.