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The owner of a local paint company wants to give the iconic Blackham Coliseum in Lafayette a facelift.

Lafayette native Dustin Poirier went on record giving his prediction between the highly anticipated Ultimate Fighter matchup of McGregor-Chandler. Having beat both of them, he's giving his take from an experienced position.

An LSU fan, who was sitting behind the home plate for the Tigers and Cajuns softball game this weekend, lost it when the umpire called a strike on one of the LSU players.

Louisiana fought to play a second game on championship Sunday. The Cajuns defeat LSU 9-8 to head to the Super Regional. This was an extremely hard-fought matchup that the Cajuns gutted out to win. Winning back-to-back games isn't easy and the Cajuns did just that.

LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL News) - The legendary Jim Brown passed away this week. Regarded by many as the greatest running back of all time, the 87-year-old led a full life as not only an outstanding NFL player but also as an actor and as a civil rights activist...

After losing to LSU, and a rain delay the Cajuns came out to play against Omaha. Louisiana defeated Omaha 9-0.

The UFC is quickly becoming the most popular combat sport if it isn't already. The UFC is still a young sport. We have seen the stars of UFC become as relevant as other professional sports athletes. Lafayette's own Dustin Poirier has become one of the most influential fighters in the UFC.

Former Marshall safety and Iowa, LA native, André Sam announced Thursday morning he will be attending LSU this fall. Sam is the third commit for the LSU Tigers this week.  LCA quarterback, future cornerback,  Ju’Juan Johnson announced he was heading to Baton Rouge on the Jordy Culotta Show Monday night and then stopped by SportsChat to talk about it Wednesday afternoon. Tuesday, former Not ... Rea

It's possible you'll see some Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns in video game form. The game is set to be released in the summer of next year.

LSU women athletes Olivia Dunne, Angel Reese, Flau’jae Johnson, Hailey Van Lith are among the highest paid college athletes.

The New Orleans Pelicans will pick 14th in June's NBA Draft while the San Antonio Spurs won Tuesday's NBA Lottery.

Lafayette's own Dustin "The Diamond" Poirier finally has a date for his next fight. Dustin is set up to fight Justin Gaethje on July 29th.

Top Louisiana Recruit Ju'Juan Johnson commits to the LSU Tigers.

The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Softball team will be playing in the Baton Rouge Regional hosted by the LSU Tigers.

The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns are your 2023 Softball Sun Belt Champions. The Cajuns have just won 4 straight Sun Belt Championships. The Cajuns played Marshall in the championship game and they defeated them 1-0.

New Orleans Saints signs former LSU Tiger Foster Moreau to 3-year contract

Breaking News, former Ragin Cajuns cornerback Trey Amos has a new home, as he has committed to Alabama.

The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns are the #1 seed and will host the Sun Belt Softball Tournament. The Cajuns first game is Thursday vs winner of ULM & Georgia State.

As we've seen in recent years, there are plenty of Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns that are NFL-caliber players. After the dust settled yesterday, it appears that four former Cajuns will get an opportunity to compete for a roster spot in the NFL.

During the 2022-2023 high school football season there were many teams around Acadiana who had star-studded talent. One school in particular in LCA had one of the top prospects in the country with Ju'Juan Johnson. Johnson committed to go and play for Coach Prime and Colorado. Many fans from the Acadiana area were excited to see Johnson with Coach Prime. Well, that dream is over as Johnson took to Twitter to announce he decommits from Colorado.