The University of Louisiana at Lafayette owns and operates one of the largest outdoor solar testing facilities in the southeastern United States.
For the first time in over 40 years, Festivals Acadiens et Créoles—the world’s largest Cajun and Creole festival—will be hosting a spring festival.
Just one day after District Attorney Don Landry’s news conference on juvenile justice, his “get tough” policy is being put to the test.
The Tri-Parish workforce in December 2021 was down compared to December 2020, according to statistics released Tuesday by the Louisiana Workforce Commission.
Volunteers are needed for a targeted cleanup before Eunice’s Mardi Gras.
After a one-year hiatus due to Covid, the Eunice Mardi Gras celebration is returning to 2nd Street with a Friday through Mardi Gras lineup of live music, food and the Le Vieux Mardi Gras de Cajun run.
Firefighters from Acadia Parish Fire District 4 responded and reported to a house fire at 3:26 p.m. Friday at 162 Dan Drive located in Acadia Parish.
The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.
February 2
Lachica Shauntal Ventress, 37, 400 block of W. Tennis Street, Opelousas. Bench warrant. Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.
A 30-year-old Mamou woman is accused of stealing nearly $38,000 from a nursing home patient using credit cards, according to St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz.
The following are arrests by Eunice Police.