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The 11 Best Southern Small Towns For Foodies

If you love good food, you'll typically feel right at home in large, multicultural cities like New York or Chicago. However, there's also a lot to be said for the food scenes in small towns, especially in the American South. So while Atlanta is among the top places in the country for soul food, you don't have to venture into a major city to find excellent Southern cooking — some of the region's best cornbread and barbecue can be found in Georgia's small towns.

Georgia · 1d
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Deadline to comment on I-49 Lafayette Connector Draft SEIS extended. See new date.

The Federal Highway Administration is expected to issue a the Final SEIS and Record of Decision in the first quarter of 2027, clearing the project to proceed as funding becomes available. The Lafayette I-49 Connector is a proposed 5.5-mile section of partially elevated six-lane interstate that would stretch roughly from...

Lafayette, LA · 3d
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HistoryFEST to spotlight untold stories of Black women who shaped Iberia Parish

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Iberia African American Historical Society will bring local history to life with its inaugural HistoryFEST Nov. 13-15 at the Sliman Theatre, 129 E. Main St. in New Iberia. The three-day festival will celebrate the stories, achievements and contributions of African American women throughout Iberia Parish.

New Iberia, LA · 3d
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State plans $4.7 million construction project at Acadiana Center for Youth

The State of Louisiana is advancing plans for new staff residences and a training and multipurpose building at the Acadiana Center for Youth in Bunkie, a project that carried an estimated construction cost of $4.7 million during the state's architectural planning process. The proposed development would add staff housing and...

Bunkie, LA · 3d
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He had no training to run an Iraqi province. This West Baton Rouge Marine did it anyway.

In 2003, West Baton Rouge native Col. David Couvillon was handed an Iraqi province with no power, no schools and no government. His Marine Reserve battalion had to figure out how to run it.

West Baton Rouge Parish, LA · 2d

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City of Port Allen announces planned power outage for Sunday night

PORT ALLEN — The city of Port Allen announced a planned power outage that will extend from Sunday night into Monday morning. The outage, being done so Entergy can perform a circuit upgrade, will take place from 10 p.m. on Sunday to 4 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 9. The...

Port Allen, LA · 3d

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Parts of Railroad Avenue in Plaquemine to close as crews works to improve road conditions

PLAQUEMINE — Parts of Railroad Avenue in Plaquemine are scheduled to close for milling and paving work in the coming week. According to the traffic alert, the work is meant to improve road conditions and provide a smoother and safer driving surface. All work is weather permitting. From 7...

Plaquemine, LA · 2d

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Express Inn owner given 2-week reprieve from condemnation due to potential buyer

The Express Inn on Evangeline Thruway, ordered closed last month due to excessive criminal activity and possible code violations, escaped condemnation Wednesday. A judge delayed condemning all buildings on the property at 1314 NE Evangeline Thruway until a Nov. 18 hearing because the owner said there is a potential buyer.

Lafayette, LA · 4d

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This might be the oldest thing in Iberia Parish.

Two friends from New York, one surprise gift and nearly a thousand years of history.

Iberia Parish, LA · 5d

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Election day in Acadiana: Carencro mayor's race heads to runoff; Voter wants 'a change in Louisiana'

Incumbent Charlotte Stemmans Clavier will face Eric Knight in the Dec. 12 runoff for Carencro mayor. On Tuesday Clavier led the three candidates on the ballot with 1,191 votes, or 39%, according to unofficial results posted on the Louisiana secretary of state’s office Wednesday morning. Knight received 1,069 votes, or 35%, while Don Chauvin, who lost to Clavier in 2022, finished third with 789 votes.

Carencro, LA · 4d

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Run-off for the Lafayette City Court Division B seat

LAFAYETTE, LA. (KLFY) — The City Court Judge for Divison B in Lafayette will go to a run off after none of the candidates won a majority during the Nov. 3 election. The election was between candidates Ryan Harris, James Klock and Emilia Pardo. Klock qualified for the runoff...

Lafayette, LA · 5d

Developing Lafayette

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New Lafayette High School Baseball & Softball Complex Under Construction At Former S.J. Montgomery Elementary Site

A new Lafayette High School (LHS) baseball and softball complex is coming soon at 600 Foreman Drive in Lafayette, LA, on the former site of S.J. Montgomery Elementary School, directly behind LHS. The new athletic complex will feature two separate fields for the school’s baseball and softball programs, along with...

Lafayette, LA · 5d

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Carencro’s Mayor’s Race Is Going to a Dec. 12 Runoff. Here’s Who’s in and Who’s Out.

The Carencro mayor’s race moves to a Dec. 12 runoff after no candidate cleared 50 percent. Voters in Louisiana’s fastest-growing city will choose between incumbent Charlotte Clavier and challenger Eric Knight.

Carencro, LA · 5d

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See who was elected mayor for the town of Maringouin

MARINGOUIN — Former Maringouin Mayor Demi Vorise has been elected to serve another term after being voted out of office in 2018. Vorise beat Maurice Harris, the current Democratic mayor, with 61% of the vote. Vorise was initially elected mayor in 2015 and served a single term before Harris...

Maringouin, LA · 5d

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No chief named in St. Martinville after council fails to approve appointment

St. Martinville – St. Martinville Mayor Jason Willis followed through on his pledge to appoint whichever candidate for police chief was recommended for the position by a screening committee that had been chosen to interview and evaluate the three candidates for the position who qualified for the interview process, but the city council failed to vote to approve the appointment.

St Martinville, LA · 5d

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District judges elected in Acadia, St. Landry and Jeff Davis parishes

ACADIA PARISH, La. (KLFY) — Acadia, St. Landry and Jeff Davis parishes elected judges in the 15th, 27th and 31st Judicial District Courts Tuesday. The 15th District (Lafayette Parish) elected two judges. David Way defeated Will Keaty II by a 54-46% margin, while incumbent Susan Theall fought off a challenge by Dyan Schnaars by a 67-33% margin.

Acadia Parish, LA · 5d

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Races for Jeff Davis DA, Iowa mayor among runoffs set for December

SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA (KPLC) - Voters will choose Iowa’s next mayor and decide whether Jeff Davis’ district attorney will serve another term next month. Races in the Nov. 3 election in which no one received a majority of the vote will head to a runoff on Dec. 12, with the top two candidates on the ballot. The runoffs in Southwest Louisiana are listed below.

Iowa, LA · 5d

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Clay Higgins wins reelection in Louisiana's 3rd District race

Republican incumbent Clay Higgins won reelection for Louisiana's 3rd Congressional District. Higgins secured 56% of the vote, avoiding a runoff against five other candidates. The congressman celebrated his victory with supporters at Rock'n'Bowl de Lafayette. Higgins will return to Washington for another term, having first been elected in 2016. Surrounded...

Louisiana · 5d

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New documentary uncovers Louisiana's forgotten Filipino history, America's oldest Asian settlement

A centuries-old Filipino settlement in Louisiana's coastal marshes is the subject of a new documentary by a University of Louisiana at Lafayette professor who is working to bring an overlooked chapter of the state's history to light. "Settling St. Malo," a 26-minute documentary featuring the research and poetry of UL...

Louisiana · 4d

We Are Lafayette

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Don Landry Re-elected District Attorney Over Lafayette, Acadia, and Vermilion

Incumbent Don Landry won re-election as 15th JDC district attorney, serving Lafayette, Acadia and Vermilion parishes. The race included debate over oversight of the office’s pretrial diversion program after a federal bribery case.

Lafayette, LA · 5d