Open in NewsBreak

Branch

See all locations
Customize your news
52°F
publisher avatar

Municipal

stmarynow.com

website

Firm that gave $115K to Landry’s PAC gets SpaceX deal

A New Orleans engineering firm that has contributed $115,000 to a political action committee closely aligned with Gov. Jeff Landry has been selected by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development for work related to SpaceX’s planned project in Vermilion Parish. Royal Engineers & Consultants has contributed to Cajun...

Louisiana · 4d

KLFY.com

website

St. Landry Parish president to pursue legal action over roaming dogs

OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY) — St. Landry Parish President Jessie Bellard plans to initiate legal proceedings against a local dog owner following recurring reports of trespassing canines destroying livestock on neighboring land. The announcement follows a recent report from resident Vincent Savoy, who stated that a neighbor’s dogs trespassed on...

St Landry Parish, LA · 5d
article img

theadvocate.com

website

Hearing postponed on motion to drop charges against former Lafayette Mayor-President Josh Guillory

A St. Martin Parish court hearing to consider a motion to drop charges against former Lafayette Mayor-President Josh Guillory was postponed Monday. The hearing is reset for Nov. 9. The 16th Judicial District Attorney’s Office requested the delay for medical reasons. It’s unclear if Guillory’s Nov. 16 trial date...

Lafayette, LA · 5d
article img

Talk Radio 960am

partner publisher · 22.9K followers
article img

Live Lafayette Parish Election Results: Follow Every Race From the Senate to City Council

Live Lafayette Parish election results: Senate, DA, judges, Carencro, Scott, Youngsville and 10 amendments, updated as precincts report.

Lafayette Parish, LA · 4d

KLFY.com

website

Latest Grand Coteau state audit notes several recurring issues not addressed

BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) — The Town of Grand Coteau has been repeatedly alerted by the state of problems in its accounting and other procedures, and many have not been resolved in the latest audit. The audit, released Monday by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s Office, was performed by the...

Grand Coteau, LA · 5d

WBR Independent

partner publisher · 167 followers

Woods and White head to a Dec. 12 runoff for Division C judge

Victor Woods Jr. and Lori White are headed to a Dec. 12 runoff for Division C judge. West Baton Rouge renewed its health unit tax by 213 votes, and two Iberville races came down to single digits

Iberville Parish, LA · 4d

103.3 The G.O.A.T.

partner publisher · 30.6K followers

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 · 3d

theadvocate.com

website

Ted Davidson elected to represent Carencro on the Lafayette Parish School Board

Ted Davidson won a special election Tuesday for an open seat on the Lafayette Parish School Board, defeating Stasia Herbert-McZeal in a race for the District 2 seat representing Carencro and sections of north Lafayette. Davidson received 3,191 votes, or 57%, compared with Herbert-McZeal, who received 2,399 votes, or 43%,...

Lafayette Parish, LA · 4d

fastfoodclub.com

website

Every Sunday, Mamou’s Fred’s Lounge Turns Into A Cajun Dance Hall Before Noon

Most small towns are still waking up when one tiny room in Mamou, Louisiana, is already packed with dancers, fiddles, and folks speaking Cajun French. The band plays, the radio carries every note across the parish, and strangers become two-step partners before lunch. It is one of the most beloved...

Mamou, LA · 5d

We Are Lafayette

partner publisher · 2.6K followers

Urban Search And Rescue Teams From Louisiana to Help Flood-Ravaged Colorado

Firefighters packed their gear and headed to Colorado this week to help Archuleta County deal with historic flooding.

Lafayette, LA · 4d

wbrz.com

website

DOJ election monitors to be in East Baton Rouge parish on Tuesday

BATON ROUGE - Federal election monitors will be stationed at polling places in East Baton Rouge, Orleans and Lafayette parishes on Tuesday, according to The Advocate. The newspaper obtained a letter from the Voting Section of the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice, which said monitors will observe and take notes but will not interfere or intrude in the voting process.

East Baton Rouge Parish, LA · 5d

theadvocate.com

website

Accused October 2023 Israel attack supporter with ties to Lafayette to use alibi defense in trial

Mahmoud Al-Muhtadi, a native of Gaza who is accused of supporting and participating in the October 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel, has notified a federal judge in Lafayette that he plans to use an alibi defense in his January trial. The attack left around 1,200 people dead, including women, children...

Lafayette, LA · 5d

Yahoo!

website

Latest Grand Coteau state audit notes several recurring issues not addressed

BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) -- The Town of Grand Coteau has been repeatedly alerted by the state of problems in its accounting and other procedures, and many have not been resolved in the latest audit. The audit, released Monday by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor's Office, was performed by the accounting...

Grand Coteau, LA · 5d

evangelinetoday.com

website

Geaux vote on Tuesday, it matters

“Voting is vitally important, even if an individual vote doesn’t sway a particular election one way or another. It is the only way that ‘We the People’ self-govern. The ability to self-govern is a privilege and a gift – one that we honor by showing up at the ballot booth, even if your vote doesn’t ‘matter’ in altering a particular race. It’s sometimes hard for Americans to fathom that not everyone on the planet enjoys the privilege of self-government. If we want to keep that privilege, we need to exercise it,” law professor Kim Wehle once said.

Evangeline Parish, LA · 5d

theadvocate.com

website

Landry, Earles offer competing visions for district attorney's office after federal bribery case

Voters in Lafayette, Acadia and Vermilion parishes will decide Tuesday whether to give District Attorney Don Landry another six years in office or replace him with former Judge Kristian Earles, who has made restoring public trust a central issue of his campaign. The election comes four years after FBI agents...

Lafayette, LA · 6d

hoodline.com

website

Carencro's C'est Bon Seasoning Fest Spices Up Pelican Park With Zydeco and Chili Dogs

Pelican Park in Carencro is spending Halloween weekend smelling like spice and sizzling chili dogs as the third annual C'est Bon Seasoning Festival takes over the grounds through Sunday. The event mixes carnival rides, live music, arts and crafts vendors and a signature seasoning showdown with holiday touches like trick-or-treating and a haunted house.

Carencro, LA · 6d

theadvocate.com

website

Incumbent Don Landry bests Kristian Earles to win second term as 15th JDC District Attorney

Incumbent District Attorney Don Landry won another six-year term Tuesday in a closely watched race for the 15th Judicial District attorney's office, which serves Lafayette, Acadia and Vermilion parishes. Landry received 55% of the vote, Earles received 45%, and voter turnout was 34.7%, according to unofficial results from the Louisiana...

Lafayette, LA · 4d

theadvocate.com

website

Judge Doug Saloom reflects on 31 years as city court judge

After 31 years serving as a Lafayette City Court judge, Judge Douglas “Doug” Saloom is preparing to retire at the end of 2026. Saloom spoke with Jan Swift of the Discover Lafayette podcast about his time on the bench and the long tenure of the Saloom family in Lafayette City Court.

Lafayette, LA · 5d

theadvocate.com

website

Lafayette Juvenile Detention Home first in nation to earn leadership award

The Lafayette Juvenile Detention Home has received a national leadership award after its three-member command staff completed a series of three training programs, Lafayette Consolidated Government announced Monday. LCG said the home is the first juvenile detention facility in the nation to receive the FBI-Law Enforcement Executive Development Association’s Agency...

Lafayette, LA · 5d