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Chatime, a Taiwanese boba tea brand, opens its first Louisiana location in Lafayette

Chatime, a Taiwanese boba tea franchise, has brought its customizable teas, smoothies and other specialty drinks to Acadiana. The tea chain is now serving customers at its first Louisiana location, 109 Old Camp Road, Suite 106, in Ambassador Town Center, in the space previously occupied by Main Squeeze. Founded in...

Lafayette, LA · 1d
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Things to do this weekend

When: Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Where: Iberia Parish Library, St. Peter Branch, 1111 W. St. Peter St. What: Meet and mingle with incredible published authors from across Louisiana. Discover a wide variety of genres, from fiction and non-fiction to children’s and adult literature, with books and book-related merchandise available for purchase. It’s an event that’s sure to be fun for the whole family.

New Iberia, LA · 3d
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Free Turkeys In Opelousas And Carencro As Food Costs Climb 34 Percent

Food costs are squeezing Acadiana budgets, so State Representative Dustin Miller is giving away turkeys this holiday.

Opelousas, LA · 2d

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Hilliard Art Museum hires new curator as it prepares for major expansion in Lafayette

The Hilliard Art Museum at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette has named architect and exhibition designer Jonathan Boelkins as its new curator, bringing an experienced designer to the museum as it expands its programming, renovates a historic building and works to make its permanent collection more accessible. Boelkins, who...

Lafayette, LA · 2d
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This Sprawling Louisiana Antique Mall Packs Over 100 Vendors Into 30,000 Square Feet Of Vintage Treasures

Your purse gets its own locker here, and you wear the key while you shop. That one rule tells you how seriously this place takes its breakables. The building stretches past 30,000 square feet. More than 100 independent vendors fill it with furniture, stained glass, musical instruments, and metal art. There’s even a whole architectural warehouse out back.

Opelousas, LA · 4d

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Bingo is making a comeback with younger crowds. This Lafayette bar is part of the trend.

Wednesday nights at the Yard Goat in Lafayette have become a destination for bingo players looking for more than a traditional game. Xtreme Bar Bingo combines music, friendly competition and prizes ranging from electronics to cash jackpots. The Bertrand Drive beer garden introduced the nationwide entertainment program in February after...

Lafayette, LA · 4d

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Wednesday Plate Lunches: The Super 7 Picks Across Acadiana

Hump Day hits different in Lafayette. Wednesday menus start hinting the weekend isn't far, and barbecue sneaks in alongside the usual plate lunch suspects.

Lafayette, LA · 2d

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Bourques honored with NIGC November 2026 Garden of the Month

The New Iberia Garden Club selected the residence of Elizabeth and Andy Bourque, located at 201 W. Lawrence Street, as November’s Garden of the Month. Their garden features a wide variety of natives and other plants that attract butterflies and hummingbirds, from coleus, milkweed, lantana, cypress vine, mums, zinnias, petunias, snapdragons, pentas, and vinca, to roses, kale, caladiums, passion vines, and shrimp plants.

New Iberia, LA · 2d

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The Best Restaurants for Gumbo in South Louisiana

From Lafayette to Abbeville, Crowley to Opelousas, these are the local South Louisiana restaurants that you say are serving up the best bowls of gumbo.

Louisiana · 8d

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Wednesday Plate Lunches: The Super 7 Picks Across Acadiana

Hump Day hits different in Lafayette. Wednesday menus start hinting the weekend isn't far, and barbecue sneaks in alongside the usual plate lunch suspects.

Lafayette, LA · 2d

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Help 97.3 The Dawg Rate the Music and Win $500

Tell us which new country songs you love and which ones aren't hitting the mark. Rate the music on 97.3 The Dawg for a chance to win $500.

Lafayette, LA · 4d

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Gumbo pot pie, gumbo pizza or gumbo ramen: which would you try first?

Gumbo dumplings, gumbo pot pie, gumbo pizza and gumbo ramen are all real. See the most creative Louisiana gumbo twists, from Metairie to Shreveport.

New Orleans, LA · 3d

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Popular Acadiana Wing Chain Continues Its Expansion with a Planned Fifth Location

KOK Wings & Things has opened four locations since being founded in 2018

Youngsville, LA · 5d

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Buc-ee’s breaks ground on another Louisiana travel center

Louisiana · 2d

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Louisiana's first Buc-ee's location is expected to open in five months

Not too long from now, Louisiana will welcome the opening of its first ever Buc-ee's location. Two locations are planned for Louisiana, one in Ruston and the other Lafayette, but the Buc-ee's in Ruston is expected to be the first to open, well ahead of when Lafayette is projected to open.

Ruston, LA · 3d

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Battle of the Bows keeps Cajun Music alive in Jennings

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Cajun music came alive in Jennings on Saturday, as musicians young and old competed at the Battle of the Bows. With categories ranging from junior to professional, fiddlers played to an attentive audience at the Strand Theatre. Organizers say the competition gives young musicians a...

Jennings, LA · 5d

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Jason Aldean and Lauren Alaina Headlining Massive 2-Day Country Music and Rodeo Event as 19-Stop National Tour Announces First-Ever Stadium Show

The two-day event will feature Jason Aldean, Treaty Oak Revival, Lauren Alaina and Fox N' Vead, along with bull riding, barrel racing and freestyle bullfighting.

Lafayette, LA · 5d

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After 12 years of setbacks, Buc-ee's breaks ground on $82 million Lafayette travel center

Twelve years after Buc-ee's first explored opening a store in Lafayette, the Texas-based travel center chain broke ground Monday on an $82 million development at Interstate 10 and Louisiana Avenue, ending a yearslong effort complicated by flooding, infrastructure challenges and negotiations over public incentives. The 74,000-square-foot store, expected to open...

Lafayette, LA · 3d

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Longtime columnist Jan Risher finds humor and meaning in everyday life

Jan Risher was working in public relations when she attended a retreat in 2010 and the discussion turned to dreams. Risher shared how in a dream she attended a journalism conference and kept explaining to people that she was no longer working for a newspaper. The exercise prompted an unexpected...

Lafayette, LA · 4d