Lafayette Parish, LA

A tragedy happening in Lafayette Sunday afternoon as a 16-year-old girl is now dead from a gunshot wound to the chest and a 14-year-old boy is the person accused of shooting her. Lafayette Police say the incidet happened around 6:30 p.m. in the 600 block of E. Willow Street. The...

If you think that the Lafayette Parish Public Libraries are just books and people throwing "Shhhhh!!"s your way, you need to see this!. Lafayette libraries offer much more than books and reference resources. Fishing Poles? Some branches have them. Sewing machines? Yep. Vinyl cutting machines? You'll have access to them as well.

The Lafayette International Center will be renamed in honor of the late Phil Lank, former Lafayette community development director and Festival International de Louisiane co-founder. Lank died in January at age 73. The Lafayette City Council recently approved renaming the building, which served as Lafayette’s second City Hall, to the...

Each week, we’ll offer insights into new businesses, developments and closings in the area. And we’ll answer your questions about what’s happening in a vacant store or empty lot. Email us at wpotter@theadvertiser.com. ZenDog, a dog training facility in Duson, is expanding from its existing location to the former Family Dollar on Albertson Parkway in...

A shooting in Lafayette Sunday night killed a 16-year-old girl.

A 14-year-old boy was arrested Sunday for second-degree murder after a shooting left a 16-year-old girl dead, Lafayette police said in a news release. At approximately 6:30 pm, Lafayette PD responded to a shooting in the 600 block of E. Willow Street. The officers found the 16-year-old suffering from a single gunshot wound to the chest, police said. She was transported to a local hospital, where she was later pronounced dead.

The Cajundome was flooded with graduation guests Thursday, Friday and Saturday as the Lafayette Parish School System’s class of 2022 said farewell to high school and hello to their next chapter. The pride from the seniors’ cheering sections was evident as loved ones shouted their names through cupped hands,...

Less than 48 hours after Lafayette Consolidated Government filed an amended complaint in its federal lawsuit against the St. Martin Parish Government and the United States Army Corps of Engineers, attorneys from St. Martin Parish are offering their rebuttal to the new court filing. On Friday, Steven Oxenhandler responded to...

A sanity status hearing to determine if Ian Howard, the accused killer of Lafayette Police Cpl. Michael Middlebrook, could be deemed fit for trial following a commitment order for mental health treatment has been delayed until June. The hearing before Judge Valerie Gotch Garrett of the 15th Judicial District Court...

Women in Lafayette Parish will have the chance to learn self-defense skills and survival tactics with the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office (LPSO) for free on June 4.

After adding over 702,000 new cases throughout the last week, the U.S. now has more than 81.9 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been more than 990,000 COVID-19-related deaths — the highest death toll of any country. New cases continue to rise at a faster rate. In the past week, there were an average […]

A push to ban a car modification called a "Carolina Squat" came up one vote short at Lafayette's city and parish council meetings this week after lengthy discussion on the issue. Drivers of cars with lifted front ends were to face fines, license suspensions and even imprisonment in Lafayette Parish under a new...

Founding David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy Principal Jeff Debetaz has announced his retirement after 12 years at the school while Early College Academy Principal Alex Melton, a former David Thibodaux administrator, has been tapped to succeed him, the Lafayette Parish School System announced Friday. Debetaz has led the school from...

After five years as principal of Early College Academy, Alex Melton will move into the same role across town at David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy. He takes the place of Jeff Debetaz, who led the school for the last 11 years, as he retires from the Lafayette Parish School System. ...

Three weeks after its lawsuit against the St. Martin Parish Government and the United States Army Corps of Engineers was removed from district court to federal court, Lafayette Consolidated Government has filed the latest salvo in the case. On Thursday, LCG's attorneys filed an amended complaint against the St. Martin...