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Crash closes I-10 East at Scott exit; all lanes reopened
SCOTT, La. (KADN) — I-10 East was closed at LA 93 (Scott exit) because of a crash. The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development reported the wreck just after 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 2. All lanes reopened just before 4:45 p.m. It is unknown if there were any...
LCG looks to settle lawsuit over St. Martin Parish Spoil Banks project with landowners
LAFAYETTE, La. (KADN) — The Boulet administration will take the first step toward clearing one of many lawsuits her predecessor became embroiled in during his one term in office. The Lafayette City Council will vote Tuesday, May 7, on an ordinance that would give the mayor-president the green light...
Lake Charles man arrested for Lafayette armed robbery
LAFAYETTE, La. (KADN) — Lafayette police said a Lake Charles man is one of three people who got into a fight with a man inside a convenience store in the Hub City and then robbed him. Police said Marcus Fontenot, 21, was booked into the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center...
This Lafayette-born musician is lending 'zydeco feel' to Rolling Stones set at Jazz Fest
Zydeco accordionist and Lafayette native Dwayne Dopsie posted a picture on social media Wednesday of himself with singer Mick Jagger and guitarist Ronnie Wood backstage at the main stage at the Fair Grounds during the Rolling Stones' soundcheck. He wrote that he had rehearsed with the band and would be...
$7.1M for storage project on Ambassador Caffery Parkway: See what else is under construction
MEDICAL: 101 Rue La France, description, install prefabricated room and buffer for medication prep for Pharmacy Vital Care of Lafayette; applicant, Grace Hebert Curtis Architects; contractor, William Allen Constructors; $150,000. SALON: 4701 Ambassador Caffery Parkway, description, tenant improvement for MimiLuxe Nail Spa; applicant, Envisage Design & Consult; contractor, Amour Construction;...
Super 1 Foods celebrate 40th anniversary
(KTAL/KMSS) – Super 1 Foods grocery store celebrates 40 years of serving customers. The inception of the business began in the early 80’s as a way to provide customers low priced grocery options. Super 1 Foods is a chain owned by Brookshire Grocery Company. “My grandparents, who founded...
This favorite Jazz Fest dish has been missing for years, but it's still safe at the source
Just seeing them on a plate started pushing food memory buttons for me, sending me from the cozy cottage in Lafayette where I found them back to a patch of grass at Jazz Fest surrounded by friends, with music ringing out, a blue sky above and good times in progress.
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