Behold, the $350 million interchange
More details were announced on the planned Kaliste Saloom/Hwy. 90 interchange, the first shovels-to-ground project associated with the I-49 Connector.
Parents of teen killed in Mall of Louisiana shooting sue mall, security company
The suit alleges the mall failed to take reasonable steps to protect patrons despite what the plaintiffs call a history of violent incidents at or near the property.
A labor of love — how two art school grads built their dream space
After Preslie Such and Raeleigh Boyd graduated, they were looking for resources and community — so they built their own. A year later, Scrappie Studio is thriving.
The riddle with documenting a thing is that the act of observing it changes that thing, its nature shifting under a watchful eye. A photographer’s presence, say, alters the way a subject exists and then appears in the final image made. The act of photographing something or someone will always include capturing at least a trace of the seer, somehow.
A federal judge has ordered a halt to all litigation regarding Venture Global LNG’s sediment spill, which local seafood producers say hurt their businesses.
SpaceX is coming to town with $100 billion in investment. That’s supposed to create a total of over 10,000 new jobs. But what do these numbers actually mean?
Lafayette Superintendent Francis Touchet will be presenting to the parish council, LEDA CEO Mandi Mitchell will update the city council on plans for blight on the Northside.
A long-dormant commission to study an alternative I-49 connector, a semicircular “loop” that would flank rural west Lafayette, is back.
Mayor-President Monique Boulet secured $50 million in federal and state funding for an interchange at Kaliste Saloom Road and U.S. 90.
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SpaceX has promised thousands of local jobs at its Louisiana Starbase and has received major tax cuts in return. See the conditions the company agreed to.
This weekend, Creole Culture Day in Grand Coteau celebrates Creole heritage, starting with a boucherie, and families are invited to share, preserve and trace their own histories.
Gov. Jeff Landry has sought to centralize control over major industrial projects. In Cameron Parish, local officials contend with what that means for their say as LNG looms large.
Lafayette Consolidated Government launched a survey for residents and business owners to set priorities for the M-P’s Johnston Street project.
After winning first place in Louisiana for their presentation on coastal land loss, Southside students are heading to Indianapolis for the national FFA competition.
Louisiana officials have been slow to identify and punish violations of federal climate laws in the Lake Charles area, according to environmental groups.
Mayor-President Monique Boulet names a new director for Lafayette Parish’s Office of Homeland Security And Emergency Preparedness.
This week, Mayor-President Monique Boulet will begin public engagement on the first segment of a Johnston Street revamp that will focus on a segment of the road that hems Downtown Lafayette.
The Downtown Development Authority is asking the city council to consider restrictions on open containers in Downtown Lafayette.
Several SpaceX employees met with and answered questions from Pecan Island and Vermilion Parish residents for the first time on Thursday.
With no information yet from SpaceX, workforce preparedness leaders across Lafayette are left guessing.
Community & Culture
Lafayette has the highest concentration of online Mahjong players per resident of any U.S. city, and one of only two halls in Louisiana is located here.
Despite long and hot Lafayette summers, locals don’t have many affordable and accessible pools to take a dip.
Railroad Avenue is Louisiana’s 127th cultural district and dedicated community members and volunteers are paving the way to reviving Jeanerette’s memory and significance in Black history.
Currency
I have bad news for anyone who supports the I-49 Connector: There‘s no reason to believe that it‘s ever going to get built.
At a time when most colleges see little growth, UL’s president hopes to nearly double enrollment over the next decade, likely in hopes it will fix budget woes.
Let’s say the reports are true, and SpaceX does build a new launch facility in Vermilion Parish. What kind of an impact might this actually have?