Lafayette Consolidated Government recently announced the completion of a new emergency preparedness plan. Here’s how it would ...

The new law prohibits phone use during driving except for voice calls on hands-free systems, including wrist-worn devices ...

The LCG attorney briefed the Parish Council on reduced jail funding. The council will have to approve the cuts in the budget ...

On Thursday, the House narrowly passed the “Big, Beautiful Bill,” a Trump agenda bill laying out changes to the federal budget that include major cuts to federal programs supporting healthcare, food ...

Downtown Rising is back Sept. 28 at Parc International in Downtown Lafayette with an all-star lineup headlined by reggae legends, The Wailers. Check out this lineup! The Wailers Keith Frank DJ Digital ...

The Undercurrent Awards celebrate the folks working to make Lafayette a better place to live. We call them Wavemakers — a ...

We are thrilled to announce the 2025 class of Wavemakers, the local heroes honored each year at the Undercurrent Awards. Anna Kojevnikov and Allison Nederveld, Lafayette Tool Library ...

April Courville: My name is April Courville. I’m 40 years old, and I grew up in Welsh, Louisiana. Lafayette is great because it’s not for a lack of people. We have so many advocates, so many groups ...

Taj Johnson: My name is Taj Johnson. There’s a lot about Lafayette that it’s a duality. It’s a beautiful place because I’m from Upper Lafayette, and then I hear people talk about all the opportunity ...

Lauren Leonpacher: My name is Lauren Leonpacher, and I’m 30 years old. I probably would have never left Youngsville or Lafayette had it not been for access to affordable property, housing and flooding ...