If you are one of those people that loves to get the daylights scared out of you, Louisiana is a pretty great place to live. It's home to some of the best places to get creeped out at, and some of them are right here in Lafayette or not far from it.
The Acadiana flag, in my opinion, is awesome. I've always loved the way it looks. However, I've never really known what the colors and symbols on the flag actually stood for.
With the arrest of Jerran “Bubbie” Diggs in Newport News, Virginia, only one of the 17 accused members of the so-called Gremlins gang is still on the loose, according to Louisiana State Police.
It was a beautiful night for the annual Friday Night Parade in downtown Lafayette, but things turned ugly for one float rider. According to Lafayette Police, the man fell off the top level of the float he was riding on Johnston Street and Whittington Drive. Spectators said it could have been as high as 3 levels.
Lafayette's own MacKenzie Bourg (Mac), found that his audition video for American Idol was just tweeted by American Idol. After a phone call to Mac, KTDY has permission to let you see it BEFORE it airs tomorrow evening on FOX.
This weekend is a quiet one in Acadiana since Mardi Gras celebrations haven't yet kicked into full gear, but as always, there's something to do in or around Lafayette.
A few weeks ago at Dockside Studio in Maurice I had the honor of watching as Grammy award winner Jo-El Sonnier and some of his musician friends laid down tracks to the new updated version of "Healing Song", a song Jo-El wrote and recorded as a solo hit many year ago.