lafayette parish

As the 2023 Christmas Break schedule ends for Lafayette Parish public schools, it's only natural to be curious how the schedule will fall for the 2024-2025 LPSS school calendar.

New Year's celebrations will be happening across Acadiana all weekend long into Monday and the turning of the calendar into 2024.

Fireworks are a fun part of the holidays.

Lafayette Parish schools have made a major move to enhance security with state-of-the-art weapons detection systems, extending their use to include elementary campuses after holiday break.

For a lot of people in Lafayette Parish, they'll have to wait a day later than your normal trash pick-up day.

Lafayette and St. Landry Parish authorities are seeking the assistance of the public in locating a suspect believed to be in the vicinity of Arnaudville or Breaux Bridge.

The one thing they all have in common is that they are on the market right now in Lafayette.

Lafayette Parish Clerk of Court Louis Perret has served in his current position since 1999, and he's got some great memories and stories to tell. From gas leaks to skunks, each election and precinct brings its own challenges and, occasionally, laughs, even if it's after the fact.

The state fire marshal modified the burn ban earlier this week. But Lafayette Parish will not be taking part in those modifications.

Local parents have raised concerns online about an app called Saturn that was created to help high school students navigate their busy schedules. After a Facebook post detailing all the specifics of the app went viral the app developers have decided to make some much needed changes.

A family puppy is missing and Scott police are searching for the suspect.

The suspect is accused of setting fire to a car next to a manufactured home in Scott, Louisiana.

Acadiana Waste Services does not automatically provide recycling bins to residents.

A Carencro woman succumbed to injuries sustained in a crash.

The fire, which severely damaged the roof of the fire, was eventually put out by responders from all over Lafayette Parish.

The West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office has confirmed that the human remains of a person found earlier this week inside a car at a truck stop have been identified.

Two people were evacuated safely, and only one unit sustained any damage.

After a parent was highly critical of the board, sheriff's deputies were asked to remove her.

The cause of death has yet to be determined.

The district recognized the principals on Tuesday, noting their past and present work.