Lafayette Louisiana Travel Guide

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Opelousas police have arrested two suspects they believe are behind a string of burglaries from vehicles in the Opelousas and Lafayette area.

The ITE Chapter at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette has elected new officers.

It wasn't exactly a harrowing experience for veteran flier Terrance Simien. As the Delta flight carrying the Grammy winner approached the Lafayette Regional Airport, there was a malfunction that prompted the Lafayette Fire Department to stand by on the runway - just in case.

Of that amount, about $150,000 has gone toward paying adjudicators and reviewers, as well as power and postal costs.

A man wanted in California on a home invasion charge has been arrestedright herein Acadiana.

Researchers at UL Lafayette's Picard Center for Child Development released a studyWednesday of more than25,000 Louisiana children.

The Lafayette City-Parish Council votedTuesday night, to table the vote to determine the future of a popular Lafayette night club.

A woman involuntarily committed to a hospital on the day of her son's funeral 15 years ago says she has finally received some closure after a jury verdict that found she was wrongfully committed.

The Internal Revenue Service is seeking at least $475,000 from the Lafayette Consolidate Government in tax rebates and penalties for what the federal agency argues was too long a delay in spending bond money.

NEW ORLEANS - The Coast Guard rescued four people, including a Cape Coral man, from a downed aircraft Wednesday after the plane made an emergency landing in the Gulf.

On June 22, 1993, an investigation into the Lafayette Housing Authority was begun by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

A handful of protesters gathered outside the offices of the Lafayette Housing AuthorityMonday demanding the resignation of Consolidated President Joey Durel.

We know you've noticed it. That slight shift in the air. The cool breeze that might go unnoticed by others, but for anyone who regularly endures South Louisiana summers, signals the impending end of the brutal, stultifying heat.

The downtown nightclub Karma has had its alcohol permit suspended for three days, but the City-Parish Council on Tuesday delayed a decision on whether that permit should be revoked for two years.

BATON ROUGE - U.S. Rep. Charlie Melancon, the Democratic Party nominee for U.S. Senate seeking to unseat Republican U.S. Sen.

Louisiana has faced devastating hurricanes and the worst oil spill in U.S. history, but the greatest challenge confronting the state today may be job-killing policies of the federal government, Gov.

Ken Shamrock 's next fight has been signed and it will be against Johnathan Ivey for the USA MMA promotion on Oct.

Just when you're pretty sure your heart can't bear another word or picture on the subject comes a remarkable Hurricane Katrina anniversary book called "New Orleans: What Can't Be Lost, " featuring 88 short essays on the treasures no storm could take away.

Former Iberia Parish Sheriff Sid Hebert has agreed to plead guilty to a federal misdemeanor charge stemming from problems at a water treatment plant he owned and operated.