Lafayette News

A Lafayette cardiologist convicted of health care fraud can stay out of jail while he appeals his conviction.

Fireworks will light up the sky this weekend, but firefighters are asking residents to be mindful of dry conditions when celebrating their independence.

Teens and tweens screamed as Demi Lovato and David Archuleta took the stage at the Cajundome Wednesday night.

Lafayette is the only large city in Louisiana to gain population in the 21st century, according to U.S. census data released Tuesday.

The Carencro Police continue to investigate a homicide that took place around 6am this morning .

University of Louisiana is very pleased with a unanimous decision of the Court of Appeal to throw out the judgment in the Jerry Baldwin case.

The 200 block of Garfield Street and the 100 block of Taylor Street are scheduled to be closed on Saturday, July 4, 2009 from 6:30pm to 10:30 PM on the same day.

Porn star and possible U.S. Senate candidate Stormy Daniels took her listening tour to Lafayette this afternoon, stopping by Barney's Firearms and Indoor Range.

A state appeals court has thrown out the $2 million verdict a jury awarded former University of Louisiana at Lafayette football coach Jerry Baldwin in a lawsuit claiming racial discrimination in his firing.

A Lafayette man accused of second-degree murder in an August 2008 shooting was captured Tuesday while hiding out in a Houston hotel, authorities said Wednesday.

Lafayette deputy marshals have arrested Jalana Julio Manuel in the 100 block of Delahoussaye, Lafayette, on an aggravated kidnapping warrant with no bond for East Baton Rouge Parish.

Liberal-leaning religious groups are launching radio ads in five states this week in which local pastors urge senators to back efforts to overhaul the nation's health care system.

Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns softball team signed seven players to national letters of intent and those incoming freshman have garnered numerous honors throughout the year with their respective teams.

Porn star Stormy Daniels kicks off a second "listening tour" this week at a gun store in Lafayette as she publicizes a possible run for U.S. Senate.

I'm pretty sure there is no connection between littering and the complaints about the garbage pickup in Lafayette Parish, but it does make one think.

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It seems like M.L. 'Tigue' Moore would've wanted it this way. Pitching and defense reigned supreme Saturday night at Tigue Moore Field when the Third District West All-Stars defeated the Delhomme Drillers by a 2-1 margin in the M.L. 'Tigue' Moore Memorial All-Star Game.

Much of Southwest Louisiana, including parts of Acadiana, are under a heat advisory this afternoon.

On Thursday, a suspect hit a Lafayette Police unit and another vehicle while fleeing a scene.

This time, it was no Internet hoax. A baby alligator was found in River Ranch in the 100 block of Roswell Crossing Friday.