Acadiana News

In 2016, a text message to the wrong number sparked our favorite unexpected Thanksgiving tradition. Now, Jamal & Wanda have something special for year 8.

Acadiana Waste Services, or AWS, is assuming collection services in Lafayette and the unincorporated areas of the parish, and both the company and Lafayette Consolidated Government have acknowledged that they have experienced "operational hiccups" as they work to establish service to residents.

After being voted down 8-6 in a Louisiana Legislature Committee, the plan to replace the Calcasieu River Bridge is on life support.

Calling all veterans and patriots! Lafayette Consolidated Government is hosting the Inaugural Veterans Day Parade and invites people of across Louisiana to show their gratitude for the service of our current and former members of the military.

In another classic contest between the St. Thomas More Cougars and the Lafayette Christian Academy Knights, it was STM who took another thriller from LCA in front of a standing room only crowd at Knight Stadium. With the win, the Cougars not only won the District 4-4A Championship but also secured the number one seed heading into the Division II Louisiana State Playoffs.

Meet the Florida alligator who not only knows he's an absolute beast but also knows that making an entrance is really important on a first impression.

One of the fugitives wanted on domestic abuse charges is in custody in Louisiana. Acadia Parish Sheriff K.P. Gibson says Dandre Ned was arrested on Thursday, October 27. Three men are still wanted.

Hookman's Cemetery sits just northwest of Rayne, Louisiana, and has been the focus of spooky stories for about a century. The most recent headstone that's readable, according to Acadiana Historical, marks the grave of someone who was buried in 1934.