Kristin Askelson

Homecoming Week is underway at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, with events and activities continuing through Saturday's football game against Arkansas State. This year's Homecoming theme is “This Is How We Roll.” The week is being coordinated by... See more

Lafayette Mayor-President Monique Boulet has named Christopher Hebert as the new director of the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, marking the next chapter in the administration’s investment in public safety, emergency preparedness a... See more

Inmates face additional charges after allegedly using pages from a Bible to make and smoke cigarettes inside the Evangeline Parish Jail, according to the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office. Deputies reported that several inmates entered a dormitory restro... See more

Moncus Park is getting some help to expand and maintain the less-developed half of its 100-acre Lafayette greenspace. The park has been selected as one of 10 recipients nationwide of the 2026 Kubota Hometown Proud grant program, it announced Tuesday. Thro... See more

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s College of Nursing & Health Sciences has named the inaugural recipients of the Dolores Bess Scholars award, established through a bequest from the estate of a longtime nursing faculty member and advocate for ... See more