Country music star Mark Chesnutt and the 26th annual Zydeco Extravaganza headline a weekend of music at Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino, I-49 exit 18, in Opelousas. Chesnutt performs one show at 9 p.m. Friday, May 25 in the casino's Event Center. Zydeco Extravaganza features an indoor and outdoor stage with 12 hours of music beginning at noon Sunday, May 27. Chesnutt has had more than 30 ...

The city of Carencro is caught between a rock and a hard place and $382,000 of flood protection money is on the line.

The following people were booked into the Lafayette Parish Correction Center Tuesday. Be advised, the names listed are the names provided by the inmate and/or arresting agency at the time of the arrest.

Name: Kortrale Trahan Age: 25 Address: St. Martinville, LA Charges: Possession - Schedule IV Arresting Agency: St. Martin Sheriff Name: Louis Bordelon Age: 48 Address: Carencro, LA Charges: Failure to Appear Arresting Agency: St. Martin Sheriff Name: Nathaniel Courville Age: 19 Address: St. Martinville, LA Charges: Simple Burglary/Movable or Immmovable; Trespassing Arresting Agency: St. Martin ...

The community helped families meet their basic need for food May 12th by donating 63,000 pounds or 33 tons of food. The generous spirit of Acadiana resulted in a record-breaking year and 42,000 additional meals being made available to families in local communities. Food Net will receive 49,000 pounds and food pantries in Youngsville and Carencro will receive 14,000 pounds. The total dollar value ...

This morning at approximately 2:00 Lafayette Police responded to the 100 block of West Second Street where a large fight had taken place. Police discovered the victim, a 20 year old male of Carencro, had suffered a single gunshot wound to the upper back. The victim said that a large fight occurred and when the fight broke up he heard a single gunshot. He said he was shot in back. The victim was ...

Lafayette Police responded to two shootings over the weekend. One on the 1100 block of North University Avenue and another on the 100 block of West Second Street.

Low-interest federal disaster loans are available to Louisiana residents and business owners affected by the severe storms and flooding that occurred on March 11 and 12th of this year. Although the state's request for a major disaster declaration was denied, the SBA declared the area a disaster anyway. Residents in the following parishes can apply for assistance: Acadia, Iberia, Lafayette, St ...

By: Lauren DuhonLSUPD advises bicyclists to abide by state law The Louisiana House of Representatives failed to pass legislation that would allow bicyclists to ride on sidewalks. The bill, which was drafted by Rep. Stephen Ortego ,

Megan Hourcade, a senior at the Academy of Information Technology at Carencro High School has been awarded with the first Community Outreach Scholarship from The Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE). The scholarship is for $7,500. In March, AIE announced a series of new in-house undergraduate scholarships providing value up to $1 million dollars for Acadiana area high school graduates. The ...