Lafayette Parish Clerk of Court Louis Perret has sworn in an estimated 2,000 people over his career, but no year of ceremonies has been quite like this one.
Area Trump supporters cheered and waved signs in support of the outgoing president Saturday morning in Lafayette, protesting an election they say without firm evidence was stolen, even as President-elect Joe Biden prepares to take the oath of offi…
Local supporters of President Donald Trump are moving forward with a rally Saturday in Lafayette to show support for the president despite tensions over the disputed presidential election that led to a deadly riot Jan. 6 by Trump supporters at the…
One month after becoming the first Black citywide elected official in Lafayette history, Reggie Thomas was sworn in as Lafayette City Marshal, beginning the newest phase of a law enforcement career in Lafayette that spans more than three decades.
On Thursday, French teacher Djibril Coulibaly, 50, walked quietly out of the Pine Prairie Correctional Center and into an SUV driven by his cousin, Bissy Coumare.
If 2020 taught Simone Champagne one lesson, it's that life is short. That's why at the end of the year, she retired from her position as chief administrative officer for the city of Youngsville.
The two women on the Lafayette City Council were selected Tuesday to lead that body as chairperson and vice chairperson for 2021.
Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter tested positive for COVID-19 last week, according to an announcement he made Monday on his Facebook page.
The year 2020 was bound to be different for Lafayette. For the first time since consolidation in 1996, separate city and parish councils were sworn in Jan. 6, along with a new mayor-president, Josh Guillory, a Republican and an attorney who had ne…
Carencro Mayor Glenn Brasseaux is back home after spending 26 days in the hospital for COVID-19 treatment.
After more than three weeks in the hospital, Carencro Mayor Glenn Brasseaux may soon be discharged so he can continue recovering from COVID-19 at home.
The Village of Estherwood is beginning the process to fill the leadership hole left by the death of Mayor Donald “Don” Popp, Sr. last week.
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and the Thistlethwaite family heirs have agreed to continue an agreement for the state to operate11,100 acres in St. Landry Parish as a wildlife management area. The announcement was made this week.
A retired 30-year veteran of the Lafayette Police Department, Reggie Thomas made history Saturday winning the runoff for City Marshal.
Reggie Thomas has been elected as Lafayette City Marshal for the next six years.
Three judgeships in the 15th Judicial District were in runoff elections Saturday.
Now that the polls have closed, election results for Acadiana and Louisiana will gradually update.
Louisiana voters will head to the polls once again this weekend to vote on a statewide constitutional amendment, judges, a Lafayette City marshal and more.
Election Day is here again, and voters in Lafayette on Saturday will select a new city marshal along with three judges in the 15th Judicial District.
The runoff election to replace Jules Edwards on the 15th Judicial District Court pits two candidates from different generations who nevertheless share some things in common. Travis Broussard and Valerie Garrett were both raised in working-class fa…
Lafayette's next city marshal will be a veteran law enforcement officer who dedicated most of his adult life to police work in Lafayette Parish.
Below are runoff races and other items scheduled for the Dec. 5 election.
Two veteran Lafayette lawyers will vie for the seat of judge in the 15th Judicial District Court, Division D, on Saturday.
A Dec. 5 runoff election will decide who will be the next 15th District Court Judge for Division C in Vermilion Parish.
Don Landry, the newly-elected district attorney for the 15th Judicial District, said Wednesday one of his top priorities is taking to trial a backlog of pending felony cases.
Louisiana's current coronavirus restrictions are set to expire on Friday.
Lafayette voters will choose between a veteran of the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office and a veteran of the Lafayette Police Department to serve the next six years as city marshal.
While the presidential election remained undecided late Tuesday night, the votes were counted in Lafayette Parish.
Michelle Odinet will be the next judge for Division A of Lafayette City Court.
Voters in Iberia, St. Martin and St. Mary parishes handed District Attorney Bofill “Bo” Duhé reelection by a wide margin Tuesday.
There will be two new judges donning robes in the 15th Judicial District Court in Lafayette. However, in three of the races, the winner will have to be determined in a runoff election Dec. 5.
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Republican U.S. Rep. Garret Graves, of Baton Rouge was re-elected to his fourth term Tuesday night, according to The Associated Press.
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A ballot measure that would allow betting on football games and other sports won lopsided approval Tuesday night across south Louisiana, including in Baton Rouge, New Orleans and Lafayette.
A ballot measure that would allow betting on football games and other sports won lopsided approval Tuesday night across south Louisiana, including in Baton Rouge, New Orleans and Lafayette.
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy easily secured a second term Tuesday after a low-key election against 14 opponents.
Republican U.S. Rep. Garret Graves, of Baton Rouge, breezed to reelection Tuesday.
As polls open and election results roll in, follow the latest Acadiana Election Day results here.
Voter participation was high on Election Day in Lafayette Parish continuing a trend of record-setting numbers during early voting.
Much of the focus this election season has been on the hotly contested presidential race between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. However, there is a full slate of important local and state races for Lafayette Parish vot…
With the president and a number of local races on the ballot, officials believe Louisiana could see the largest turnout for a presidential election in more than two decades.
Young and first-time election commissioners are stepping up to man local polling locations Tuesday as national campaigns encourage electoral involvement beyond voting and concerns linger about older commissioners’ safety during the novel coronavir…
Lafayette Parish officials want voters to rededicate a parishwide property tax approved for arts, culture and recreation in 2017 to fire protection in unincorporated areas and to parish roads and bridges.
Six days into early voting for the Nov. 3 Presidential race, nearly the same number of Democrats and Republicans have cast ballots in Lafayette Parish.
Incumbent Clay Higgins’ decision to bypass last week’s televised 3rd Congressional District debate may have reduced that hourlong event field to three men who can’t win and one who didn’t show.
Candidates running to represent Louisiana’s Third Congressional District will meet in forum at 7 p.m. in the Moncus Theatre at the Acadiana Center for the Arts.