Megan Wyatt

The new applicants include residents of Nebraska, Colorado, Maryland, Virginia, Washington State and Washington, D.C. Four applicants are White, two are Black and one is Native American.

The $670,000 skate park features 11,000-square-feet of ultra-smooth concrete with a small beginner area, a large advanced area, a mini ramp and a 4.5- to 7-foot bowl.

Veterans can become economic engines in their communities. They come with federal dollars that can boost local economies — whether those federal funds come in the form of college tuition assistance, disability benefits or a pension.

It's the first portion of $27 million worth of state reimbursements that have been withheld because Lafayette officials did not obtain federal permits before beginning work on detention ponds projects that Lafayette-Mayor President Monique Boulet and her team inherited from the previous administration.

Kayla Heavlin hesitates when asked where she's from. She was born in Illinois. She enlisted for the Marine Corps in Florida. She's been stationed in New Orleans for the last three years.

Raymond Cormier Sr. is the recipient of three Purple Hearts, including one for injuries suffered while rescuing Korean children who were in danger.

Wednesday morning might have felt eerily similar as the morning of Aug. 12, 2016, for Lafayette Parish residents. Here's how Wednesday's flash flooding compared to the August 2016 event.

Wednesday morning's heavy rain led to especially severe street flooding and multiple stalled vehicles on Ambassador Caffery at the Dulles Drive intersection.

The Lafayette City Council last year banned short-term rentals in single-family residential neighborhoods within the city limits. The council is now considering allowing short-term rentals like Airbnbs in houses within the downtown district.

Acadiana could soon have its own Moo Deng, the baby pygmy hippo in Thailand who's taken the internet by storm.