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Embracing Lafayette’s Ever-Beating Heart: A Guide to Local Arts, Music & Culture
Discover the ongoing currents of Lafayette’s music, art & festivals—from weekly jams to galleries that bring French-Creole heritage to life.
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Lafayette’s Football Scene: From High School Gridirons to Ragin’ Cajuns
An overview of Lafayette's vibrant football culture, spanning high school teams to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette's Ragin' Cajuns.
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Embracing Native Landscaping: Lafayette’s ‘Grow Native’ Initiative
Lafayette's 'Grow Native' initiative promotes native landscaping to restore ecosystems and combat invasive species.
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BOULDER DAILY CAMERALafayette's Greenlee Reservoir is empty. How drought has affected local bird watching spot
Lafayette's Greenlee Reservoir all but disappeared during this year's warmer months — the only evidence of what once was a small lake,…
BATON ROUGE ADVOCATEFormer Lafayette councilman Patrick ‘Pat’ Lewis dies
Former Lafayette City Council Chairman Pat Lewis has died unexpectedly, prompting statements of mourning from city officials who honor his dedication to…
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Local prep football scores and stats, Oct. 30
District 3-5A Lafayette 31 Sulphur 14 SCORE BY QUARTER Lafayette 7 3 7 14 – 31 Sulphur 0 0 7 7 –…
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Lafayette leaders vote to endorse or oppose some measures on election 2026 ballot
The Lafayette City Council voted this month on whether to endorse several ballot measures at the local, county and state levels ahead…
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Lafayette Police share top safety tips for Halloween night
Lafayette Consolidated Government announces official trick-or-treat hours from 6 to 8 p.m. on October 31, encouraging families to follow safety precautions while…
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Embracing Lafayette’s Ever-Beating Heart: A Guide to Local Arts, Music & Culture
Discover the ongoing currents of Lafayette’s music, art & festivals—from weekly jams to galleries that bring French-Creole heritage to life.
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Events
Lafayette’s Football Scene: From High School Gridirons to Ragin’ Cajuns
An overview of Lafayette's vibrant football culture, spanning high school teams to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette's Ragin' Cajuns.
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Embracing Native Landscaping: Lafayette’s ‘Grow Native’ Initiative
Lafayette's 'Grow Native' initiative promotes native landscaping to restore ecosystems and combat invasive species.
OCT22
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Domestic survivor honors Lafayette doctor who saved her life
Representative Annie Spell brought together the community to provide Melissa with an opportunity to share her story, honor Dr. Cromwell’s…
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Local prep football district standings, Oct. 20
District 3-5A School Dist. Rec. St. Thomas More 4-0 6-1 Barbe 3-1 6-1 Southside 3-1 4-3 Sam Houston 2-2 3-4…