Mardi Gras spans weeks, ending with Lent. Despite windy conditions, KATC captured the spirit of the King Gabriel Parade in downtown Lafayette on Fat Tuesday, marking the start of the Lenten season.

Omnium Circus will make its Lafayette debut when it brings its "jaw-droppingly, awe-inspiringly and uplifting" show, “I’m

This iconic stew has a complicated history. Here’s how gumbo became emblematic of both Creole and Cajun cuisines.

New Orleans parades and the Cajun version of Mardi Gras, called the courir, may seem worlds apart, But experts say they have more in common than you may think.

When it formally kicked off its hunt for the next New Orleans superintendent in late January, the Orleans Parish School Board outlined a three-month search process intended to culminate in early April with public interviews of the top candidates and,

Louisiana state law says that if a restaurant is serving imported crawfish or shrimp, the menu must note the country of origin and clearly state the word "imported."

Construction has commenced on Ochsner Behavioral Health Acadiana, the largest behavioral health center in Louisiana’s Acadiana region through a partnership between Ochsner Lafayette General, a New Orleans-based comprehensive healthcare provider,

With strong winds and potential severe weather looming over South Louisiana, Mardi Gras celebrations are being reshuffled or canceled entirely across the state.

Le Festival de Mardi Gras a Lafayette has announced that due to the weather forecast for Mardi Gras day, they have made the decision to close the festival for Mardi Gras day.

According to a recent study by SEAD Consulting, 33% of sampled restaurants in Lafayette are serving farm-raised imported shrimp instead of local wild-caught.

For those hoping for an all-Uptown New Orleans final, they will have to wait another year. Lafayette Christian controlled the game from the start and defeated De La Salle 62-37.