Iberia Sheriff Louis Ackal's attorney argues that U.S. District Judge Patricia Minaldi's mysterious removal from the sheriff's case violated court rules and apparently was done without her consent earlier this year ...

Stanley Dural took zydeco music mainstream. He went on to jam with musical greats like Eric Clapton, play at former President Bill Clinton's inauguration and perform at the 1996 Olympics closing ceremony in Atlanta ...

No illnesses have been reported from the latest recall of ice cream distributed in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North and South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia ...

Aaron’s, a rent-to-own store with two locations in Lafayette, is seeking the biggest tax relief: $1.6 million of its $1.7 million bill ...

You have Genovese supporters accusing Castle of being too cozy with oil and gas interests and Castle supporters accusing Genovese of being a trial lawyer candidate. ...

If the gems here are clues to better and bigger things when the band does get around to their next full-length, it will be remembered as a welcome harbinger ...

State auditors say the program was so mismanaged it couldn't even declare if the catch was fit to eat ...

Task force co-chairs and members will hear from Acadiana public officials, business leaders and other stakeholders about regional transportation needs and priorities ...

The effect of lingering low oil prices is exacting a toll on the Hub City ...

Local developer and his Cartesian Company claim Ethics Adjudicatory Board was wrong when it found them in violation of the state’s Code of Ethics and ordered them to pay a record $1.6 million ...

Baton Rouge-based political consultant Jason Redmond is the man whose name was used on invoices for legal services paid for by the city marshal’s office last year to unseal Sheriff Mark Garber’s divorce records ...

All told, Lafayette City Marshal Brian Pope’s legal defense has cost the city dearly as it’s grown appellate and criminal branches ...