The 3-star Cypress Springs running back committed to the Leopards over offers from UTSA, New Mexico, UTEP, and Tulsa, among others.

BISSELL Pet Foundation, a national animal welfare organization dedicated to ending pet homelessness, is bringing back its signature Empty the Shelters® adoption event from July 5–26.

Posing as a runaway slave during the Revolutionary War, James Armistead acted as a double agent for the Continental Army and earned the trust of the British. The Redcoats were so sure that he couldn't read or write that they left their written plans and maps in front of him.

Lafayette police are investigating a shooting that left two people injured on Tuesday. Officers responded at 2:55 p.m. Tuesday to the 600 block of N. St. Antoine Street in reference to a shooting, according to a Lafayette Police Department announcement.

Find fireworks stores near Lafayette, learn where they're legal to use and review safety tips before celebrating the Fourth of July.

Lafayette chef Kris Allen won the 2026 Louisiana Seafood Cook-Off, earning the King of Louisiana Seafood title and advancing to a national competition.

Lafayette residents can check holiday office closures, transit changes, trash pickup schedules and fireworks plans before the Fourth.

Jessie Bradford, 78, of Lafayette, is charged with one count of attempted second degree murder.

For most visitors to the National Archives Museum in Paris, the new exhibition exploring the life of Marquis de Lafayette tells the story of one of history’s most influential champions of democracy. But for Lafayette College