+4 Entertainment/Life Lafayette festival announces collaboration with Smithsonian to mark nation's anniversary BY JOANNA BROWN | Staff writer Jun 4, 2026 When Festivals Acadiens et Créoles was founded in 1974, it helped usher in a new era for Cajun and Creole music — big stages, bigger crowds, a…
+2 Entertainment/Life Find out which h city was named among the South's most iconic music towns BY JOANNA BROWN | Staff writer May 26, 2026 Lafayette is home to more than an instantly recognizable regional sound and vibrant music community — it's also just a great place to enjoy mu…
+6 News Patriarch of beloved Cajun market known for meats and specialty goods dies in Acadiana BY JOANNA BROWN | Staff writer Mar 23, 2026 With four locations across Acadiana, NuNu's is a one-stop-shop for local families looking for the old-fashioned Cajun meat market experience, …
+11 Entertainment/Life 'Belizaire the Cajun' director sheds light on astonishing portrayal of Louisian history BY JOANNA BROWN | Staff writer Mar 19, 2026 Traiteurs. Vigilantes. A doomed love affair — or is it? This is the drama that infuses “Belizaire the Cajun,” a critically acclaimed film abou…
+3 Education French language, once silenced, is now celebrated at historic Sunset school: ‘We’re flipping it.‘ By STEPHEN MARCANTEL | Staff writer Updated Feb 12, 2026 In the St. Landry Parish town of Sunset, off Napoleon Avenue, sits the former Sunset High School. The red brick building, constructed in 1926 …
Heritage Festival PROVIDED PHOTO BY TIM MUELLER Sep 29, 2022 The Iberville Parish Swamp Life Expo runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday under the oaks of the Iberville Visitors Center, 17525 La. 77, Grosse Tete.
+5 Entertainment/Life 'I don't know how to cook small.' Former Ragin' Cajuns lineman opens food truck in Lafayette By DAVIDE MAMONE | Staff Writer Jun 23, 2022 Almost everybody he met at the University of h at Lafayette told him he should open a food truck or a restaurant sooner or later. The …
+3 News Decision to stop Pride, Black history book displays in Lafayette libraries draws national attention BY CLAIRE TAYLOR | Staff writer Jun 6, 2022 A decision to discontinue controversial book displays like for Pride Month has drawn national attention to Lafayette Parish public libraries f…
ACA.cajundome.10.052020 STAFF PHOTO BY LESLIE WESTBROOKUpdated Jul 7, 2021 The Cajundome is pictured Wednesday, May 20, 2020, in Lafayette, La.
ACA.cajundome.11.052020 STAFF PHOTO BY LESLIE WESTBROOKUpdated Jul 7, 2021 The Cajundome is pictured Wednesday, May 20, 2020, in Lafayette, La.