A Breaux Bridge man has died from complications due to coronavirus. It’s the first COVID-19 death in Acadiana.
Source: Coronavirus: Breaux Bridge man dies from COVID-19; first Acadiana death
December 6, 2018
How much will the fire district tax cost you?
Decode the fuzzy math with our fire district millage calculator. The Current's first Civi tool for civic engagement.
April 4, 2018
Shelter from the storm
Councilwoman Liz Webb Hebert is launching a public-private partnership, called "Adopt A Stop" to speed the process of covering the city's bus stops.
November 7, 2018
In focus: Southern Screen
The annual Lafayette film festival expands its format to tell more stories, through cinema and beyond.
October 17, 2018
Lafayette was on ‘SNL’ last weekend, and it was “surreal”
AOC executive director and one of the creators behind the AOC logo talk about seeing their work on “Saturday Night Live”
November 1, 2019
Lafayette sheriff files suit claiming Lafayette Parish, LCG not paying bills at parish jail
The gist: In early October, Lafayette Parish Sheriff Mark Garber filed suit against Lafayette Parish and Lafayette Consolidated Government, asking the court to decide what costs the parish is responsible for to run the parish jail. Filed in state district court, the suit claims the parish hasn’t been paying its fair share, and if Garber’s right, parish government is in...
November 6, 2019
Innovation trust eyes Downtown, Oil Center for ‘innovation district’
The gist: The public innovation trust created by the mayor-president is targeting Downtown and the Oil Center as potential anchor points for a new innovation district. Trustees discussed options last week at the body’s fifth and final meeting of the year.