For FEASTival, your favorites are back, and they’re offered at local restaurants for an entire month.
April Courville
Lafayette through the eyes of Lake Charles
Some who fled Hurricane Laura are planting roots in Lafayette for the long haul. Some are building new businesses. They all have something to say about the traffic.
7 min read
Here’s how to help out with Hurricane Laura from Lafayette
If you want to pitch in but have limited time or resources, here’s a list of local organizations where you can donate supplies, money or volunteer to help our friends who were impacted by the devastating storm.
5 min read
One creative solution for Lafayette’s pandemic school year: learning pods with art teachers
Even with the school year pushing the start date back to Sept. 8, parents are backed into a difficult corner: Send your child back to school and risk getting sick or keep them at home for online learning and face an entirely different host of challenges. Local performing arts organization Wonderland Performing Arts has developed a potential solution: learning pods.
3 min read
Mask up to pass a good time at the Hideaway Kitchen
The scene may have changed at the Hideaway, but the food and the vibe haven’t.
4 min read
‘Take them all down’ — Lafayette artist uses the Mouton statue as a canvas for a message of change
Artist Lessie LeBlanc-Melancon is using the nearly 100-year-old statue itself to project her views on the statue and what it stands for — literally
5 min read
For virtual Festival International, restaurants say it’s not about the money
From official food vendors sprinkled around the Festival footprint to Downtown bars and restaurants, the people who make up the Festival food economy are figuring out ways to serve the community and keep the spirit alive.
5 min read
Lafayette’s food economy turns to hustles old and new to stay afloat during the pandemic
Coronavirus has caused a major gap in the food economy that some local farmers and restaurateurs are hustling to fill.
5 min read
Hey Lafayette, you can buy local hand sanitizer and cleaning products
Here’s one way to keep money in the local economy and stay safe: buy local cleaning products.
3 min read
Dark Roux chef isn’t making a fuss with new restaurant
Vestal will be a far cry from Ryan Trahan’s previous restaurant, with a more casual atmosphere and approachable menu.
4 min read
FIL’s Lisa Stafford, others honored for helping Haitian band facing political crisis
Stafford and the other volunteers who came to RAM’s rescue realized that to keep a foreign group of musicians in the country legally, you had to keep them working, as in performing and gigging.
4 min read
Take a wine from the wild side, Lafayette
Wild Child Wines is on the hunt for unique, uncompromising grapes. This isn’t your grocery store’s wine section.
3 min read