LaPlace/Fightinville residents urge action on homelessness
The area is bearing the brunt of converging problems. There are more people living without shelter and fewer shelter beds available for them.
The area is bearing the brunt of converging problems. There are more people living without shelter and fewer shelter beds available for them.
Whether we’ve known it all our lives, were college sweethearts or got with it by pure happenstance, we really do love it.
Coping with a rising cost of living, and how it can reshape the neighborhood, is a challenge faced in other Lafayette neighborhoods.
Studies suggest Lafayette isn’t so cheap. Is Lafayette an affordable place for you?
Young people believe in Lafayette. But they don’t believe our leadership is listening to them. That’s why turning our platform over to them.
Know someone making a difference? Tell us about them.
This month is for reverence, and it’s easy to feel dragged down. Black folks in Acadiana: it’s time to honor yourselves, too.
We’re crowd-sourcing Lafayette’s favorite king cakes to build the definitive guide to the carnival treat.
While things have been looking pessimistic for youth retention, young folks say they haven’t given up on Lafayette just yet.
We heard what’s driving you out of Lafayette—now we want to know what’s keeping you here. What is Lafayette doing right?
Lafayette’s Josh Edmond is a shining example of what it means to take ownership of your community — one piece of trash at a time.
Young folks don’t necessarily want to leave Lafayette. But they say it feels impossible to stay.
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