‘Ours is best’: How food pride connects Acadiana and Latin America
While flavors and ingredients differ, savoring the taste of home is a common thread linking Latin America and South Louisiana.
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Community
Downtown Rising raises the bar in its fourth year
The event’s goal has always been to showcase an eclectic mix of up and coming talent. This year, Downtown Rising is trying to top itself.
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‘Queer people are here, and they’re Cajun’
While Downtown Lafayette embraces Pride, many queer people elsewhere in Acadiana struggle to find connection and representation.
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Percussion group offers hands-on lessons in life and music
Pucci Percussions teaches kids more than how to play musical instruments. It incorporates history and heritage into lessons, and provides tools for personal growth and professional success.
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Juneteenth grows in Lafayette, celebrating a wider freedom
As locals add new programming and awareness, the role of Black liberation in Lafayette gains a bigger platform.
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When Lafayette was ‘out and proud’
Old newsletters, photos and other ephemera document the history of LGBTQ+ culture in Lafayette and beyond.
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‘Greaux native’ movement sprouts in Lafayette
Native plant gardens are restoring health to local ecosystems — and neighborhoods, too.
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Downtown is serving up vibrancy as a dining destination
Buoyed by previous success, Lafayette restaurateurs are adding to the city’s “thriving Downtown food district” with spots that aim to capture the ideal experience. Among them are Sunday’s Soda Fountain and The Flats burger joint, which opened in the former Tula Tacos spot in April.
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Where to be, who to see at Festival International 2023
Lafayette’s biggest party is so big, it can be overwhelming. Stick with us, friend. We’ve got the must-see’s covered for this year’s festival.
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Festival International’s debut, remembered through rain and fire
The seeds of Festival International were planted years before its 1987 debut, writes photographer Philip Gould. He looks back at how it came together.
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UL student artists ponder creating or competing with AI
Art students at UL Lafayette are facing potential competition with this emerging technology and how it sources material from existing artworks.
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Gay in the South. Queer in Lafayette.
Through an exhibition at Basin Arts, artists examine what it means to live queer and find space to be themselves in Lafayette.
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