Who makes the best king cake?
We’re crowd-sourcing Lafayette’s favorite king cakes to build the definitive guide to the carnival treat.
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Lafayette
Recap: Where Lafayette made progress in 2022
We’ve seen promise all over our community, including efforts to tackle Lafayette’s mountain of blighted properties, its mounting fentanyl deaths, food insecurity and more.
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Recap: How 2022 left Guillory’s drainage program in a deep hole
Looking back, we uncovered a program plagued with problems: conflicts of interest, disregard for public accountability processes and a lack of proven need or efficacy.
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What keeps young people in Lafayette? Culture, food and family.
While things have been looking pessimistic for youth retention, young folks say they haven’t given up on Lafayette just yet.
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Parish likely can’t afford Guillory’s jail plan
Most costs will stay on LCG’s books. That turns the idea from a budget-saving blessing into a fiscal Hail Mary.
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Young folks, what’s keeping y’all in Lafayette?
We heard what’s driving you out of Lafayette—now we want to know what’s keeping you here. What is Lafayette doing right?
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Why do young people leave Lafayette? Jobs, culture, housing
Young folks don’t necessarily want to leave Lafayette. But they say it feels impossible to stay.
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Column: What I’m thankful for in Lafayette may surprise you
Traffic, local government and the weather are near the top of Geoff Daily’s Thanksgiving list.
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Why y’all leaving Lafayette, fellow kids?
Weigh in and get tickets to the Undercurrent Awards.
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No Lafayette school received a failing grade in 2022
Lafayette schools got improved marks on their 2022 report card. None of the district’s schools regressed by letter grade since 2019.
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Two communities find a cure for medical debt: pandemic stimulus funds
It’s a strategy advocates say could be duplicated across the country to help erase a multibillion-dollar problem.
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The story behind why Louisiana voted against a ban on slavery
Supporters of the amendment say its rejection should not be interpreted as how people in Louisiana feel about slavery, involuntary servitude or forced prison labor.
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