+10 A Cajun dining destination: This is the story behind Rascal's Cajun Restaurant BY JA'KORI MADISON | Staff writer 1 hr ago Since opening in 2012, Rascal’s Cajun restaurant has become known for its all-day menu of traditional Cajun dishes and a rotating buffet featuring fried chicken, seafood, and comfort foods.
Who is bartender of the month in Acadiana? Cast a nomination here. BY JA'KORI MADISON | Staff writer Updated 23 hrs ago What makes a great bartender? ĚÇĐÄ´«Ă˝ wants you to nominate your favorite local bartender for November's bartender of the month.
+8 Building robots, building futures: Iberia Parish Robotics team earns world-stage win BY JA'KORI MADISON | Staff writer Nov 2, 2026 Inside a workshop, where students are building robots while learning engineering, coding, and design through the Iberia Parish Robotics program.
Carolyn Wonderland, Cryers, One Trick Pony and more live music shows in Acadiana this week Oct 30, 2026 FRIDAY
Sweet treats to keep on hand BY MOLLY KIMBALL - RD, CSSD Oct 30, 2026 If your house looks anything like most on the day after Halloween, there’s probably no shortage of sugar within arm’s reach – and we’re just getting started! Halloween candy rolls straight int…
When is trick-or-treating in Lafayette? Here’s what you need to know ahead of the haunted holiday. BY KRISTIN ASKELSON | Staff writer Oct 26, 2026 Lafayette’s official trick-or-treat hours will be 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Lafayette Consolidated Government announced.
+10 Meet the family behind Masala, a Lafayette institution for 20 years: â€Love in every bite’ BY JA'KORI MADISON | Staff writer Oct 26, 2026 Masala Indian Kitchen has been serving Lafayette for 20 years, sharing the warmth and home-cooked flavors of North Indian cuisine, thanks to Shashi and Surinder Gupta.
+3 Gift-giving season is approaching. Here are 3 books for the music lover and Louisiana history fan. BY HERMAN FUSELIER | Columnist Oct 25, 2026 Jim Soileau. Pete Bergeron. Jerry Dugas. Luke Collins.
+3 A dietitian’s (and mom’s) approach to Halloween Guest column by Brittany Craft, a registered dietitian with Ochsner Eat Fit Oct 25, 2026 I love Halloween, and to some, that’s surprising! I have never watched a horror movie, I don’t particularly enjoy scary decorations and even more surprising — I’m a registered dietitian.
+6 Personalized care, powered by innovation: How Ochsner is transforming breast cancer treatment BY AMANDA MCELFRESH | BRANDED CONTENT SPECIALIST Oct 25, 2026 For patients diagnosed with breast cancer, treatment looks different from one person to another. At Ochsner Health, physicians combine specialized expertise, coordinated care and advances in m…
Zach Top, Jamie Bergeron & the Kickin' Cajuns, Dale Harris more live music in Acadiana this week Oct 22, 2026 FRIDAY
+5 She lost her sight. Then this Lafayette veteran found a world of new possibilities. BY JA'KORI MADISON | Staff writer Oct 21, 2026 After losing her vision, Lafayette veteran and mom found strength through adaptive sports and rehab services, pushing her limits with activities like kayaking and snow skiing.
+11 Home is where the Second Harvest Dinner Series is BY KRIS WARTELLE | Contributing writer Oct 21, 2026 Blessings seem to come in all sizes when organizations work to improve life for Acadiana’s less fortunate. That certainly was the case for the annual Second Harvest Food Bank’s Harvest at Home…
+11 Our Lady of Lourdes Foundation hosts Sip Sip Soiree as fall fundraiser BY KRIS WARTELLE | Contributing writer Oct 21, 2026 Our Lady of Lourdes Foundation put a different twist on its fall fundraiser this year.
+9 They know your name — and your order: Meet the family behind Mae Sone Noodle House. BY JA'KORI MADISON | Staff writer Oct 19, 2026 Mae Sone Noodle House is a family-run restaurant in Lafayette where Keith, Khamsamone, and their daughter Sierra work together to serve loyal customers since 1999, creating a warm atmosphere w…
+5 Phin de Louisiane brings Vietnamese coffee culture to Youngsville BY JA'KORI MADISON | Staff writer Updated Oct 19, 2026 Phin de Louisiane has opened in Youngsville, offering a Vietnamese coffee experience blending traditional brewing methods with Louisiana culture.
+6 From a Smoky Mountains hiking trip to Lafayette business, these powdered cocktails go anywhere BY JA'KORI MADISON | Staff writer Oct 18, 2026 Leisuremann’s portable cocktail mixes bring happy hour everywhere with easy-to-use powdered mixers. This Lafayette-based small business offers 21 flavors from classic cocktails to unique blends.
How I actually read a food label BY MOLLY KIMBALL - RD, CSSD Oct 18, 2026 I’ve been a dietitian for decades, but I don’t stand in the grocery aisle carefully reading every line of every Nutrition Facts label.
â€Fight it strong and early’: Lafayette’s Marcelle Fontenot shares cancer news BY JOANNA BROWN | Staff writer Oct 16, 2026 This week a longtime Acadiana news personality shared news that she received a breast cancer diagnosis in late August.
Fat Pat’s closes original Lafayette location, but it plans to open another not too far away BY JA'KORI MADISON | Staff writer Oct 15, 2026 Fat Pat’s Bar & Grill has permanently closed its Verot School Road location, but it'll be opening another not too far away.
Louisiana rapper Kevin Gates, friends hit the Cajundome and other live music in Acadiana this week Oct 15, 2026 FRIDAY
+12 October is royalty announcement time for the Order of the Troubadours BY KRIS WARTELLE | Contributing writer Oct 15, 2026 Acadiana might be falling into the fall season, spooky spirits and all, but for Lafayette Mardi Gras krewes, it’s starting to look like Carnival time.
+9 Acadiana Animal Aid spotlights our furry friends at Bark in the Dark BY KRIS WARTELLE | Contributing writer Oct 15, 2026 Acadiana Animal Aid’s premier fundraiser, Bark in the Dark, is the annual gala benefiting Acadiana’s homeless cats and dogs. Every year, the event attracts animal lovers and philanthropists wh…
+10 This Broussard restaurant is serving up more than meat pies. It’s dishing out opportunity. BY JA'KORI MADISON | Staff writer Oct 12, 2026 Shade Tree Café by D.R.E.A.M.S. reopens with a new mission to provide individuals with disabilities an opportunity to develop job skills and build confidence.
+6 She came looking for a job. 50 years later, she’s still part of the family at Ton’s Drive In. BY JA'KORI MADISON | Staff writer Updated Oct 12, 2026 Laura Williams started at Tons Drive Inn restaurant in 1976, when Rosemary Girouard gave the teenager her first job. Today, she remains a familiar presence in the kitchen.
+2 Music, food and French bring Cajun traditions to life at Festival Acadiens BY DEAN BOUDREAUX | Staff writer Oct 11, 2026 Music filled the air, the smell of smothered duck drifted across the grounds, and players gathered to toss steel boules in a game rooted in French tradition at Festival Acadiens et CrĂ©oles, he…
+5 This Acadiana native and New York-recognized playwright is bringing his acclaimed play home BY JA'KORI MADISON | Staff writer Oct 11, 2026 For much of his childhood, Brian Egland's neighbors were sugar cane fields in the small town of Breaux Bridge.
+2 The Simiens share their Creole roots, history, music legacies in Louisiana and beyond BY HERMAN FUSELIER | Columnist Oct 11, 2026 Marcella Simien is often in a trance when she performs her trademark “swamp soul,” a lilting, musical gumbo of accordion, spirituality, Louisiana Creole roots, Memphis soul and a voice that’s …