AT&T to close its north Lafayette office, shift to remote work by Adam Daigle | Acadiana business editor 10 hrs ago AT&T is apparently closing its call center in north Lafayette but shift its employees to a remote status.
Planned 237-lot subdivision gets initial OK despite opposition from nearby Lafayette residents By NORMAN RENE II | Contributing Writer 12 hrs ago A 237-lot subdivision planned along Johnston Street near E Broussard Road cleared its first hurdle Monday when it got approval from the Lafayette city zoning commission.
Manufacturer to invest $6.1M at Port of Iberia operations, add 65 jobs by Adam Daigle | Acadiana business editor 12 hrs ago A manufacturing company based at the Port of Iberia will invest $6.1 million at its plant and add 65 jobs.
Denied downtown bar owners sue Lafayette, allege race played role in permit vote By Adam Daigle | Acadiana business editor 13 hrs ago The owners of a planned downtown bar that was denied a permit to sell alcohol said they were discriminated against because of their race.
Eight parishes top list of most seriously underwater homes in the U.S., data shows by Adam Daigle | Acadiana business editor 15 hrs ago Some metro areas of Louisiana have the highest shares of properties listed as seriously underwater, data shows.
Spencer's Gifts opens second Lafayette store in a former pizza place by Adam Daigle | Acadiana business editor 18 hrs ago Spencer’s will hold a grand opening for its new store in the Ambassador Town Center at 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. June 27 with a grand opening event and giveaways.
This national retailer to open inside 46 Dick's Sporting Goods stores, including Lafayette by Adam Daigle | Acadiana business editor Jun 15, 2026 National headwear retailer Lids will open inside the Lafayette Dick’s Sporting Goods location as part a larger move nationwide.
One Acadiana lands national grant to help training for manufacturing jobs by Adam Daigle | Acadiana business editor Jun 15, 2026 One Acadiana landed a federal grant that it says will enhance workforce training for the region’s rapidly growing manufacturing sector.
Lafayette man's effort to keep motor oil out of storm drains started a years-long conservation by Adam Daigle | Acadiana business editor Jun 15, 2026 In the 1970s Harold Schoeffler was startled by what he found: 52 of the 54 filling stations in Lafayette were dumping their used motor oil straight into storm drains.
+26 Tabasco's new CEO — the first from outside the McIlhenny family — says business is heating up BY RICH COLLINS and ADAM DAIGLE | Staff writers Jun 15, 2026 When new McIlhenny Co. CEO Adam Graves was a kid, his family moved from rural Mississippi to Concepcion, Chile, where his parents encouraged him to immerse himself in his new environment.
RaceTrac files appeal with courts after Scott project denied by Adam Daigle | Acadiana business editor Jun 13, 2026 RaceTrac Corp. filed an appeal with the 15th Judicial District Court after city officials in Scott turned down its application to build a fueling station just north of Interstate 10.
A $2.4B renewable energy plant in central Louisiana that would have employed 100 gets shelved by Adam Daigle | Acadiana business editor Jun 12, 2026 A Texas company that announced plans for a green methanol plant at the former International Paper plant in Pineville has ceased development of the $2.4 billion project.
+2 Indo-Pak grocery opens in Lafayette with chicken kebab, butter chicken and more BY JOANNA BROWN | Staff writer Jun 12, 2026 It's been over a year since Bismillah Groceries and Kitchen closed on West Congress Street — but as of last week, a new international grocer has opened up shop.Â
+3 Lafayette clothing company serving 'vertically challenged and horizontally blessed' clients By ADAM DAIGLE | Acadiana business editor Jun 12, 2026 Jeff Martin is a short guy with a wide neck.
SpaceX hits the stock market today. If it pursues a project in Vermilion Parish, it'll have cash to do it. by Adam Daigle | Acadiana business editor Jun 12, 2026 If Elon Musk’s SpaceX decides to build a facility in Vermilion Parish, it could have a large amount of cash to do it.
$3M for national homebuilder's new Lafayette office, plus more Acadiana construction By Adam Daigle | Acadiana business editor Jun 12, 2026 Here's the latest building permits filed in Lafayette Parish.
Existing home sales having resurgence in Lafayette Parish. See the numbers here. by Adam Daigle | Acadiana business editor Jun 11, 2026 The market for existing homes is making a bit of a resurgence in Lafayette Parish with sales approaching pre-pandemic numbers.
Youngsville is getting a new brewery. Here's what Fête Brewing has planned. BY KRISTIN ASKELSON | Staff writer Jun 11, 2026 A new locally owned microbrewery is preparing to open in Youngsville, bringing small-batch craft beer and a neighborhood taproom concept to Savoy Road.
Ochsner, Oceans Healthcare to open 62-bed behavioral health clinic in Lafayette by Adam Daigle | Acadiana business editor Jun 10, 2026 Ochsner Lafayette General and Oceans Healthcare marked the opening of a 62-bed behavioral health clinic in south Lafayette Wednesday.
New Lafayette subdivision proposed for area near corner of Johnston Street, E Broussard by Adam Daigle | Acadiana business editor Jun 10, 2026 A large residential development with some commercial property is being planned for the area along Johnston Street near E Broussard Road.
+6 Acadiana newsmakers: Acadian honors five top employees by Adam Daigle | Acadiana business editor Jun 10, 2026 Jenny Simon, media developer with the National EMS Academy, was named its Employee of the Year.
Iberia company lands $10M investment to support expansion that will create 249 jobs by Adam Daigle | Acadiana business editor Jun 8, 2026 A site at the Acadiana Regional Airport will receive a $10 million investment to support the expansion of an aerospace company.
Acadiana author's novel explores race, tensions and conversations in rural south Louisiana by Adam Daigle | Acadiana business editor Jun 8, 2026 Local author Troy Broussard’s recently published novel, Where Lies the Truth, is inspired by real people, conversations and tensions south Louisiana life in the 1970s and beyond.
+10 For five years no city in the state grew like Carencro. There's a reason why. by Adam Daigle | Acadiana business editor Jun 7, 2026 For decades Gene Martin and his family kept the 20 acres just west of the Interstate 49 exit in Carencro mowed and manicured while commercial development sprung up all around it.
+3 Walk-On's opening next month in Carencro: 'You want to get in early and grow with the town' by DEAN BOUDREAUX | Contributing Writer Jun 7, 2026 Tony Caballero has been with the Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux brand since 2008. He opened the Lafayette location in 2011 as general manager as a proving ground for expanding beyond Baton Rouge.
Longtime St. Landry Parish economic development director has died by Adam Daigle | Acadiana business editor Jun 6, 2026 Bill Rodier, the longtime executive director of the St. Landry Economic Development office, died late Thursday.
Distribution center in north Lafayette sells for $15 million by Adam Daigle | Acadiana business editor Jun 6, 2026 A distribution center in north Lafayette sold for $15 million after the alcohol distribution company that owned it was acquired by a competitor.
Louisiana cattle ranchers urged to prepare as deadly parasite reaches Texas BY JOEL THOMPSON | Staff writer Jun 5, 2026 Louisiana agriculture officials and veterinarians are urging cattle producers to closely monitor their herds after a deadly livestock parasite was discovered in the United States for the first…