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Festival kicks off with spotty showers in the forecast

Daniel Phillips

Lafayette Parish

Downtown businesses prepare for this week's festival crowds

Katie Navarro

Lafayette Parish

Police increase downtown security for 40th Festival International

KATC News
In Your Parish

Covering Louisiana

State Senate approves stricter agent oversight in NIL deals

By Gracie Thomas LSU Manship School News Service

Tools for Schools

Eunice High building on performance with Tools for Schools

KATC News

Lafayette Parish

UPDATE: Coalition head declines meet with superintendent

National News

Covering Louisiana

House bill would grant civil immunity to security guards for "justified force"

By Izzy Wollfarth LSU Manship School News Service

In Your Parish

In Your Parish Headlines: April 22, 2026

KATC News
Lafayette Parish

The anti-litter poster contest and cleanest school winners were announced

Lafayette Parish

CEO Dr. Chris Williams gave neighbors a look inside the Sun Community Center

UL Sports

Louisiana baseball seeking late-season surge to reach Sun Belt tournament

Jamarcus Fitzpatrick

St. Martin Parish

St. Martinville sewer project moves forward, pump station work continues

Joshua Moton

Weather

Scattered showers & storms into the weekend, but workable for Festival

Rob Perillo

Lafayette Parish

UPDATE: Teen shot this weekend has died
Covering Louisiana

Shreveport man faces gun charges in mass slaying

UL Sports

Louisiana Meets Marshall to Open SBC Championship

Ragin' Cajuns Athletics

Covering Louisiana

Another major wave expected; lights out tonight!

Lafayette Parish

Annual stroke screening event at no cost to participants

KATC News

Vermilion Parish

Vermilion Council on Aging Spring Barbecue Fundraiser set for Sunday

KATC News

Festival International

Ochsner Eat Fit partners with Festival International vendors

KATC News
Acadia Parish

Neighbors rally to help Kanonu family: “It takes a village — and a kidney”

Taylor Toole

Lafayette Parish

UPDATE: Plaintiffs added to petition seeking halt to Comeaux closure

Weather

Spotty showers arrive today and will be scattered through the week

Daniel Phillips

St. Landry Parish

Man arrested for making alleged death threats over CB radio

St. Landry Parish

Fatal chase raises concerns about St. Landry ‘Second Chance’ program

Anna Fischer

LSU Sports

What Braylon Calais committing to LSU means to Cecilia

Jamarcus Fitzpatrick
Lafayette Parish

Acadiana High student shot at apartment complex in Scott

Chloe Franklin

Covering Louisiana

Bill aims to increase compensation for wrongfully incarcerated individuals

Katie Navarro

St. Martin Parish

Thomas Nelson, former St. Martinville mayor, remembered for decades of impact

Joshua Moton

Weather

Unsettled pattern with scattered showers, some storms into the weekend

Rob Perillo

Covering Louisiana

UPDATE: Seats still available in required boating education classes

Covering Louisiana

Mass shooter who killed eight kids in Louisiana had gun incident in his past

Lori Jane Gliha
Lafayette Parish

Ochsner Lafayette General announces Broussard ER

Acadia Parish

Volunteer clean-up in Iota

Lafayette Parish

Vermilionville seeking nominees for Creole heritage award

Covering Louisiana

Policy experts weigh in on five constitutional amendments on May ballot

By Sheridan White/LSU Manship School News Service

Iberia Parish

Career and Resource Fair set for Wednesday

Covering Louisiana

Acadiana parishes eligible for drought farm assistance
St. Landry Parish

Police investigating Sunset Middle fights

KATC News

St. Martin Parish

Former St. Martinville Mayor Thomas Nelson Dies

KATC News

Weather

Festival Forecast: Showers set to return to Lafayette as Festival week arrives

Daniel Phillips

Lafayette Parish

Witness speaks out after escaped man killed in Carencro chase, shooting

Paris Flannigan

Iberia Parish

New Iberia Spanish Festival on heritage & safety

Anna Fischer

Weather

Mostly dry days ahead, but the rain makes a comeback later
Lafayette Parish

UPDATE: Escaped inmate killed in officer-involved shooting in Lafayette Parish

KATC News

Covering Louisiana

Local coverage: Shreveport shooter that killed eight children identified

Lafayette Parish

UPDATE: One arrested in fatal hit-and-run

Debris and dead alligators pile up under Vermilion Parish bridge

Acadiana’s longest-serving Superintendent announces retirement

Registration deadlines for May election loom

Mayor-president vetoes downtown development plan after council approval

State Senate approves stricter agent oversight in NIL deals

Eunice High building on performance with Tools for Schools

UPDATE: Coalition head declines meet with superintendent

National News

Court upholds Texas law requiring Ten Commandments in public school classrooms

Iran attacks 3 ships in Strait of Hormuz, seizes 2 after Trump extends ceasefire

'Can I have your phone number?' Why to think twice before saying yes

House bill would grant civil immunity to security guards for "justified force"

In Your Parish Headlines: April 22, 2026

The anti-litter poster contest and cleanest school winners were announced

CEO Dr. Chris Williams gave neighbors a look inside the Sun Community Center

Louisiana baseball seeking late-season surge to reach Sun Belt tournament

St. Martinville sewer project moves forward, pump station work continues

Scattered showers & storms into the weekend, but workable for Festival

UPDATE: Teen shot this weekend has died

Shreveport man faces gun charges in mass slaying

Louisiana Meets Marshall to Open SBC Championship

Another major wave expected; lights out tonight!

Annual stroke screening event at no cost to participants

Vermilion Council on Aging Spring Barbecue Fundraiser set for Sunday

Ochsner Eat Fit partners with Festival International vendors

Neighbors rally to help Kanonu family: “It takes a village — and a kidney”

UPDATE: Plaintiffs added to petition seeking halt to Comeaux closure

Spotty showers arrive today and will be scattered through the week

Man arrested for making alleged death threats over CB radio

Fatal chase raises concerns about St. Landry ‘Second Chance’ program

What Braylon Calais committing to LSU means to Cecilia

Acadiana High student shot at apartment complex in Scott

Bill aims to increase compensation for wrongfully incarcerated individuals

Thomas Nelson, former St. Martinville mayor, remembered for decades of impact

Unsettled pattern with scattered showers, some storms into the weekend

UPDATE: Seats still available in required boating education classes

Mass shooter who killed eight kids in Louisiana had gun incident in his past

Ochsner Lafayette General announces Broussard ER

Volunteer clean-up in Iota

Vermilionville seeking nominees for Creole heritage award

Policy experts weigh in on five constitutional amendments on May ballot

Career and Resource Fair set for Wednesday

Acadiana parishes eligible for drought farm assistance

Police investigating Sunset Middle fights

Former St. Martinville Mayor Thomas Nelson Dies

Festival Forecast: Showers set to return to Lafayette as Festival week arrives

Witness speaks out after escaped man killed in Carencro chase, shooting

New Iberia Spanish Festival on heritage & safety

Mostly dry days ahead, but the rain makes a comeback later

UPDATE: Escaped inmate killed in officer-involved shooting in Lafayette Parish

Local coverage: Shreveport shooter that killed eight children identified

UPDATE: One arrested in fatal hit-and-run