Erath

An Erath couple who had been married for years died within a few hours of each other earlier this week.

What happened on Friday afternoon is what still has the small Vermilion Parish town buzzing.

An Iberia Parish sheriff's deputy is dead and another deputy has been hospitalized with first-degree burns and smoke inhalation after a mobile home fire in Erath.

Stop me if you've heard this one before.

Dylon Hoffpauir tried out for the New Orleans Pelicans dance squad last year. The former LSU cheerleader didn't make the cut. Dylon was undaunted...

There are three men among the 55 finalists competing to make the 2019 Saintsations squad. Two of those men are from right here in Acadiana! Not only that, but there are also three women from Acadiana competing as well!

Entergy says the outage is necessary to perform important work on power lines.

The planned outage is so repairs to a transmission line can be made.

The students had stopped for lunch on Ambassador Caffery and saw John The Reveler playing his trombone in the parking lot. That's when the magic happened.

The city of Erath has announced that it will be without power as the city upgrades its substation.

Local residents have posted videos of a tornado touching down in Erath.

The big 4th of July weekend will be here before we know it, so it's a good idea to get your celebration plans locked in now. There are multiple 4th of July events happening in Lafayette, Erath, Youngsville and more. Here's what's on the books so far.

Welcome to the internet, where a "different" side of people can come out to play!

Yesterday afternoon shortly after 2pm, Vermilion Parish Sheriff deputies were dispatched to what was at the time a possible drowning at a canal bridge located on Charlie Field Road in Erath.

Our friends at Quality Sports Authority are putting on their annual “Spring Bash” on March 4-5 at their athletic complex in Erath.

Congrats Hunter and Brittney! Thanks making us look so good, and showing the world how special South Louisiana is!

Erath natives, Hunter Tribe and Brittney Reed were featured on "Rachael Ray" this past Friday, and it was fantastic. The couple will also be featured all next week, and on Friday they'll be getting married on the show.

Erath High, Erath Middle and Dozier Elementary schools will remain closed on Wednesday, October 15, due to the boil advisory in Erath.

Country legend Mark Chesnutt will be headlining the 2nd Annual Spring Bash in Erath this Saturday evening (March 8). The two-day benefit will be held at Quality Sports Authority Complex and will feature a softball tournament for both men and women and live music Saturday afternoon into the evening.

We continue with our Famous People from Acadiana articles. So far we've covered St. Martin, Acadia and Iberia parishes. I hope you've enjoyed these compilations as much as I have in researching and putting them together. It is a fun learning experience.