Good News

In a Facebook post yesterday, Downtown Lafayette Unlimited announced that after three years of planning and fundraising, the project is becoming a reality.

The concept is simple, you make a donation to the group and they will play Easter Bunny and hide eggs throughout your yard for Easter Sunday.

According to LCG, this will enhance recreational opportunities, increase public access to the Vermilion River, and tie into the Heymann, Beaver, and Lil' Woods Parks Master Plan.

A high school fishing team out of Bossier Parish may have set a world record after their impressive haul this past weekend in the Louisiana High School Bass Nation Caney Lake "Hawgfest".

Hurricane season begins in less than three months and the signs are suggesting that Louisiana and the Gulf South might be getting a bit of a break from the big storms this year.

The Louisiana Department of Education has named 24 students as finalists in the state's annual Students of the Year competition.

Our friends with FUNraisers for St. Jude have announced the details for the 3rd annual Concert for a Cure and it's a good one.

When you add it all up Mardi Gras is almost as important as Christmas is to many Louisiana small businesses.

Unlucky in love on Valentine's Day? Maybe you were lucky in Powerball because a ticket sold in Louisiana for Wednesday's drawing is a $50,000 winner.

The new South Louisiana facility is expected to open in July of 2023 and will include a marina, restaurant, market, and RV resort.

The program is called "Keys for Service" and is designed to "help bridge the gap and make it easier and more affordable for our community heroes to purchase their dream homes."

To score this super deal, you'll need the McDonald's app.

Louisiana gift-givers wanting to stuff stockings with cash might consider these scratch-off games. Here is a breakdown of which games still have the biggest prizes.

We've heard the rumblings for a while now, and it appears that the noise is getting louder. Chick-fil-A is eyeing a location in Opelousas near I-49.

If you want to jaunt up I-49 and visit Alexandria, you can see one of my personal favorites. It's called "Magic Christmas" and it's a long-time favorite in the CENLA area.

Tyler Hubbard is spreading holiday cheer to children at Vanderbilt hospital this year.

There is a new pop-up restaurant that brings to life the legendary 1980s sitcom "The Golden Girls," and it's open for a few weeks in Manhattan.

When children call it they'll hear a jolly message from Santa Claus and they can, in turn, leave a message for him sharing what they'd like for Christmas.

It's not very often a man earning a seven-figure salary sleeps on the streets but former New Orleans Saint Thomas Morstead did and so did his family.

Injury Attorney Gordon McKernan is giving away over 425 brand-new bicycles this Christmas in the Gordon Gives Bike Giveaway 2022.