Lafayette Consolidated Government opens a warming shelter in Lafayette, Louisiana, at the Dupuis Recreation Center as the area braces for snow and freezing rain

When the irises start to bloom in early spring, park visitors will be able to see spectacular flowers that represent a special part of Louisiana botanical history.

The winter storm next week is expected to dump up to 8 inches of snow in some areas and create hazardous road conditions in New Orleans, the northshore, Baton Rouge and Lafayette, with freezing temps for days.

Lafayette Parish School System officials announced Friday that all schools will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday, based on the predicted drop in temperatures and the potential for wintry mix precipitation.

You have to go back to 1895 for the answer. The largest recorded snow accumulation in Lafayette was 14 inches that fell February 14-15, 1895. That was officially over 24 hours. That storm brought 8-10 inches to New Orleans, 12.5 inches to Baton Rouge, and Lake Charles was hammered with a whopping 22 inches.

The Lafayette Parish School Board will hold meetings next week to hear the superintendent's "vision" for the system, as well as budget processes, at the Golden Nugget.

A motorcycle and an SUV collided on Tuesday, January 14, in Lafayette's first deadly motorcycle crash of the year. Experts have advice about what can

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette will transition to remote instruction and operations on Tuesday and Wednesday in anticipation of the cold weather and precipitation forecast, officials

Every time there’s a hint of wintry weather in South Louisiana, it's the same routine. We cut straight to the stuff you need to know whether it's ice, snow, or none of the above.

Cheesman earned Newcomer of the Year honors after completing her first season at LSU in 2024. The Lafayette, Colorado native played a pivotal piece in the Tigers defensive unit after transferring to LSU in the fall for her junior season.

Colgate at Lafayette, 1 p.m. Maine at UMBC, 1 p.m. Mercyhurst at Wagner, 1 p.m. Albany (NY) at Binghamton, 2 p.m. Canisius at Fairfield, 2 p.m. Cornell at Penn, 2 p.m.

Appalachian St. at Marshall, 1 p.m. Bryant at Mass.-Lowell, 1 p.m. Bucknell at Navy, 1 p.m. CCSU at Fairleigh Dickinson, 1 p.m. Davidson at St. Bonaventure, 1 p.m. Fairfield at Canisius, 1 p.m. Manhattan at Niagara, 1 p.m. Penn at Cornell, 1 p.m. UMBC at Maine, 1 p.m. Wagner at Mercyhurst, 1 p.m. Army at Boston U., 2 p.m.