Community members and city officials gathered Feb.3 at City Hall for a Black History Month flag raising, honoring African American achievements and marking the 100th anniversary of Black History Month ...

How many great stories start with the phrase, “It all started when I was in downtown Lafayette…?" Many of these are tales so good, they're hard to believe. But as with any good story from long ago, ...

Great moments in American history have had an uncanny way, at times, of involving people from the Lafayette area. Typical was the falling-scaffold tragedy that killed two people and injured 82 at the ...

Stan Becton joined NCAA.com in 2021 and has since served as a college football, FCS football, track and field, cross country and HBCU beat reporter. He has covered numerous NCAA championship events, ...

Get that dusty, old accordion out of the attic and bring it to the history students at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The university’s graduate students are gathering such memorabilia in ...

When the then-new Lafayette General Hospital was dedicated in 1965, the principal speaker lauded Lafayette people for their “forward look” in its establishment. Lafayette and surrounding areas would ...

As members of Lafayette High School’s Class of 2026 crossed the stage at Civic Arena, each celebrated in their own way — ...