A 4-year-old shot himself in a Lafayette hotel Saturday; could stricter gun laws have helped?

By DAVIDE MAMONE | Staff Writer

Princeston Mace Copeland, the 4-year-old boy who died Saturday in a Lafayette hotel room, accidentally shot himself with his mother’s handgun, according to police. Read more

Festival is back, and new Lafayette businesses await them: 'It's going to be absolutely absurd'

By ADAM DAIGLE | Staff Writer

Weekends are already busy at Miss Reba’s Green House in downtown Lafayette. This weekend with Festival International going on nearby, well, owner Joe Louque can only guess at what’s in store for downtown’s most unique retail outlet. Read more

Judge reviewing Wayne Griffin investigation documents to determine if any should be released to public in lawsuit

BY KATIE GAGLIANO | Staff writer

Lafayette news outlets The Advertiser and The Current are in a holding pattern as a district judge considers whether to release documents from the investigation into a sexual harassment complaint against former Lafayette Police Department interim chief Wayne Griffin, and his termination, which the outlets are suing to access.   Read more

Senate panel votes to repeal 'Raise the Age' law, send 17-year-olds to adult prison

BY MARK BALLARD | Capitol Bureau editor

Leaning on the nationwide crime wave, a state Senate committee without objection advanced legislation Tuesday to repeal the “Raise the Age" law and send 17-year-olds to adult prisons – even though five of the senators on the panel backed the law when it was passed in 2016. Read more

Max Mitchell hopes to extend UL's recent trend of OL going in NFL draft

BY KEVIN FOOTE | Staff writer

When former UL offensive tackle Max Mitchell first came to campus, the Neville High product wasn’t a projected second-day selection in the NFL draft. Read more

Fatal camper fire under investigation in Jeanerette

A camper fire that left one man dead Friday in Jeanerette remains under investigation by the State Fire Marshal's Office. Read more