Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 7th of August.
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🏘️ Community
Lafayette’s second annual Cake Fête is from 5 to 8 p.m. on Aug.
15 at Vermilionville. Participants bring a cake and serving knife to enter the Cake Room while others enjoy live music, yard games and a Tropical Smoothie Cafe food drive+ register by Aug. 14 if bringing cake.
🎭 Culture
Foster Park, where families play today, once housed German POWs who helped local farmers during WWII.
The Youngsville Historical Preservation Society invites residents to share artifacts and stories to keep this unique history alive.
🏛️ Government
Lafayette officials urge residents to support local organizations instead of making roadside donations to help keep intersections safe.
The Change the Way We Give initiative aims to connect individuals experiencing homelessness to long term services while reducing risks for pedestrians, drivers, and those seeking assistance.
🏈 Sports
The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Men's Basketball team will tip off their 2026-27 season with Back to Blackham at Blackham Coliseum on Sept.
25. The event will feature live performances by Coteau Grove, Cupid & Lil' Nathan along with skills competitions before the game.
Ragin' Cajuns held Media Day for the 2026 season and named Lunch Winfield as the sole starting quarterback ahead of a Sept.
5 game against Lamar. Motivated by an unfinished 2025 campaign (earning bowl eligibility and a loss), the team will hold two scrimmages during fall camp.
Louisiana’s 18-game Sun Belt schedule was announced Thursday by the league office— the Cajuns begin conference play at home against ULM on Dec.
16 and host Louisiana Tech on Feb. 3, with nine home games and a championship tournament in Pensacola planned in March.
Miku Kurihara earned preseason SBC Midfielder of the Year honors and Carson Glenn joined Louisiana’s preseason All-Conference team.
The team will open its season on Aug. 13 against Southeastern Louisiana after being picked seventh overall in the league’s head coaches poll.
Lafayette's LA Krewe Rush 11 Boys ECNL Team became the first Louisiana boys club to win a national tournament and was honored by the city today for the historic achievement.
Coach Munir Poca said the recognition shows the growing strength of our local soccer community.
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