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Cake Fête, created by Foodies of Lafayette, is set to offer cake sampling, entertainment — a food drive and fundraising in Vermilionville.

Organizer Tiffany Steward shared details on MidDay with Darla.

A child playing with a lighter set a mattress on fire in a Lafayette home on Wednesday, Aug.

12 just before 9:15 p.m., and a grandmother with her four grandchildren safely escaped—firefighters urged parents to keep lighters and matches out of reach.

Blazin' Hot Chicken serves Lafayette + Broussard and is set to open a new Carencro location at the former Dickey's BBQ space at 109 Wallace Broussard Road, Suite 100 near Super1 Foods.

The fast-casual chain was founded by Umair Abbasi and Adil Ali.

A nearly 143-acre Henderson site (a certified 'shovel-ready' property) is set to attract industrial projects along I-10; local officials expect it to spur job creation and growth in St. Martin Parish.

The renovated upper campus (formerly Sunset High School) at Ecole St. Landry opened on Thursday, Aug.

13 for middle school French immersion students, providing larger classrooms and more space as they start the 2026-27 school year in Sunset.

The first cohort of LPNs in Ochsner Lafayette General’s Next Level Nursing: Acadiana Pathway program earned their nursing degrees while still working.

With support from the HERO Fund — a matching investment from Ochsner, the program aims to boost enrollment by 10 percent and place 20 graduates into RN roles by June 2028.

A private jet linked to Elon Musk landed today at Lafayette Regional Airport at 1:40 p.m. amid plans for a SpaceX spaceport in coastal Vermilion Parish — state officials expect an announcement within two weeks on smoother permitting.