Good morning, Lafayette.

On Thursday, Oct. 15 from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., the South Louisiana Council of Scouting America held a fundraiser featuring cigars, whiskey and dinner at Nunu’s Cigar and Whiskey Speakeasy in Scott — hosted by Don’s Specialty Meats at its C’est Bon Pavillion on I-10 S.

Frontage Road.

Broussard is selling engraved bricks to help fund a new veterans memorial at the Sports Complex that will feature a brick walkway + seating and an open lawn for group events.

Officials say the memorial will open early next year.

A traveling museum celebrating the nation’s 250th anniversary is coming to Cajun Field in Lafayette from Oct.

28 through Nov. 3. The Freedom Truck will display interactive exhibits + hands on activities daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 2351 W. Congress St., with free admission.

South Louisiana Community College launched a new Registered Electrical Apprenticeship at its New Iberia Campus that offers four years of classroom and paid on-the-job training (4-year program) and invites local employers to join the effort to address the electrician shortage.

Lafayette Parish School System led Region IV in student attendance last year with a 92.9% daily rate (2025-26 school year) and the lowest chronic absenteeism at 22.7%, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

District officials say strong family and school support boosted overall attendance.

Longtime Acadiana news anchor Marcelle Fontenot revealed she is being treated for early-stage breast cancer after a routine mammogram in August.

Her announcement stresses the need for early detection to help others catch the disease early.

UL Lafayette has received a $489,000 federal grant — with matching university funds — to launch its four-year mental health and suicide prevention project.

The initiative, led by a team in counseling, education, law enforcement, and nursing, will assess campus needs and expand crisis and referral services for students.

In Vermilion Parish, 384 home sales through September included 10 high-end deals last month (mostly in the Maurice area), pushing the average price up by 4% even as the median dipped slightly.

The data marks the hottest real estate market in years.

Lafayette’s Ella Larpenteur was named the first-ever Daily Advertiser Midseason Volleyball Player of the Year after fans voted on Oct.

15 (a historic moment in the local high school season).

Local high school football moves into Week 7 with district play underway in Lafayette Parish and nearby areas; five teams remain undefeated while others seek their first win.

Live score updates are available Thursday, Oct. 15 and Friday, Oct. 16 for all matchups.

Before Wednesday night’s fall ball game at Lamson Park, UL softball coach Alyson Habetz honored the doctors and nurses aiding her breast cancer treatment, saying her team's support gets her out of bed every day.

She completed six rounds of chemotherapy last Tuesday.