Good morning, Lafayette.

Acadian Ambulance opened a new Main Street station in Broussard to speed critical response times in southeast Lafayette Parish.

Historic Castillo Hotel in St. Martinville reopened after renovations with a ribbon-cutting on Oct. 21 (with Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser in attendance).

Domestic abuse survivor Brandi Melissa returned on Wednesday to Lafayette to honor late Dr. Terry Alan Cromwell at the Family Justice Center of Acadiana.

State Rep. Annie Spell organized the event where community members wore purple for Domestic Violence Awareness Month while Melissa shared her life-changing story.

Law enforcement responded to a 911 call at Lafayette High on Thursday morning and imposed a shelter-in-place measure (taken out of caution) that was later lifted.

The CPKC Holiday Train will visit several Louisiana communities with a Shreveport stop on Nov.

29, Monroe and Ruston on Dec. 2, and Dequincy, Leesville and Zwolle on Dec. 4 — the festive journey will include live music and food bank fundraising.

Louisiana is overhauling its workforce system to prepare for $250 billion in industrial investments, including SpaceX’s planned spaceport in Vermilion Parish that will bring thousands of jobs.

The 18‑month One Door to Work initiative will merge 15 systems into one board to connect workers with new opportunities.

Louisiana Tech has an acting president, Dickie Crawford, after President Jim Henderson left amid a controversy over faculty raises.

The University of Louisiana System Board will name a permanent president on Nov. 19 (applications close Nov. 6) after a search committee reviews finalists.

US News Health ranked Louisiana’s 266 nursing homes and named seven as top performers; Louisiana Extended Care Hospital of Lafayette is rated highly for short-term rehab with 18 beds and Medicare acceptance.

UL Lafayette approved a deal that lets Ragin’ Cajun Facilities sublease 5.024 acres—including the former Pecan Island School and a coastal preservation center—to SpaceX for $1 a year.

The agreement gives SpaceX immediate access to begin improvements ahead of a planned 2027 purchase + supports the development of Starbase Louisiana in Vermilion Parish.

Key Real Estate, the New Orleans developer behind Silo Creek, is set to begin construction this month on a 208-unit upscale apartment complex at 2832 Verot School Road (built on the former site of Dax on Verot) with a French design and upscale amenities; construction will take about 22 months.

The Daily Advertiser is providing live scores for Lafayette-area Week 8 high school football games; Thursday, Oct.

22 results are updated and Friday’s matchups are live today as teams aim for playoff bids.