Louisiana has a high food insecurity rate, and many children rely on free school meals. However, budget cuts could impact free school meal programs.

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In a world of fast food and chain restaurants, places like Edie’s are a rare and precious thing. They’re a reminder of the ...

The Krewe of Troubadours honored Queen Berengaria of Navarre LXXII, and Lady Edith Plantagenet of Aquitaine at the annual ...

Cody Fontenot is blind. He’s also a culinary student at SOWELA Technical Community College in Lake Charles. Recently, he ...

When the Lafayette boys basketball team needs him ... Shannon Belt covers high school sports and the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns for The Daily Advertiser as part of the USA TODAY Network.

Only one Lafayette Parish and its surrounding area ... Shannon Belt covers high school sports and the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns for The Daily Advertiser as part of the USA TODAY Network.

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A unanimous vote by the Lafayette Parish School Board authorizing potential layoffs, if necessary, as the district grapples with a $38 million budget shortfall. Board ...

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A celebration at Boulud’s Daniel on the Upper East Side, showed that French fare is far from dead in New York City despite ...