The Louisiana Housing Corporation (LHC) celebrates the groundbreaking of the Ridge and Loop Commons Development in Lafayette, which includes 192 affordable housing units. Ridge and Loop Commons

You can find some of Lafayette's original Acadian homes at Vermilionville, but there are some houses still in operation that were built before Lafayette was officially founded in 1884.

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The Lafayette Fire Chief Robert Benoit reported that a house fire Monday night was caused by an attempt to repair a frozen pipe using a heating torch. Monday evening, around 6:30 p.m., Lafayette firefighters responded to a house fire in the 200 block of Noble Street after receiving a call from a resident who reportedly smelled smoke.

The NWS said on Monday afternoon that Lafayette is forecast to get between 6 and 8 inches of snow. Winter precipitation is expected to start falling around 3 a.m and last through Tuesday night. The most snow is expected to fall between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Expectations are high among Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball fans for the start of new head coach Alyson Habetz's tenure. The Cajuns kick off 2025 next

Louisiana hosts the Troy Trojans after Erica Lafayette scored 21 points in Louisiana's 62-49 loss to the Arkansas State Red Wolves

Aside from a water system failure in Lafayette, most of the state’s public utilities faired well Tuesday as a blizzard covered southern Louisiana, but things could change.

Gordon 6-8 1-3 13, Harris 3-10 3-6 9, Alvarez 2-8 2-2 6, C.Montgomery 4-5 1-1 12, Watson 4-7 2-2 10, Wade 1-3 0-0 2, Curbelo 1-3 0-0 2, Worrell 3-9 3-3 10, Reid 1-2 1-2 3. Totals 25-55 13-19 67.

A winter storm system pummeled south Louisiana with frigid winds and freezing temperatures Tuesday as snow blanketed New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Lafayette.

The Ragin' Cajuns defense forced the Trojans into 26 turnovers which played a key role in limiting the visitors to 18 field goal makes and holding them 26 points below their season average. UL's efforts snapped Troy's win streak and stretch of 80-plus point games – both had stood at seven straight games.

Winter Storm Enzo was not your typical winter storm, but its rain and snow were caused by a classic setup. Enzo never truly had a robust low pressure system, but instead was a large overlap between the coldest air of the season, abundant moisture and the tail end of a deep upper-level trough.