Louisianians are more likely to spend the holiday in the emergency room, an analysis of nationwide emergency room visit data ...

Fort-six percent of Lafayette Parish renters and 19% of homeowners are cost burdened, both highs for the Acadiana region ...

Funding hasn’t kept up with the cost to house more inmates, officials claim, leading to some disagreement across local ...

Revisions to Louisiana’s tax code fell short of an overhaul but achieved much of what Gov. Jeff Landry and his allies hoped.

Downtown’s taxing district board approved funding for an ambassador program proposed as a way to manage and maintain Downtown ...

As Medicare Advantage plans pull out of rural areas, patients stand to lose access to critical care Medicare Advantage plans offer low premiums and sign-up perks. But they are increasingly pulling out ...

The rates underscore a broad housing affordability issue in the Lafayette area as inflation, labor costs and insurance have driven housing costs up. Taken together, the changes are minor and affect ...

A sign outside Bunkie General Hospital in Bunkie, La., signals the entrance to the emergency room on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. Photo by Alena Maschke Bunkie, a bygone railroad town, is older and poorer ...

Medicare Advantage plans offer low premiums and sign-up perks. But they are increasingly pulling out of rural areas, leaving poor, elderly patients with less options. Many people in a mental health ...

In what came as a surprise to many who thought the final decision on Lafayette’s school restructuring plan was baked in, the Lafayette Parish community was able to move school board members to save ...