by Editorial Staff | Apr 22, 2025 | St. Martin, Sunshine
A battle is quietly raging in St. Martinville that could strip away more than a century of local autonomy. Early voting is already underway for the May 3, 2025, election, where voters will decide whether to abandon the city’s special legislative charter, which has...
by Editorial Staff | Apr 11, 2025 | St. Martin, Sunshine
The Louisiana Attorney General’s Office has taken the rare step of suing the City of St. Martinville — something we briefly reported last month. But now, we’re digging deeper into what triggered this action and why it matters. The short version? A crash course in how...
by Editorial Staff | Mar 18, 2025 | Youngsville
Last month, MC Bank of Youngsville was the target of an attempted ATM burglary. According to information released, a Ford F-250 was stolen in Lafayette and equipped with chains to carry out the heist. Reports from other media sources list the incident as an...
by Editorial Staff | Oct 26, 2023 | Breaux Bridge, Lafayette, St. Martin, Youngsville
Louisiana consists of 64 parishes and over 300 municipalities. But if you are looking for places with more drama than a soap opera you don’t have to venture very far. Between the City of Youngsville (Why-ville) and the City of Breaux (Broken) Bridge there are plenty...
by Editorial Staff | Sep 21, 2023 | Lafayette, Lafayette Fire and Police Civil Service Board, Lafayette Sheriff, LCG, Sunshine, Youngsville
Have you ever wondered about the extent public officials will go to cover for one another? How regularly information is withheld from the public may be an eye opener. Youngsville’s tangled web may have caught many by surprise, but it shouldn’t have. The...