The Acadiana Advocate

The Acadiana Advocate The Advocate has served Louisiana for more than a century, and is publishing The Acadiana Advocate

The Advocate is a morning newspaper published seven days a week, with editions in Baton Rouge, Lafayette and New Orleans, La. The paper covers general news, crime, politics, government, education, sports, business, entertainment, food, culture and features. Weekly sections spotlight Ascension Parish and the Livingston-Tangipahoa areas each Thursday.

A wild afternoon results in another Saints loss in a game that New Orleans almost stole bit.ly/48aRZSdTyler Shough and t...
12/01/2025

A wild afternoon results in another Saints loss in a game that New Orleans almost stole bit.ly/48aRZSd

Tyler Shough and the Saints failed to convert on fourth-and-1, leading to a wild 21-17 loss that sunk New Orleans to 2-9 on the season. But while that was a normal-looking score, the game was anything but.

Meeting face to face: Young adults look beyond their computer screens to meet new people bit.ly/3MvTqlDSome young adults...
12/01/2025

Meeting face to face: Young adults look beyond their computer screens to meet new people bit.ly/3MvTqlD

Some young adults are trading digital platforms and algorithms for old-school, in-person ways to meet people.

The quiet arrival of a Louisiana fall, seen through the places we love most bit.ly/4pJ2xhuThe newspaper's photographers ...
12/01/2025

The quiet arrival of a Louisiana fall, seen through the places we love most bit.ly/4pJ2xhu

The newspaper's photographers worked to capture that slow, subtle shift of fall arriving in Louisiana: fishermen testing the water, birds changing their patterns, families reclaiming parks and backyards.

Which was first, Natchitoches or New Orleans? New Orleans may be bigger, but is it older? bit.ly/3XmPPc5In 1714, Louis J...
11/30/2025

Which was first, Natchitoches or New Orleans? New Orleans may be bigger, but is it older? bit.ly/3XmPPc5

In 1714, Louis Juchereau de St. Denis set up a trading post, marking the official beginning of the settlement that would become City of Natchitoches.

How do you feel about the Saints' performance today?
11/30/2025

How do you feel about the Saints' performance today?

December arrives with chilly rain, cold nights across Acadiana bit.ly/4pZPVTlA strong cold front brings showers and poss...
11/30/2025

December arrives with chilly rain, cold nights across Acadiana bit.ly/4pZPVTl

A strong cold front brings showers and possible storms to Acadiana Sunday, with a second system expected Monday. Rainfall amounts are minimal, mostly around a quarter inch to just over an inch.

LSU gets its man as Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin agrees to be the Tigers’ next head coach https://www.theadvocate.com/bato...
11/30/2025

LSU gets its man as Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin agrees to be the Tigers’ next head coach https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sports/lsu/lsu-hires-lane-kiffin-football-coach-ole-miss-florida/article_9ac68737-22b9-534c-9c56-493a7be99270.html?utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook

LSU has landed its next football coach. After a month-long search, the Tigers are hiring Lane Kiffin away from Ole Miss, sources said. He emerged early on as the top target to replace Brian Kelly.

Expectant father identified as second person aboard plane that crashed in Lake Pontchartrain bit.ly/3K6qb8tThe 30-year-o...
11/30/2025

Expectant father identified as second person aboard plane that crashed in Lake Pontchartrain bit.ly/3K6qb8t

The 30-year-old private pilot was an expectant father and Navy officer stationed in Gulfport.

What do you think are the Saints' chances in the second half?
11/30/2025

What do you think are the Saints' chances in the second half?

Two Lake Charles women killed in T-bone crash bit.ly/4ruuLhwLouisiana State Police are investigating a crash in Beaurega...
11/30/2025

Two Lake Charles women killed in T-bone crash bit.ly/4ruuLhw

Louisiana State Police are investigating a crash in Beauregard Parish that killed two Lake Charles women on Friday.

11/30/2025

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Their home insurer went bankrupt. These south Louisiana residents still have nowhere to go. bit.ly/4pd41R8“We moved in h...
11/30/2025

Their home insurer went bankrupt. These south Louisiana residents still have nowhere to go. bit.ly/4pd41R8

“We moved in here hoping this would be our forever home, this would be our last home,” Braud said. “Now, we’re really looking at that option of, do we need to move north of I-12, where presumably insurance rates are a little lower?”

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