Spirit of Acadiana

10/08/2022

It’s one of my all-time favorites!

When his great-grandfather died of cancer a year ago,10-year old Mason Trahan of Cecilia inherited his golf clubs.But during a Lafayette tournament, Trahan lost his favorite club, a pitching wedge.

10/04/2022

Homepage Actions Facebook Tweet Email The Hub City Tip Off is donating college financing to one student By: Jonathon Poe Posted at 3:33 PM, Apr 09, 2022 and last updated 2022-04-09 17:01:19-04 Founded by Lafayette natives Brian & Annette Jolvette and Dr. Ronnie Martin, Above All Sports is a non-prof...

09/04/2022

Homepage Actions Facebook Tweet Email Environmental justice advocate of Louisiana receives Catholic award By: Associated Press Posted at 2:56 PM, Apr 09, 2022 and last updated 2022-04-09 17:00:17-04 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A retired special education teacher turned environmental justice advocate will r...

09/04/2022

HomepageHomepage Showcase Actions Facebook Tweet Email Our Lady of Lourdes Womens Childrens Hospital Family room set for groundbreaking By: Jonathon Poe Posted at 2:44 PM, Apr 09, 2022 and last updated 2022-04-09 17:05:00-04 Ronald McDonald House Charities of South Louisiana, Our Lady of Lourdes Wom...

09/04/2022

Homepage Actions Facebook Tweet Email CALEA's professional standards and what is means to law enforcement By: Jonathon Poe Posted at 2:07 PM, Apr 09, 2022 and last updated 2022-04-09 16:57:35-04 In partnership with the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., the Lafayette Par...

09/04/2022

News Actions Facebook Tweet Email The Children's Museum of Acadiana presents "Mornings at the Museum" By: Jonathon Poe Posted at 1:30 PM, Apr 09, 2022 and last updated 2022-04-09 14:30:02-04 Last day to register for Moon Sand at the Museum is on April 10: More information is available HERE.During th...

09/04/2022

NewsCovering Louisiana Actions Facebook Tweet Email BBB Of Acadiana 2022 BBQ Cook-Off By: Jonathon Poe Posted at 12:08 PM, Apr 09, 2022 and last updated 2022-04-09 13:08:36-04 On April 9th, friends and family are invited to the Better Business Bureau Serving Acadiana BBQ Cookoff from 10:30 a.m. unti...

09/04/2022

Family Fun Day

NewsAround Acadiana Actions Facebook Tweet Email Family Fun Day By: Jonathon Poe Posted at 1:07 PM, Apr 09, 2022 and last updated 2022-04-09 14:07:37-04 Hamburgers and fries will served you are encouraged to bring your own beverage and blanket to picnic on. Food, live music, fellowship and an Easter...

09/04/2022

The Spanish Festival is taking place this weekend.

NewsHispanic Heritage Actions Facebook Tweet Email The Spanish Festival is taking place in New Iberia this weekend. By: Jonathon Poe Posted at 11:30 AM, Apr 09, 2022 and last updated 2022-04-09 12:30:23-04 The Spanish Festival is taking place in New Iberia this weekend.Founded in 1937, the Spanish A...

03/04/2022

2 Texas men died trying to jump car over open drawbridge in Lake Charles Louisiana

NewsCovering Louisiana Actions Facebook Tweet Email 2 Texas men died trying to jump car over open drawbridge Posted at 6:12 PM, Apr 02, 2022 and last updated 2022-04-02 19:12:55-04 LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Two Texas men are dead after trying to jump a compact car across the gap on a raised drawbri...

03/04/2022

Man suing former LPD officer for civil rights violations represented by former police chief

NewsCovering Louisiana Actions Facebook Tweet Email Man suing former LPD officer for civil rights violations represented by former police chief By: By Claire Taylor The Advocate Posted at 5:05 PM, Apr 02, 2022 and last updated 2022-04-02 18:10:52-04 A Lafayette man filed a lawsuit in federal court a...

02/04/2022

Big plans for Heymann, Beaver parks include swimming pool, boardwalk, amphitheater

NewsCovering Louisiana Actions Facebook Tweet Email Big plans for Heymann, Beaver parks include swimming pool, boardwalk, amphitheater By: Andrew Capps Lafayette Daily Advertiser Posted at 4:44 PM, Apr 02, 2022 and last updated 2022-04-02 17:55:32-04 A pair of Lafayette parks on the Vermilion River....

02/04/2022

Missouri regulates boarding schools after abuse allegations

NewsNational News Actions Facebook Tweet Email Missouri regulates boarding schools after abuse allegations By: Associated Press Posted at 4:22 PM, Apr 02, 2022 and last updated 2022-04-02 17:25:54-04 Maggie Drew’s dad sent her to Circle of Hope Girls’ Ranch in Missouri in 2007, hoping strict Chr...

02/04/2022

Today only, old fashioned hamburger just 1$ at Judice Inn

HomepageHomepage Showcase Actions Facebook Tweet Email Today only, old fashioned hamburger just 1$ at Judice Inn By: Jonathon Poe Posted at 3:44 PM, Apr 02, 2022 and last updated 2022-04-02 16:50:27-04 Opening time at the Judice Inn is 10 a.m. on Saturday. The staff won't arrive at work at 8 a.m. on...

31/01/2022

SPIRIT!! Fallen Basin Cypress Trees Get A Second Chance

CommunitySpirit of Acadiana Actions Facebook Tweet Email Spirit of Acadiana: New Life for Cypress Trees Revitalizing and Repurposing Near the Basin SPIRIT OF ACADIANA: NEW LIFE FOR CYPRESS TREES By: Scott Brazda Posted at 9:06 AM, Jan 29, 2022 and last updated 2022-01-30 12:32:28-05 BREAUX BRIDGE, L...

28/01/2022

CommunitySpirit of Acadiana Actions Facebook Tweet Email A Story of Eternal Love in Abbeville By: Scott Brazda Posted at 11:57 AM, Jan 27, 2022 and last updated 2022-01-27 12:57:43-05 What a Spirit of Acadiana. I was invited to an anniversary party: Lauris Broussard and Erline Broussard. 81-years of...

28/01/2022

It took her two months to write, memorize, and present her final speech, but for one Ascension Episcopal seventh-grader the work paid off. Scott Brazda spoke with the award-winning public speaker in this Spirit of Acadiana.

28/01/2022

Two grocery stores different in location, name, and ownership, but the same in mission and purpose. In this Spirit of Acadiana we pay tribute to a pair of retail legends who left us in 2021.

28/01/2022

The folks at New Iberia Senior High have another reason to be proud. Scott Brazda speaks to Wyatt Barras who recently earned a perfect score on the ACT.

11/01/2022

SPIRIT !! THE BIG HEART OF THE SALVATION ARMY'S VETERAN BELL RINGER, JAMES CONLEY !!

"I love to jingle and mingle. It's like I'm laughing and talking with the angels." One Lafayette bellringer shares the spirit of the holidays while reminding us all to give back to those most in need.

11/01/2022

SPIRIT!! RELIVING SOME OF MY FAVORITE SPIRIT OF ACADIANA SEGMENTS FROM 2021. (Looking forward to more fun in 2022)!!

CommunitySpirit of Acadiana Actions Facebook Tweet Email Spirit of Acadiana: A Look Back at 2021 Spirit of Acadiana: A Look Back at 2021 By: Scott Brazda Posted at 6:29 PM, Dec 31, 2021 and last updated 2021-12-31 19:29:42-05 From fire chiefs who cook, to priests who sail the skies, to the Christmas...

11/01/2022

SPIRIT!! THE POWER OF A BABY BOTTLE (TOUCHING LIVES WITH THE DESORMEAUX FOUNDATION'S BABY BOTTLE CAMPAIGN).

NewsLafayette Parish Actions Facebook Tweet Email Spirit of Acadiana: The Power of a baby bottle Spirit of Acadiana: Power of a baby bottle By: Scott Brazda Posted at 5:42 AM, Jan 11, 2022 and last updated 2022-01-11 06:42:28-05 So the Desormeaux Foundation has its Baby Bottle Campaign. Why does it....

11/01/2022

SPIRIT!! IT'S THE DAWN OF A NEW ERA AT HUB CITY DINER!!

A ribbon cutting ushered in a new era for Hub City Diner. After 30 years, Jimmy Guidry has passed the torch, or the spatula, to longtime employee Jason Redmon. Scott Brazda has more in this Spirit of Acadiana.

11/01/2022

SPIRIT!! LEARNING THE RIGHT WAY TO SING "RUDOLPH" WITH A FIERY ST. BERNARD CATHOLIC SCHOOL KINDERGARTENER NAMED "LENNY" !!

Scott Brazda gets a lesson in Christmas caroling in this Spirit of Acadiana.

11/01/2022

SPIRIT!! NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS WITH SOME GREAT KIDS AT HOLY FAMILY SCHOOL. THE WISDOM OF 3RD-GRADERS!

A New Year means new resolutions. Third graders at Holy Family in Lafayette share their goals for 2022 with Scott Brazda.

24/11/2021

At the Lafayette Municipal Golf Course, legendary chef Lee Nunley worked his magic for some very special guests. Scott Brazda shares the power of cooking in this Spirit of Acadiana.

19/11/2021

A forty-year friendship between a preschool and a tree farm is one for the ages. Scott Brazda shares the story of Pollard's Riverbend Farms and Fisher's Preschool in Lafayette.

17/11/2021

Registration is still open for Miles Perret Cancer Services' 18th annual Camellia Crossing Gleaux Run. Scott Brazda has more on the Thanksgiving Eve race in this Spirit of Acadiana.

15/11/2021

Not everyone will be eating turkey on Thanksgiving Day. Scott Brazda visited with some creative kindergartners in Broussard who are trying to hide the turkeys and artistically keep them off the dinner table.