Creole Culture Day is coming up soon – Sunday, June 11, from 10 AM – 4 PM at Vermilionville. It is a Free family-friendly celebration of all the contributions the Creole culture has made to Acadiana. There will be live music all day, from Cedryl Ballou and the Zydeco Trendsetters, Donna Angelle and the Zydeco Posse, and Herb Green percussion… plus a Zydeco jam. There will also be art, crafts, food demonstrations, poetry from Jonathan Mayers, the Poet Laureate of Baton Rouge and he's also an artist and expert on Creole language – plus Joe Hall will speak on the history and evolution of Creole and Zydeco Music.

Lena Charles of Opelousas, will be honored as this year's recipient of the Richard Catalon Sr. Creole heritage award. Ms. Lena is a cultural innovator, who has served as president of the Southern Development Foundation and originated the Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Festival. She's been chair of the Board of Opelousas Downtown Development District, and received the St. Landry Lifetime Achievement Award as well as the Woman of Heart Award from her local United Way. The Creole Heritage Award was established in 2004 honoring one of Vermilionville's first artisans, Richard Catalon Sr.

Morning Rush 9/28/23

Near record heat is taking over Acadiana for the next several days as rain chances look slim to none for the area.

One Acadiana and KLFY News partnered together to have a discussion between the candidates for Lafayette Mayor-President. Participating were Monique Blanco Boulet, Josh Guillory and Jan Swift.

The purchase of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana by Elevance Health, the out-of-state for-profit insurance provider, is being pulled back.

Lafayette Mayor-President candidate Jan Swift says her plan if elected mayor president is to have an open, honest government and an open records policy that's citizen-friendly.

Detective Lieutenant David Spencer is in charge of the St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office Facebook page. He takes a lot of pride in his posts as he tends to deliver information in a very unique kind of way.

Goodie says everything was destroyed, and she was worried about how she would rebuild her house with no home insurance. However, she says an angel was sent to her.

Many people and businesses will still use the mail service to send physical checks when paying bills, but when mailing a check experts say you should keep an eye on your bank account because your check may be stolen and check washed.

An Abbeville man is dead after a reported shooting in Abbeville Monday night.

A request for a temporary restraining order by Lafayette Mayor-President Josh Guillory to stop candidate Monique Blanco-Boulet from accusing him of being corrupt has been denied.

Louisiana State Police have reported an Abbeville man was killed in a single-vehicle crash.

Morning Rush 9/27/23