Martin Bofill Duhè, the 16th Judicial District Attorney of Iberia Parish, has passed away, leaving behind a legacy of justice ...

Louisiana is restarting death penalty executions next week for the first time in 15 years, using nitrogen gas to execute Jessie Hoffman. Here's a look at who else is on death row in the state.

Funeral arrangements have been announced for Lloyd “Red” Lerille, the beloved Lafayette community pillar and founder of Red ...

Southern Living has released a ranking of the best cities in the South for 2025, and this Louisiana city made the list. Find out about the city here.

All over south Louisiana, and indeed across the country, people honor their dead. At historical sites, battlefields, military ...

The Advocate highlights social inequality through original stories and opinions, and content generated by fellow NNPA and other publications ...

The Lafayette Parish Council approved Kevin Medard’s appeal to obtain the necessary permits to continue burial ceremonies at ...

The owner of a Lafayette Parish cemetery who buried bodies without the proper permits made an appeal before Lafayette ...

Former Louisiana First Lady Alice Foster has died. Mrs. Foster, who was married to former Governor Murphy J. “Mike” Foster ...

French-born painter, a three term Baton Rouge mayor and the former owner of the building that became Baton Rouge’s old post ...

New Civil War research armed with more data gives the fullest picture yet of not just the overall death toll but its disproportionate impact on the South, including Georgia.