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Graphic rendering of the future USS Lafayette (FFG 65), named in honor of Marquis de Lafayette and his service during the American Revolutionary War. The Constellation-class guided-missile frigate ...

Gene Pisasale is an historian, author, and lecturer based in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. “It appears to me, then, little short of a miracle, that the Delegates from so many different States … should ...

Drivers in Lafayette may have noticed black, solar-powered cameras installed along roadways in recent weeks. The cameras are not operated by the Lafayette Police Department, the Lafayette Parish ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Marquis de Lafayette was part French nobleman, part American patriot. (Wikimedia Commons) As the United States approaches the ...

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Starting in the summer of 1824, newspaper readers across the still young United States were gripped by nostalgia. Less than half a century earlier, names that continue to echo down through history had ...

Black spies used their invisibility in plain sight to carry out some of the nation’s most important war efforts. When most people think of history’s American spies, they imagine a sleuthy white man, ...

LAFAYETTE COUNTY, Miss. - Four people were injured after a crash Saturday night in Lafayette County, the sheriff's office said. All four were airlifted to the hospital for treatment. The Lafayette ...

Lafayette College will transform its traditional one-day Founders’ Day observance into a week-long celebration next month to mark 200 years since its founding. The college will hold Founders’ Week ...

LAFAYETTE, La. (NEWS 15) — The Mardi Gras season kicked off with the lively Krewe de Canailles Parade in downtown Lafayette. The parade featured a "Roadside Attractions" theme, with krewe members ...

LAFAYETTE, La. — Krewe de Canailles officially kicks off Lafayette's Mardi Gras parade season with their walking parade through downtown, happening Friday, Feb. 6. This year's parade embraces ...