LAFAYETTE, La. — Black Friday is officially underway, and for many shoppers across Lafayette Parish, that means an early start to holiday shopping and a search for the season’s best deals.

Many stopped by Best Buy early Friday morning, including friends Micah Miller and Dalen Gondron, who came to compare prices.

“I’m just here to watch him shop because I don’t have any money,” Miller joked as customers walked into the store.

Gondron said they were hoping to snag the biggest bargains of the day.

“We just try to find the best deals. That’s what we’re here for,” he said. “My wife has been up since 4 a.m., though, so she’s been shopping everywhere.”

When asked how many stores his wife had visited so far, Gondron estimated, “Five or six, I would say.”

For some shoppers, it was their first

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