Lafayette LA

ST. MARTINVILLE, La. (KLFY) — St. Martin Parish Government is considering applying for up to $750,000 in state funding to demolish and remove blighted properties in unincorporated areas of the parish. The funding would come through Louisiana’s Community Development Block Grant Clearance Program, which provides money fo

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — The winners of the 2026 Paint the Town Red Business and Schools competitions has been announced. Held as part of the University’s Homecoming celebration, businesses and schools throughout Acadiana participated by decorating their spaces, organizing skits and rallies, and incorporating this year’

ACADIA PARISH, La. (KLFY) — A New Iberia man in Angola Prison who is serving a life sentence for double murder could soon be a free man. Daniel Prince was convicted of the 2005 murders of two Acadia Parish women and setting the mobile home on fire in an attempt to cover up his crimes. However, Innocence and Justice Lou

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)– Scammers are billing Medicare for equipment on behalf of beneficiaries in Acadiana, so they can profit. Yulandera Moody, Outreach Specialist with Senior Medicare Fraud, said the top current scam in the area is false claims for urinary catheters. “The scammer sends the catheters. They bill Medicar

KAPLAN, La. (KLFY) — Former paraprofessional India Sysac was arrested after an alleged physical incident involving a 5-year-old nonverbal elementary school student in Vermilion Parish. The arrest followed an investigation prompted by a report on Sept. 21 involving student Kohen Prater. Law enforcement reviewed school s

On Jefferson Street in downtown Lafayette, a small diner called Sunday’s still builds root beer floats, Italian cream sodas, and banana splits the old way, right behind the counter. It sits next door to the Lafayette Science Museum, and the scent of ice cream reaches you before the menu does.

LAFAYETTE, La. (KALB) - Pieces of hair and a few small hand bones of Servant of God Charlene Richard have been returned to the Diocese of Lafayette from Rome. Charlene Richard died in 1959 at only 12 years old after a brief battle with leukemia. She has been recognized across Louisiana for her great faith and bravery i

NEW ORLEANS, La. (KLFY) — The trial of an Arnaudville man for a 2019 murder has been declared a mistrial by the Louisiana Supreme Court. In a 4-3 vote, the high court ruled that the conviction of Alvin Jerome “Romeo” Lewis, of Arnaudville, in the 16th Judicial District Court be declared a mistrial and the vedict of gui

ACADIA PARISH, La. (KLFY) — Church Point man faces an arrest following the theft of automotive parts from a local business. Travis Christopher Cormier, 37 of Church Point was arrested and charged with two counts of Unauthorized Entry of a Place of Business and six counts of Theft of Catalytic Converters.

ST. MARTINVILLE, LA. (KLFY) — A crash involving a car and two sugarcane tractors claimed the lives of two people, officials said. According to police, the crash occurred around 9 a.m. on Sept. 28th, on Resweber Highway near East bridge Street. Solange Champagne, 25, was reportedly driving northbound while Stephan Cormi