Lafayette LA

Krewe of Gabriel members gathered by the hundreds to welcome their newest krewe members at a sizzling summer social on Aug. 8. Warehouse 535 was packed with guests who enjoyed a couchon de lait, delicious bites and a band that was hotter than the weather. The music by GPK and Blueprint could get any crowd in a celebrat

The Corps of Engineers is supposed to begin removing trees and other debris from the Vermilion River this fall to ease flooding, a Corps official told the Lafayette City and Parish councils. The federal agency then will consider dredging spots on the river, but will not dredge the entirety of...

LAFAYETTE, La. (NEWS 15) — Acadiana remained under a heat advisory for the sixth consecutive day on Wednesday, as the heat index reached 110 degrees. The region has also recorded eight straight days of temperatures at or above 96 degrees. The heat is creating dangerous working conditions for people...

CARENCRO, La. (KLFY)– 15th Judicial District Court Judge Michele Billeaud sentenced Matthew Charles to 20 years of hard labor Wednesday in connection with the fatal shooting of 20-year-old O’Shay Breaux. The shooting occurred two-and-a-half years ago near Collins Street in Carencro. Investigators determined that Charle

GRAND COTEAU, La. (KLFY)– Two Grand Coteau police officers, including former police chief Michael Buck, were placed on administrative leave late Tuesday. The move leaves the Police Department with just three full-time officers to patrol the town. The decision by the Grand Coteau aldermen to place the two officers...

Everyone thinks they know where the best food in Louisiana lives. I disagree. I have eaten my way across this state, and the city that keeps pulling me back is not the obvious one. It is the one where boudin is a family recipe guarded like a state secret. Where...

A Carencro-area father is thanking everyone who helped bring his 14-year-old son home safely after a major community search.

LAFAYETTE, LA. (KLFY) — A man received a 20 year sentence in connection with a 2024 Carencro shooting. Matthew Charles was sentenced early today following the trial regarding the January 2, 2024 shooting that killed O’Shay Breaux, 20, of Carencro. Carencro Police Department said the fatal shooting took place around 2 a

ABBEVILLE, La. - The dismissal of a coastal damages lawsuit brought by Vermilion Parish and the state of Louisiana against ExxonMobil is set to clear the way for SpaceX to build a rocket launch site in the parish, The Advocate reported. SpaceX, billionaire Elon Musk’s commercial spaceflight company, is set...

ST. LANDRY PARISH, LA. (KLFY) — A St. Landry drug bust results in an arrest, two pounds of marijuana and a gun seized, according to St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Damondric Davon Richard, 22, of Carencro was arrested on Aug. 19 and charged with the following:. Possession with...