Lafayette LA

LAFAYETTE, La. (NEWS 15) — A teenager is dead after a shooting, according to the Lafayette Police Department. Police identified the victim as Travis Griffin Jr., 16, of Lafayette. Authorities reported officers responded to East Cedar Street near East Willow Street on Monday, March 23, around 10:15 p.m. and...

More than a dozen specialty coffee roasters are showcasing their brews at the second annual Lafayette Coffee Festival on Saturday at the McElligott Club in UL's Our Lady of Lourdes Stadium.

LAFAYETTE, La. (NEWS 15) — Firefighters put out a small fire at the Express Inn in Lafayette on Monday morning after someone reportedly broke into an unoccupied room and set it, according to the Lafayette Fire Department. Fire officials said crews responded to 1314 NE Evangeline Thruway just before...

Here is a selection of items on the agendas for this week’s meetings of the City and Parish councils. To see the full agendas, check out the links below:. The permit is up for a final vote by the City Council. The Lafayette Police Department and the DDA are both urging the council not to approve the permit, citing...

Art LeBreton, retired LPSO chief deputy, is running for Youngsville police chief in 2026—the race he was barred from finishing in 2024.

A bar owned by one of the applicants seeking to open a daiquiri bar downtown has been cited multiple times for loud noise and is the source of dozens of 911 calls since 2022, reports show. Applicants of the Downtown Daiquiri Lounge proposed for 522 Jefferson St. are getting opposition...

ST. LANDRY PARISH, La. (KLFY) — After two individuals were arrested in less than a month following a series of school threats, officials are issuing severe felony consequences for these actions. Major Mark LeBlanc said the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office is working closely with the school board to...

With four locations across Acadiana, NuNu's is a one-stop-shop for local families looking for the old-fashioned Cajun meat market experience, with the convenience of a modern grocery store. The success of NuNu's Market, with stores in Youngsville, Maurice, Milton and Scott, is largely thanks to the lifelong efforts...

A lawsuit is asking a judge to temporarily stop the closure of Comeaux High School because it claims the Lafayette Parish School System and its board violated open meeting laws, didn’t follow its own policy and violated the ethics rules. The lawsuit, filed by Suzanne Lajaunie last week in...

An audit of the Lafayette Housing Authority has revealed a check for $16,738 was fraudulently cashed and the theft was not reported to authorities. The housing authority’s audit for the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, 2024, which was released March 18 by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s Office, revealed several...