Lafayette LA

A structure fire broke out late Tuesday evening at a blighted property on the corner of 8th St. and St. Charles St. in Abbeville.

In Lafayette, where boudin, gumbo, and crawfish rule the table, a new national ranking suggests the city is among the most obese in the United States. It’s not exactly surprising for a place where TikTok restaurant critic Chimetime once ranked Lafayette as a top three food city in the country and joked that after his...

ST. MARTIN PARISH, La. (NEWS 15) — A crash on I-10 West on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge past Whiskey Bay shut down the interstate for hours, according to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. DOTD officials reported traffic on I-10 West was forced off at the Lobdell exit...

LAFAYETTE, LA. (KLFY) — The Lafayette Consolidated Government (LCG) held a ribbon-cutting to celebrate the completion of a $1 million improvement project at Picard Park. The renovation marks the first major upgrade for the facility in its 50-year history. The project, which took just over nine months to complete, was...

Authorities charge a Louisiana mother after footage shows children drinking alcohol inside her home.

LAFAYETTE, LA. (KLFY) — Rain barrels are available to purchase through the Rain Barrel Program, a collaborative effort between Lafayette Utilities System (LUS) and the Environmental Quality division of Capital Improvements. Residents of the City of Lafayette and the unincorporated areas of Lafayette Parish are...

Art and creativity will once again fill the streets of downtown Abbeville as the community gathers for the Second En Rue de Concorde Art Walk. Hosted by Vermilion Art Council, the event invites residents and visitors to experience local art while exploring the charm of historic downtown. It will take place this...

MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) — An 18-year-old student from Opelousas was arrested Friday morning for allegedly making multiple bomb threats to Northwest High School in St. Landry Parish. Lyam Garcia faces 10 felony charges following a series of threats that prompted large-scale emergency responses over a two-month period....

A new candidate has entered the race for the Lafayette City Court judge position. Emilia Pardo announced her candidacy during a campaign kickoff party at The Ruins in River Ranch. Pardo, a Lafayette native, brings 16 years of experience as an assistant district attorney and as the Scott City Court magistrate. She...

Colonel Carlos Stout, Chief Deputy of the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office, has graduated from the 297th session of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia, after ten weeks of advanced training in communication, leadership, and fitness. He was among 253 graduates representing 48 states, the District of...