Lafayette LA

SpaceX is set to build a multimillion-dollar spaceport along a roughly 18-mile stretch of coastal land in southern Vermilion Parish, according to word leaking out of Gov. Jeff Landry's office. The governor is expected to inform elected officials and business leaders of the deal during an announcement next week in Abbev

Five formerly incarcerated young men received technical diplomas in welding through a partnership between the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office and South Louisiana Community College. The graduates completed their training at SoLAcc through the sheriff's re-entry program while preparing for release from jail.

LAFAYETTE, La. (NEWS 15) — A Louisiana lawmaker plans to file legislation banning Flock cameras following a series of controversies over how law enforcement agencies in Acadiana and across Louisiana have used the surveillance technology. The cameras, made by Flock Safety, are used to scan license plates and track...

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.