Lafayette LA

BROUSSARD, LA. (KLFY) — Before PGA golfer tee off, a 9-year-old boy from Broussard looks to make his mark at the Augusta National Golf Club. Greer Rowell’s love for golf started early when his father, former pro golfer Brian Rowell said his young son was always eager to follow his father when he went to the links.

More than two years after 19-year-old Madison Olivier was shot and killed in New Iberia, her family is still searching for answers and holding on to the memories she left behind. “Every sunrise in the morning and every sunset in the afternoon, we see her,” her grandfather, Johnny Bourque, said....

One person is dead and two others were injured in a shooting, according to the New Iberia Police Department. Authorities reported officers were called to Field Street near French Street on Monday, March 30, around 5:30 p.m. and found two victims at the scene. They said one victim was taken by ambulance to a local...

Johnathan Matthews, Kendall Vital each face seven counts of attempted second-degree. Two men each face multiple counts of attempted second-degree murder in connection to a shooting that occurred north Erath last Friday. According to the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office, deputies arrested Johnathan Matthews and...

Louisiana's all-time alligator record is 19 feet 2 inches, but the Tabasco heir who claimed it measured the gator with a shotgun barrel. Here's the full story.

CROWLEY, La. (NEWS 15) — A Crowley alderman is behind bars at the Acadia Parish Jail. Vernon "Step" Martin, 68, of Crowley, was jailed after a judge found him in contempt for failure to make court-ordered payments in a support case. The judge made the ruling earlier on Tuesday,...

A Lafayette Parish School Board member was cited Monday for shoplifting at a self-checkout station. LPSB District 2’s Chad Desormeaux was given a misdemeanor summons for shoplifting from Super One Foods in Carencro, according to Carencro Police Chief David Anderson. Desormeaux did not respond to a request for comment.

The Trader Joe’s store in Louisiana could be open by the end of the summer. A spokesperson for the popular specialty grocer did not reveal a targeted date but indicated it would open the store at 1710 Camellia Blvd. in three to six months. Meanwhile, work continues on the...

LOUISIANA — Federal officials have announced multiple arrests tied to a large-scale drug trafficking network operating across western Louisiana, according to prosecutors. Authorities said the investigation involved five separate cases and resulted in the seizure of significant quantities of illegal drugs, including...

ABBEVILLE, La. (NEWS 15) — A woman was found dead at a local apartment complex, launching an investigation, according to the Abbeville Police Department. Police Chief Mike Hardy reported the woman has been identified as Nicoletta Menard, 44, of Abbeville. He said officers responded to a call about a...