Extreme Heat Locked An Abbeville Drawbridge Shut, So Firefighters Grabbed The Hose
A barge sat waiting in the water while Abbeville firefighters hosed down a drawbridge that had swelled shut in the Louisiana heat, too expanded to raise or lower.
Lafayette man sentenced to 150 years in shootout that left police officer permanently disabled
A Lafayette man was sentenced Wednesday to spend the rest of his life in prison for the attempted murder of three police officers in a 2023 shootout that left officer Hali Bradford permanently disabled and a 19-month-old child dead. John Nicholas, 33, was convicted in April of three counts of...
3 more arrests made in Opelousas drive-by shooting that killed Lafayette man in May
OPELOUSAS, La. (NEWS 15) — A total of five people have been arrested in connection with a drive-by shooting in Opelousas that killed a Lafayette man and left another victim critically injured, according to the Opelousas Police Department. The shooting happened on West Bellevue Street near North Liberty Street...
11 Louisiana Buffets That Locals Say Still Serve Like It’s The 1980s
Some Southern meals just feel a little different when they come from a steam table lined with pans of fried chicken, buttery corn, plus mac and cheese that tastes like someone’s grandmother made it. The kind of place where the server knows the regulars by name, sweet tea flows...
Covering Your Health: Understanding Perimenopause & Menopause
YOUNGSVILLE, La. (NEWS 15) — Our Lady of Lourdes Women's & Children's Hospital and the Lafayette Public Library will co-host a free community event on Wednesday focused on menopause and perimenopause care, offering women — particularly those without a regular provider — an open forum to ask questions and learn about th
Westbound I-10 near Duson back open after crash
ORIGINAL STORY: DUSON, La. (KLFY) — Motorists heading west on I-10 from Lafayette should add a little travel time. A crash on westbound I-10 near Church Point Hwy. at mile marker 91 has the left lane blocked, according to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. Traffic cameras show...
Made in Acadiana: Quality Companies expands in Youngsville and Jeanerette
Quality Companies, an Acadiana-based manufacturing and fabrication firm, announced a $7 million expansion across two parishes that is expected to create nearly 350 jobs in the Lafayette and Iberia Parish areas. The company operates fabrication facilities in Youngsville, off LA 89 on Griffin Road, and is adding a new ma
Cooling centers open in Lafayette as heat index forecast to hit 117 degrees
LAFAYETTE, La. (NEWS 15) — Lafayette Consolidated Government opened cooling centers across the parish as the heat index in Acadiana was forecast to reach 117 degrees on Wednesday, prompting residents to find ways to stay safe in the dangerous heat. LCG activated cooling centers at some of its parks...
Acadiana’s Bread Pudding Spots, Ranked By The People Who Eat It Most
A social media question about the best bread pudding in Acadiana got people talking fast. From Carencro to Scott to Lafayette, locals pointed to a handful of spots they swear by.
Power Shakeup At Mizzou: Former Louisiana AD Bryan Maggard Returns To Columbia
Mizzou Athletics rolled out a major leadership shakeup Tuesday, announcing that longtime deputy athletics director, chief operating officer and senior woman administrator Marcy Girton will retire in mid-August while former Louisiana athletic director Dr. Bryan Maggard heads back to Columbia as the department's new depu
