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Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center's chief executive officer is moving to the bayou region. Al Patin served as CEO of Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center since 2021 and will transition to a new role as CEO of Ochsner South Shore Community Hospitals and Bayou Region beginning Aug. 3. Ochsner Lafayette...

LAFAYETTE, La. (NEWS 15) — The victim of a shooting at a Lafayette apartment complex has died, according to the Lafayette Police Department. The victim's name has not yet been released. Police reported the shooting happened at an apartment complex on Alcide Dominique Drive on Tuesday, July 21, around...

A 123-page complaint filed with the Lafayette Parish District Attorney's Office alleges that the Lafayette Parish School System misused taxpayer money by allowing employees to work reduced hours while receiving full-time pay. Suzanne Higginbotham, who previously filed an unsuccessful lawsuit against the school district

Earlier today, the LaFayette Police Department issued a public statement asking for the community’s help in locating a missing Walker County man. Authorities are searching for David Porter, who left for a drive Sunday afternoon and has not returned home. According to the department, officers have been actively investig

A Lafayette Parish resident has filed a complaint asking the District Attorney’s Office to investigate Lafayette Parish School Superintendent Francis Touchet for paying some school employees for days they didn’t work. Suzanne Higginbotham filed the complaint Monday with the DA’s office in the 15th Judicial District in

ABBEVILLE, LA. (KLFY) — The city of Abbeville reinstalled their welcome sign along LA. 167 earlier today. The City's welcome sign has officially been reinstalled after being damaged in February when a vehicle struck it, officials revealed on a Facebook Post. For the past 15 years, the sign has...

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With Tropical Storm Bertha heading toward South Louisiana, Acadiana parishes have opened sandbag sites across the region. Most locations ask residents to bring their own shovels and fill their own bags.

With the heat continuing to rise across Acadiana, the Lafayette Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (OHSEP) has activated a network of cooling centers.

LAFAYETTE, La. (KALB) - The suspect accused of murdering a Deputy U.S. Marshal in Alexandria had a court hearing in Lafayette on Monday. A judge advised Clarence Frazier, Jr. that he is accused of murdering a federal officer. During his hearing, Frazier qualified for a court-provided lawyer and waived his...