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LAFAYETTE, La. (KPLC) - A decomposed body was found at a demolition site in Lafayette, according to local law enforcement. The Lafayette Police Department says they responded to a call just after 6:00 p.m. on Thursday evening. A demolition crew is believed to have discovered human remains at the site of the former La Q

A zero-emission aircraft made a stop in Lafayette this week. The Allia, built by BETA Technologies, runs on electric power and can cruise at speeds up to 153 knots with room for six aboard.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 43:53 — 60.3MB) For nearly 25 years, Leonard Louviere has been one of the most familiar faces in Lafayette’s restaurant community, serving as general manager and an investor in Zea Rotisserie & Bar. But Leonard’s story in hospitality began long before Zea opened its doo

Building permits issued Aug. 19-25 for the cities of Lafayette, Youngsville and Broussard and the unincorporated areas of Lafayette Parish:. STORAGE: 1221 S. Hugh Wallis Road, description, storage building; applicant and contractor, SLC Construction; $30,000. OFFICE: 126 Evelyn Drive, description, office remodel; appli

LAFAYETTE, La. (NEWS 15) — A small electrical fire broke out in a second-floor office at Lafayette City Hall, but employees put out the flames before firefighters arrived, according to the Lafayette Fire Department. Officials said Lafayette firefighters responded to the building at 705 W. University Ave. after an...

Police say Kourtney Picou died after a crash involving an electric scooter Thursday night on Savoy Road in Youngsville.

ABBEVILLE, La. (NEWS 15) — Firefighters from across Acadiana gathered in Vermilion Parish on Thursday to lay to rest a volunteer firefighter who died while responding to an emergency call. First responders from around Acadiana escorted Fireman Robert Hughes, 49, of Kaplan, who served the Meaux-Nunez Volunteer Fire Depa

A Lafayette man is dead after falling through the roof of the former Hon Iron Building in Jeanerette. The Iberia Parish Coroner's Office identified the victim as Yelson Soriano, 29, of Lafayette.

LAFAYETTE, La. (NEWS 15) — Lafayette Utilities System wastewater crews started conducting smoke testing on sewer lines in the Rivers Bend neighborhood, a maintenance process that may cause smoke to appear near roof plumbing vents at homes and businesses in the area. The smoke seen in the neighborhood is...

After paying off more than $130,000 in student loans through the art businesses she built, Lafayette artist and entrepreneur Colette Bernard decided to help someone else do the same. Bernard, owner of Cocodrie Collective, has launched the Cocodrie Collective Art School Student Debt Relief Fund, an annual award intended