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CHURCH POINT, LA. (KLFY) — Authorities continue to search for wanted suspect, Herbert Dugas, 17, of Rayne following a reported escape during an arrest. According to police, Dugas, along with a girl, allegedly committed a car jacking while being armed with a firearm on April 27. Following further investigation into the incident officers said they located Dugas and the girl at a residence on Barousse...

A few showers are possible this evening, but most areas will stay dry. Lows tonight will be in the mid 70s. Expect a good chance of showers Thursday, and it will be warm and humid with highs in the low to mid 80s. Storms will be likely Friday, and there will be a low threat of severe weather. Flash flooding will be possible as...

The public won’t know until next week but it appears negotiations are in the works to resolve a lawsuit against the Lafayette Parish School System over how it voted to close Comeaux High School. Wednesday afternoon, after hearing testimony from five people, Lafayette District Judge Valerie Gotch-Garrett ordered the...

Lafayette Christian track and field coach Brad Sievers was far from surprised to see his boys win the regional championship Tuesday. What did surprise Sievers and his staff was the performance turned in by the girls team, which also claimed the regional title. “Yeah, it's pretty cool,” Sievers said of...

LAFAYETTE, La. (NEWS 15) — Vermilionville is hosting a Mother's Day celebration on Sunday, May 10, featuring food, music, and shopping all in one place. Ellen Fucich, marketing and communications for Vermilionville, visited MidDay with Darla to give full details. The event will include a special Sunday buffet at...

Rain chances increase across the region starting today and continuing through Friday. A frontal system and disturbances will interact with a very moist airmass overhead, bringing rounds of showers and thunderstorms. Severe weather is possible across our region into this evening. Heavy rainfall is a concern, with localized flooding possible from storms this afternoon and tonight.

Three arrests made as investigators allege child exploitation activity.

BREAUX BRIDGE, LA. (KLFY) — A Breaux Bridge man was arrested and charged with attempted second degree murder, Breaux Bridge Police Department said. Randell Narcisse, 52, of Breaux Bridge was arrested on the morning of April 27. According to police, on the night of April 26 around 10:40 p.m., a person was shot near Lil Goldmine located on Anderson Street.

LAFAYETTE– On April 15, 2026, a federal grand jury in Lafayette returned a four-count indictment charging Jane Frances Pierce, a 63-year-old Boyce resident, with mail fraud, filing false tax returns, corruptly interfering with an Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) investigation, and money laundering. Pierce faces a maximum penalty...

A verbal dispute spiraled into gunfire in Lafayette—police made an arrest.