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Don Dupuis is a local technology pioneer whose work shaped how local businesses learned to operate in the early days of the digital age. Dupuis founded Acadiana Computer Systems in 1969 at a time when most offices still relied on adding machines, paper ledgers and manual calculations. He spoke about...

Hank Williams Jr. has had a long career in country and western music, matched only by the impact of his father, country music pioneer Hank Williams. Williams' early death, at the age of 29 in 1953, led to contemporaries like Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Fats Domino becoming prominent figures in...

Lafayette could see freezing rain this weekend as a cold front moves through the area, according to the National Weather Service in Lake Charles. The amount of ice and how far south it will occur is still uncertain, but the greatest chances for freezing rain are Saturday and Sunday, according to the NWS.

Police have arrested two people after a domestic dispute turned deadly Monday night on Cypress Garden Road in St. Martinville. Officers said the victim, 45-year-old Claude Collins of St. Martinville, was shot three times in an apartment in the 100 block of Cypress Garden Road. Police responded to the shooting about...

On January 9, 2026, at 5:30 pm, officers responded to the area of Highway 90 near Smede Hwy. for a report of a vehicle/pedestrian crash.

On Monday, at 10:00 PM, officers with the St. Martinville Police Department responded to a report of a shooting in the 100 block of Cypress Garden Road.

BROUSSARD, La. (NEWS 15) — A man is dead after getting hit by a vehicle, according to the Broussard Police Department. The victim has been identified as Tony Rabon, 69. Police reported it happened on U.S. 90 near Smede Highway on January 9 around 5:30 p.m. They said Rabon...

For those who don't want to boil their own crawfish, you can now drive-thru and get them to go, and enjoy them at home.

ARNAUDVILLE, La. (NEWS 15) — A disturbing case of long-term sexual abuse involving a child has led to the arrests of an Arnaudville couple, according to the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office. Nicholas Lalonde, 47, is charged with first-degree rape (2 counts), sexual battery (3 counts), and aggravated crime...

OPELOUSAS, La. (NEWS 15) — An Opelousas man has now twice been convicted of murder, according to St. Landry Parish District Attorney Chad Pitre. He reported Tevin Jenkins, 32, of Opelousas, was found guilty of second-degree murder by a St. Landry Parish jury. He said the unanimous verdict came after nearly seven...