Lafayette LA

LAFAYETTE– On April 15, 2026, a federal grand jury in Lafayette returned a four-count indictment charging Kelsi J. McDaniel, a 29-year-old Lake Providence resident, with one count of embezzling from the East Carroll Parish Housing Authority (“ECPHA”) and three counts of concealment money laundering relating to that embezzlement. McDaniel faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison for the...

YOUNGSVILLE, LA. (KLFY) — A Broussard man was arrested and accused of indecent behavior with children and more, Youngsville Police Department said. Brett Joseph Dronet, 37, of Broussard, was arrested earlier today on the following charges:. indecent behavior with juveniles (felony) child sexual abuse material (felony) computer-aided solicitation of...

LAFAYETTE, La (KLFY)– A lawsuit challenging the Lafayette Parish School System’s decision to close Ovey Comeaux High School will proceed to a full hearing on Wednesday. This follows a preliminary injunction issued by Judge Garrett on Apr. 13, which was upheld when the Third Circuit Court denied an appeal from the Lafayette Parish School System on Apr. 27.

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — A longtime Acadiana landmark continues to draw crowds in downtown Lafayette. Borden’s Ice Cream Shoppe in downtown Lafayette is the last remaining Borden’s parlor open. The business has kept its traditional atmosphere and menu, offering classic items such as sundaes, banana splits, and milkshakes.

Plans to redevelop the former Trappey's Canning Plant along the Vermilion River appear to be dead. The developer of the Trappey Riverfront District has defaulted with the bank. A judge is now ordering the seizure and sale of the property.

The warm and humid weather will persist through the middle of the week, but an active weather pattern will develop by Wednesday afternoon, bringing elevated rain chances through the start of the weekend.

A tractor-trailer crash near mile marker 92 on I-10 Westbound, just before the Duson exit in Acadia Parish, has the right lane closed Wednesday morning.

LAFAYETTE, La. (WAFB) - Funeral services are set for Martha Odom, a 17-year-old Lafayette teenager who died in a shooting at the Mall of Louisiana. The Odom family requests visiting hours on Friday, May 8, 2026, at Martin & Castille Funeral Home Southside, 600 E. Farrel Road, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

LAFAYETTE, LA. (KLFY) — Fire officials determined the cause of the Sunday night fire at Shane’s Loaded Mac Bar . Fire officials reported the cause of the fire was due to spontaneous heating. According to firefighters, the employees with the restaurant laundered towels used in the kitchen that...

Office Depot on West Pinhook Road in the Mid-City area will shut down when its lease expires in October. The big box retailer's space in the shopping complex is expected to be filled by a new Planet Fitness location.