Lafayette LA

Police say a Lafayette driver reached speeds above 140 mph before the pursuit came to an end.

LDWF arrested 13 boaters for DWI over July 4 weekend during Operation Dry Water, down from 19 in 2025. Arrests included a Lafayette man on False River and a Carencro man at Henderson Lake. Full list and penalties here.

Here we are at the halfway point of the year, and at least 14 restaurants that were open when it started are no longe here. Another is scheduled to close at the end of this month. Most of the closings were locally owned. Some fell on hard times. One was...

CROWLEY, La. (NEWS 15) — An arrest has been made in a Crowley 2020 first-degree rape cold case after DNA evidence confirmed the victim's account, according to Crowley Police Chief Troy Hebert. He noted that because the accused was a teen when the crime was committed, his name cannot...

Lafayette-born restaurant Parish Biscuit Co. is coming to Baton Rouge to serve breakfast, brunch and lunch fare. The space is opening at 220 W. Lee Drive, in the same building strip as Surge Entertainment and Our Mom’s Restaurant & Bar. Parish Biscuit Co. first opened in Lafayette in 2023, and this new spot in Baton Ro

Millions of airline passengers across the country experienced significant flight delays on Monday as severe weather and extreme heat disrupted post-Fourth of July holiday travel. American Airlines passengers waiting to return to Lafayette were among those affected, facing delays of nearly six hours at Dallas/Fort Worth

NATCHITOCHES, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – A Lafayette, Louisiana man wanted on drug and theft charges in Texas, was arrested Friday, July 3, 2026 in Natchitoches. Deputies from the Natchitoches Parish Sheriff's Office (NPSO) conducted a traffic stop on Martin Luther King Drive around 3:30 p.m. after spotting a stolen vehicle tha

A few dozen people have been arrested and booked into the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center for the week of July 6th through 10th, 2026. Each day, more people are arrested, and bookings are posted. In looking at the various arrests that have occurred and those booked into the Lafayette Jail,...

A Crowley man who was arrested in June in connection with a carjacking and officer-involved shooting now faces additional charges after authorities say he attempted to escape custody during a hospital transport. Dusty Johnson, 35, was originally arrested in connection with an early June incident in which he is accused.

Money is coming to Acadiana. Lawmakers recently approved funding to build the new I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge in Lake Charles after state lawmakers gave the project priority status in the new state budget. Legislators also allocated millions to help the University of Louisiana-Lafayette with a budget deficit. Christiaa