Lafayette LA

We've got a really nice weather pattern unfolding for us as we head into this week. After a bit of a cool start on Monday, with cloudy skies giving way to some sunshine and highs only in the mid-50s with a brisk northerly wind, we're going to see a significant improvement. We'll be monitoring the transition closely,...

Sarah Davenport will serve as Ascension Episcopal School’s permanent head of school. Davenport is a familiar face for staff, students and families; she’s served as the interim head of school since May, school spokesperson Rachel Delcambre said in a news release. Before that, she served as the head of the upper school...

As the year draws to a close, we often reflect on the things that make our community vibrant, dynamic, and unique. For Acadiana, the answer lies in its culture, its artists, and the promise to fuel programs that support those industries. As Louisiana’s largest youth-serving organization, the Acadiana Center for the...

Authorities said Keith Eli was being jailed on a charge of second-degree murder.

OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY) – A new installation of “The Giving Fridge,” provides local residents the opportunity to free freely share food, helping reduce waste and increase access to fresh items for anyone facing food insecurity. Created and donated by local residents Itzell Camacho and Juan Carlos Cruz,...

On the evening of December 7, 2025, Louisiana State Police responded to a fatal accident on US Highway 167 near Leblanc Road in Lafayette Parish. The incident happened shortly after 8:00 p.m. when 37-year-old Ricky Verret of Maurice was struck by a southbound 2002 Jeep Wrangler towing a trailer. Verret was walking on...

MAURICE, La. (KLFY) – A single-vehicle fatal crash involving a pedestrian on U.S. 167 near Leblanc Road that occurred Sunday night in Lafayette Parish is under investigation, authorities said. According to authorities, the crash claimed the life of Ricky Verret, 37, of Maurice.  . During the investigation, it was...

A shooting incident in Youngsville on Sunday afternoon led to the arrest of a juvenile after investigators uncovered criminal activity connected to the incident.

A man and his sister have been arrested after she allegedly helped him escape from the Vermilion Parish Jail. Gavin Garnica, 23, is being held without bond following his capture in Rayne. His sister, Alivia Garnica, 18, is charged with aiding in his escape and is being held on a $50,000 bond. Vermilion Parish Sheriff...

A federal lawsuit filed against Lafayette Consolidated Government and others by the mother of a man killed in 2023 by a police officer outside a nightclub has been dismissed. U.S. District Court Judge David Joseph on Dec. 5 dismissed with prejudice all claims against LCG; Lafayette Police Officer Clayton Green;...