Lafayette LA

ACADIA PARISH, La. (KLFY) — A Eunice man has been arrested after entering a home in Acadia Parish carrying drugs, authorities said. Karl Benoit, 67, of Eunice, is charged with unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling, possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. Authorities said Benoit entered a...

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — A Northside High School teacher is one step closer to national recognition, and bringing a celebrity to town. Cherryl Ortego, Special Education Teacher at Northside High School, is a quarterfinalist in America’s Favorite Teacher Contest. If she wins, Bill Nye the Science Guy will...

The building that last housed an international grocery store in Lafayette will reopen under new ownership. An LLC registered to Sajid Dadwani of Beaumont, Texas, bought the building at 2441 W. Congress St. with plans to open Desi Mart, a specialty grocery and kitchen that has location in Beaumont and Lake Charles, Dadwani said this morning.

LAFAYETTE, La. (NEWS 15) — A fire broke out at a Lafayette restaurant, causing heavy damage, according to the Lafayette Fire Department. Officials reported it happened at Shane's Loaded Mac Bar on Johnston Street on Sunday, April 26, just before 10 p.m. They said patrons at a nearby business...

All Day, a new “all-day” dining concept, is coming soon to 1905 Kaliste Saloom Road in Lafayette, LA, taking over the former SoLou restaurant space in Parc Lafayette. We first spotted the “coming soon” banner at the property last week. While taking photos that same day, we received an email from All Day with details about the concept. When things line up like...

No one injured, residents go without electricity due to downed power lines. A large oak tree passed away on Sunday in Abbeville, with one half crashing onto an unoccupied house on Maude Avenue, while the other half toppled across the street, taking down power lines in the process. The silver...

LAFAYETTE, La. (NEWS 15) — A man died in a Lafayette house fire, according to the Lafayette Fire Department. Authorities are withholding the victim's name until his family is notified. They reported firefighters responded to a home on Canal Street near Carmel Drive on Sunday, April 26, just before...

The takeover of M C Bank by a group led by former IberiaBank executive Daryl Byrd got federal approval, bank officials announced. The Federal Reserve’s board of governors granted regulatory approval of the proposed merger between the bank and Byrd’s group, DMMS Purchaser, and M C Bank. Both companies expect the merger to occur on or around Friday.

A Crowley teen accused of brandishing a gun in a crowd in downtown Lafayette Saturday night was previously arrested for video voyeurism allegedly in connection with a high school student who died in November. Jai’Quan Pierre, 19, of Crowley, is accused of pulling a gun during an argument just before...

LAFAYETTE, La. (NEWS 15) — A mother's fight to understand what happened to her daughter's heart after death is now pushing for legislative change in Louisiana. Krystal Romero is lobbying for a new state law to prevent other parents from experiencing the trauma she endured. Her daughter was buried without her heart, and no one could explain how it happened.