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Robert De Niro's daughter Airyn De Niro is opening up on her transition and growing up with famous parents. The 29-year-old, whose mother is actress and model Toukie Smith, opened up to Them in an interview published Tuesday, saying she was "grateful" for her parents' attempts at normalcy in her youth. Robert De Niro...

A local woman is warning others after her mother was targeted at Walmart by two men posing as 'secret shoppers'.

An appeals court has affirmed the 25-year sentence of a man convicted of conspiracy to commit second-degree murder in the 2018 death of Lafayette boxer Brandon Broussard. Carlos Toby, 44, of Texas, allegedly fought with Broussard over a woman in a Lafayette nightclub two weeks before the fatal shooting. He was...

New Iberia SWAT is warning the public about the risks of converted firearms, which can fire multiple bullets in an uncontrolled manner, making them more dangerous than semiautomatic weapons.

A Vermilion Parish school bus driver was ticketed after a crash that caused an SUV to flip several times, according to Louisiana State Police. Troopers said the bus driver was cited for failure to yield. They added the bus collided with a Mercedes SUV on US 167 at LA 696 just outside of Abbeville on Monday, April 28,...

Christopher Ledet, Jr. was convicted by a Lafayette Parish jury on Dec. 13, 2023 for the July 2022 second degree murder of 22-month-old Kaceston Freeman.

An Opelousas police sergeant is facing a domestic violence charge after an alleged incident outside Evangeline Downs but the alleged victim claims the charges were unfounded. Sgt. Romalis Thomas, 39, of Opelousas, was arrested by Louisiana State Police on a charge of domestic abuse battery after an encounter with...

For the past six years, Smoke and Barrel has celebrated the tastes, sounds and spirits of southwest Louisiana — and Texas — with a bourbon-fueled extravaganza in the heart of downtown Lake Charles. This Saturday, Smoke and Barrel is coming to Lafayette for the first time. For the...

According to Sheriff Eddie Langlinais, on April 23, at approximately 11:20 p.m., Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division responded to a drive-by shooting that took place on South John Hardy Drive in Abbeville. Upon arriving, Deputies learned that the house was struck multiple times by gunfire. No injuries...

With graduations and other end-of-school-year events on the horizon, the Lafayette Parish School System is reminding attendees that the district has security measures in place at all school properties.