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LAFAYETTE, La. (NEWS 15) — The former University of Louisiana at Lafayette athletics official at the center of a state audit alleging falsified recruiting expenses sat down with News 15 for his only television interview on the matter, saying the events in question were legal but processed incorrectly. Troy...

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)– David Celestine has been sentenced to 20 years at hard labor without the possibility of parole after a Lafayette Parish jury found him guilty of third-degree rape and aggravated burglary. The sentence follows a jury conviction stemming from a 2019 attack at a Youngsville home. Celestine...

ST. MARTIN PARISH, La. (NEWS 15) — Two Breaux Bridge men died after the car they were in flipped on a Louisiana highway outside of Arnaudville, according to Louisiana State Police. Troopers identified the men as Kiemonte Pigott, 32, and Darius Haywood, 30. They did not specify which man...

JENNINGS, La. (KPLC) - A three-vehicle crash on I-10E in Jennings this week claimed the life of an Acadia Parish man, according to Louisiana State Police. The crash happened around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday (June 30), and killed Dana Ortego, 54, of Branch, LSP said. Ortego was driving behind a Chevy...

LOUISIANA (KLFY) — Another arrest made in connection with the June 17-18 undercover child predator operation, bringing the total number of arrests in this multi-agency effort to ten, officials said. Reid Hebert, 34, of Erath was arrested and charged with Indecent Behavior and Computer Aided Solicitation of a minor.

LAFAYETTE PARISH, La. (NEWS 15) — A Mississippi man was arrested after cocaine, crystal meth, and marijuana were discovered during a traffic stop on I-10, according to the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office. Keith Williams, 48, of Canton, Miss., is charged with possession with intent to distribute Schedule II controlled

Two people were shot Tuesday afternoon on North St. Antoine Street in Lafayette. One remains in critical condition. Detectives are investigating and asking anyone with information to call Lafayette Crime Stoppers.

The City of LaFayette is inviting the community to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary during its annual Freedom Festival on Thursday, July 2, at the Ross Abney Sports Complex. The celebration begins at 5 p.m. at 252 First Street and will feature an evening of patriotic entertainment, food, family-friendly activities

The realtor behind a potential land deal for a SpaceX launch site in southern Vermilion Parish spoke publicly for the first time on Tuesday, outlining details at a luncheon in Youngsville and saying the signs point toward something significant happening in the area. Jim Keaty, owner of Keaty Real Estate, addressed the

A former state representative and school board member says the Lafayette Parish School Board violated Louisiana's Open Meetings Law during the meeting that launched Comeaux High School's closure process.