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CHURCH POINT, La. (NEWS 15) — A second suspect is wanted in connection with a home invasion shooting, according to the Church Point Police Department. Authorities reported warrants have been issued for Savion Chavis, 21, of Church Point, stemming from an ongoing investigation into a home invasion shooting on Arceneaux Street on April 9.

The Cajun Table is officially opening its new drive-thru-only crawfish concept. The new location, called “Boil and Go,” is at 6974 Johnston St., between Lafayette and Maurice and closer to the owners’ crawfish ponds, and will open Friday at 4 p.m. The site occupies the former B’s Poppa P’s building.

She was a writer, a dancer, a Dr Pepper enthusiast. Martha Odom, 17, died after being caught in the crossfire of a shooting Thursday at the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge. Odom, a senior at Ascension Episcopal School in Lafayette, visited the mall with friends for their “senior skip day” as graduation approached in just three weeks.

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — A family is asking for help after being rendered homeless by a fire in an apartment building in Lafayette. Shneqa Conley, who said she lost everything in the fire, has set up a GoFundMe account. “We were left with nothing,” Conley wrote. “We lost furniture,...

Hundreds react as Acadian Superette announces it’s closing after nearly a decade in Lafayette.

The post 'My Heart is Heavy': Scottie Scheffler's Caddie Mourns Tragic Baton Rouge Incident in Emotional Statement appeared first on EssentiallySports. Add EssentiallySports as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Most people recognize Ted Scott as the caddie who helped Scottie Scheffler win four major championships and 19 Tour events. But not as many know that Scott is from Lafayette, Louisiana. His roots are...

Today on World Cafe, we head down to Lafayette, La., for our monthly Acadiana Music Showcase, featuring the best of the region's music. J Burton, who performs as Grand Nathaniel, makes lo-fi pop gems coated in myth and mystery. Burton has been a fixture in the Lafayette scene for over 30 years, and today, he performs songs from his latest album, Lonely Wanderer...

Adriana Nava and Autumn Cooper were last seen leaving the Youth Challenge Program in Pineville around 9:10 p.m. on Tuesday, April 21.

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)- Festival International organizers in downtown Lafayette are implementing weather precautions for this weekend’s event, following heavy rainfall and flooding that impacted last year’s festival. The measures come after nearly six inches of rain fell last year, causing flooding in downtown Lafayette during scheduled festival activities.

NEW IBERIA, La. (KLFY)– Families impacted by violent crime came together in New Iberia for the annual “Voice for Victims” rally, an event organizers say is focused on healing, support, and unity. The rally, now in its 21st year, is held during National Crime Victims’ Rights Week...