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New toxicology results prompted arrests after a fatal Louisiana crash that killed an 18-year-old.

NEW IBERIA, La. (NEWS 15) — A man was killed in a shooting on Saturday night and two people were detained at the scene, according to the New Iberia Police Department. Police reported the victim was a 39-year-old man. No names have been released. Police said it happened on...

Tony Caballero has been with the Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux brand since 2008. He opened the Lafayette location in 2011 as general manager as a proving ground for expanding beyond Baton Rouge. Now as a franchisee and owner of the Lafayette location, he says the Carencro location that will open...

CROWLEY, La. (NEWS 15) — A 1950s-themed sock hop brought music, dancing, and nostalgia to downtown Crowley on Friday evening. The Main Street Sock Hop took place outside the historic Rice Theater in downtown Crowley, featuring music from the 1950s and 1960s. Event-goers dressed in poodle skirts, greaser hair,...

Joey Richard likes to say that he conducts research from behind his barber chair. It’s where Richard, the owner of Holliwood Cutz barber shop in Opelousas, deduced that the local school system is shrinking. “Every year I've been in business,” he said, “I'm cutting less and less kids.”...

Two men have been arrested in connection with an ongoing investigation into an April car crash that left 18-year-old Marlee Norse dead, according to Louisiana State Police. On April 24, officials say Zayd Parra, 20, failed to yield to and ultimately struck the Chevrolet car that Norse was a passenger in.

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) – After warm and humid conditions to start Saturday, scattered storms develop during the afternoon hours. Heavy rainfall will be possible as storms slowly move through the area. 1 to 3 inches of rain could fall in spots leading to flooding concerns. The rain will end by midnight tonight. Highs tod

Bill Rodier, the longtime executive director of the St. Landry Economic Development office, died late Thursday. Rodier was first hired in 2013 after six years with the Louisiana Workforce Commission and Louisiana Economic Development and dedicated his efforts at moving St. Landry Parish forward, officials said. “He cha

NEW IBERIA, La. (KLFY) — New Iberia is experiencing a city-wide power outage, officials said. According to the New Iberia Police Department, city officials are in contact with Cleco and crews are actively trying to resolve the issue. Several traffic signals are impacted. If a traffic light is completely...

CHURCH POINT, La. (NEWS 15) — Two drivers were arrested on charges stemming from an April crash in Church Point that killed an Opelousas woman, according to Louisiana State Police. Zayd Parra, 20, of Opelousas, is charged with vehicular homicide, two counts of vehicular negligent injuring, and failure to...