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In 1951, NAACP chapter founder John Lester Mitchell was shot and killed after filing a federal voting rights lawsuit in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. A special sheriff's deputy, who claimed self-defense, was not charged in the killing, prompting an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice. Federal investigators

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A 36-year-old Louisiana man is charged for a fatal shooting in Pensacola Sunday night. Police arrested Brenton Tillman of Lafayette around 2:45 a.m. on a homicide charge. The shooting happened around 10 p.m. at the Budget Inn on West Cervantes Street. Pensacola Police say the victim died...

The Youngsville favorite is opening a second location inside the former Pizza Amore building in Carencro.

Lafayette Regional Airport welcomed a special Envoy Air jet, adorned with patriotic colors and '250' markings, marking America's 250th birthday celebration.

This is a column in a series from Dr. Scott Hamilton, director of the Pediatric Emergency Department at Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center, offering practical guidance on preventing and treating illnesses and injuries so kids can stay healthy and out of the emergency department. Walt is a fellow emergency room...

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — Camryn Reed, a professional race car driver from Lafayette, made history by becoming the first female and youngest driver to win the Formula Car National Championship in the U.S. Reed’s passion for racing began at age 9 after trying a friend’s go-kart following a soccer...

St. Landry Parish residents have been playing a waiting game for the better part of a week. Last week, Tropical Storm Arthur dumped 20 to 30 inches of rain within 12 hours across southern parts of the parish, a likely 1,000-year rainfall event that caught most residents off guard. That water, which is not contained wit

The Lafayette Parish School System certified three properties totaling 129 acres near Southside High School in Youngsville on Friday for commercial or industrial development as part of a partnership aimed at driving economic growth in the area. The three properties are situated along Chemin Metairie Road on the opposit

Today, Broussard is the bustling crossroad of Lafayette Parish, transporting people and goods along the U.S. 90 corridor amid waves of neighborhoods, shops, industrial sites and farm land. But 100 years ago, it was all sugar cane. Martial Billeaud planted his first crop in 1866, 25 years after his family...