Lafayette LA

YOUNGSVILLE, La. (NEWS 15) — A section of Youngsville Highway was closed for most of the day on Thursday, March 12, after a vehicle crash that damaged two utility poles, according to the Youngsville Fire Department. Officials reported the highway was closed between Copper Meadows Boulevard and Romero Road...

LAFAYETTE, La. (NEWS 15) — Two people are recovering after being hit by a Lafayette Parish sheriff's deputy's cruiser while in a crosswalk. It happened at the intersection of Jefferson Street and Vermilion Street in downtown Lafayette. Lafayette police reported that the deputy was trying turn at a stoplight...

An Acadia Parish priest has been formally charged with alleged indecent behavior with a minor. Korey LaVergne, 37, was named on March 5 in a Bill of Information by the 15th Judicial District Attorney’s Office charging him with three counts of felony indecent behavior with a juvenile, court records show.

LAFAYETTE, La. (NEWS 15) — A building in Lafayette that houses three businesses is set to be demolished to make way for a new chain restaurant. The site on Johnston Street, which currently accommodates Sticks Billiards, Dawn Nails, and Johnston Street Coin Laundry, will soon be replaced by a Chipotle, according to...

After nearly a week in the hospital following a crash in Lafayette, Julia Steed woke up and told her mother, “Mom, I’m paralyzed. I can’t feel my feet.”. Doctors later confirmed Steed had suffered permanent paralysis from the waist down, along with broken bones and limited control of her arms and hands.

(TNS) — Between the Louisiana State University System, the University of Louisiana System and the Southern University System, students have 18 public schools — and 12 more within the Louisiana Community and Technical Colleges System — to choose from when considering where to earn a degree in the Bayou State.

LPSS Superintendent Francis Touchet says declining enrollment and a Career Center capacity crisis are driving the latest push to repurpose Comeaux High.

A truck crash early this morning on Youngsville Highway snapped a power pole and closed the road as crews work to replace damaged utility lines.

Storms swept across Acadiana, leaving a trail of damage in their wake. A Tornado Watch in effect for much of the region expired Thursday night but not before causing significant damage. In Church Point, a roof was blown off a building. In St. Landry Parish, the powerful winds caused at least two trees to fall across...

Located at 1904 W University Ave., Laura’s Cafe Two is an authentic, family-owned soul food restaurant, known for its famous plate lunches and Louisiana flavors. Locals often go to Laura’s Two for their classic Southern dishes such as fried pork chops, chicken, stuffed turkey wings and seafood gumbo. Over nearly six...