Lafayette LA

A crowd of people gathered at the corner of Vermilion St. and Lee Ave. on Saturday to welcome downtown Lafayette's newest business — a small-batch bakery called Sugar Du Jour. Owner Heather Steven, a retired teacher who spent 15 years in the math department at Acadiana High School, said...

SLPSO reported that the third and final inmate who escaped from the parish jail on December 3 has been recapured.

Hunter Henry was born with only half a heart, but he certainly has no shortage of taste buds. Now, he’s putting them to good use with a new business venture that serves as the first step in fulfilling a lifelong ambition. The 20-year-old Youngsville resident has a medical history...

What if Louisiana came up with our very own Cajun Girl Scout Cookie flavors? If we did, they might look a little like these...

The last of three inmates who escaped from a Louisiana jail by removing mortar and concrete blocks from a degraded part of a wall earlier in December has been captured, authorities said. Keith Anthony Eli II, 24, was taken into custody in Opelousas, Louisiana, St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz said in a news...

The makers of the Cajun accordion is dwindling in south Louisiana, according to Andre Michot with the Grammy-winning group Lost Bayou Ramblers. Michot, who started the band with his brother, Louis, is the proprietor and craftsman behind Michot Accordions, where he builds, restores, and customizes traditional Cajun...

A Louisiana man was sentenced this month to 115 months in federal prison for his involvement in an alleged multi-state vehicle theft. U.S. District Judge Brian A. Jackson sentenced Christopher Don Byerley, age 45, of Broussard, Louisiana following his convictions for conspiracy to transport a stolen motor vehicle;...

BROUSSARD / YOUNGSVILLE, LA (December 20, 2025) – While the national housing market enters its typical winter cooldown, the local landscape in Broussard and Youngsville is telling a more complex story of limited supply and resilient demand. Recent data for November 2025 reveals that both communities are grappling...

ST. LANDRY PARISH, La. (KLFY) — The St. Landry Parish School Board announced District High School Teacher of the Year. Kayeswanna Layssard from the Center for Academic Programs has been chosen for the award. SLPSB is honored to award her with such title.

OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY) — Investigators with the Opelousas Police Department have provided an update in the shooting that occurred at the intersection of Market Street and Church Street. Investigators learned today that the victim has passed away from the shooting around 4:52 p.m., officials said. As a result of...