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Arrests have been made in two recent shootings in Opelousas. The Opelousas Police Department reported Dominique Trotter turned himself in for the Tuesday night shooting near Market Street and Church Street. Police stated Donald Henry was arrested Wednesday night after a shooting at the Valero gas station on East Vine...

Lafayette police say a major crash involving a Greyhound bus and a passenger car sent one person to the hospital with severe injuries.

Lafayette Parish Superintendent Francis Touchet gave his reaction to word of an investigation into the Lafayette Parish School District by the Louisiana Office of the Attorney General on allegations of bid-rigging involving construction contracts. Touchet revealed that the district initially alerted the Lafayette...

Garbage collection and transit services in the city of Lafayette and unincorporated parts of the parish will be effected Christmas week and New Year’s week. Lafayette Consolidated Government announced the following schedule adjustments for Dec. 24-25 and Jan. 1:. Garbage and recycling. Acadiana Waste Services will...

For the 5th year in a row, the Golden Meadow Boat Parade is bringing Christmas cheer to the water this weekend– in honor of the memory of beloved local shrimper. Come out for this magical Cajun Christmas tradition, and watch as decorated boats light up Bayou Lafourche. Alongside the festive atmosphere, organizers...

When Phanat Xanamane was growing up in New Iberia, the Lao community didn’t gather primarily at a temple. Instead, people gathered on porches, in garages and around gardens, everyday spaces remade from memories of a homeland left behind. For Xanamane, those informal spaces are more than childhood memories. They...

A Walmart store in Lafayette says they have removed a popular product for its shelves because of thieves costing the store money.

Here’s a question that gets tossed around on social media every time a big-name restaurant closes: Does Lafayette have too many places to eat?. Our yearly recap of the restaurants and cafes that closed in 2025 totaled 32, the highest amount since 2022. But the recount is in no way scientific, so it’s hard to use that...

City leaders say the injured lineman was experienced and wearing proper safety equipment when the incident happened.

(KPEL News) - A federal grand jury in Lafayette has indicted a Mexican National Illegally in the U.S. after allegations that he bit the ICE Agent's hand during an attempt to detain him, according to the United States Attorney's Office. According to court documents, Maximiliano Perez-Perez was indicted for assaulting...