Lafayette LA

Nicholas Daigle, 44, of Church Point, is charged with cockfighting, cruelty to animals, possession of marijuana and interference with a law enforcement investigation.

Lafayette is one of the fastest internet speeds in the country, a national report. The survey from ISP Reports in its annual 2025 update of U.S. cities' internet speeds indicated that Lafayette’s average internet speed of 9,036 Mbps and was second-best among cities with a population between 100,000 and 249,999...

After 71 years, Simoneaud's Grocery in New Iberia is shutting its doors. The Admiral Doyle location is the last remaining of three stores once owned by the Simoneaud family in the region. The closure is due to family members deciding to retire.

Louisiana's Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control led a crackdown on illegal vape products that included raids in Shreveport, Lafayette and Baton Rouge and 10 arrests. The Louisiana ATC was joined in its statewide "Vape-Out" investigation by the Louisiana State Police, the Louisiana Fire Marshal's Office, Louisiana...

Michael DeSelle and Becky Guidry filed the suit in federal court that seeks to overturn what the suit calls "an unprecedented and discriminatory Lafayette ordinance" enacted in 2023.

Broussard, LA (June 16, 2025) – The 2025/2026 City of Broussard budget was adopted on June 9, 2025. To view the budget, visit this link. To view the City’s Amended Budget for 2024/2025 and the Proposed Budget for 2025/2026 hearing on June 9, 2025, visit the City of Broussard’s YouTube link.

Luis Padilla, who pleaded guilty to the charge of deprivation of rights under the color of law in March, was sentenced in federal court Tuesday to five years of probation and six months of home incarceration.

Traffic is heavily backed up in Lafayette after a crash on I-10 East near Ambassador Caffery Parkway. Police were on the scene working to clear the wreckage, which has only one lane open for drivers. It is causing significant delays during the evening commute.

A dramatic rescue unfolded in New Mexico as three men from Grand Coteau were saved after a canoeing accident. The New Mexico Fish and Game Department has released video footage of the incident. The men flipped their canoes along the Canadian River in northern New Mexico. One of the men remains hospitalized with six...

The man who was arrested in connection with a Youngsville shooting is a Carencro police officer. Zachary Segura, 25, currently works as an officer for the Carencro Police Department, Carencro Police Chief David Anderson confirmed. Segura has since been placed on administrative leave with pay. The department also...