Lafayette LA

LAFAYETTE PARISH, La. — The recent weather conditions in south Louisiana have prompted an emergency highway closure. The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) via the Louisiana State Police announced an emergency closure of Interstate 49 Southbound in Lafayette Parish from Exit 7 (LA 182) to Exi

South Louisiana braces for more heavy rain today, as flooding troubles linger along I-10 and forecasters warn of strong storms just in time for school pickup.

The St. Charles Catholic Comets are a game away from reaching Sulphur. The second-seeded Comets downed No. 3 Teurlings Catholic 4-1 at Destrehan High on Saturday. Northwestern State commit Bryce Waguespack pitched an outstanding game to get the win, going the distance. Waguespack allowed just two hits, walked two and s

The Teurlings Catholic girls track and field team put on a show Saturday at the Class 4A outdoor state track meet at Bernie Moore Track Stadium in Baton Rouge. It started with the 4x800-meter relay team setting a new class and state composite record while winning the race. It continued...

LAFAYETTE PARISH, La. (WAFB) - Troopers have issued a Silver Alert for a missing 66-year-old woman in the Lafayette area. According to Louisiana State Police, Christine Jakubek was discovered missing from her home on Cameron Street in Lafayette around 3 a.m. on Saturday, May 9. The missing woman is described...

These four towns—Lafayette, Louisiana; Pella, Iowa; Chattanooga, Tennessee; and Fairlawn, Ohio—offer crawfish boils, tulip festivals, mountain hikes, and access to national parks, plus 10-gigabit municipal internet. Median home prices in these towns run 14% to 35% below the national average, with costs of living 4% to

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — A Lafayette family is mourning the loss of 21-year-old Nathaniel Julian after a deadly shooting early Sunday morning outside a Whataburger on West Pinhook St. According to Lafayette Police, officers responded around 4:30 a.m. Sunday to reports of a shooting in the parking lot of the restaurant.

Lafayette Christian and Northwest High’s track and field programs didn’t come home with the big trophies, but they didn't leave empty handed from the state track and field meet at the Bernie Moore Track Stadium at LSU. In Class 3A, the Northwest boys finished as the state runner-up,...

St. Charles Catholic ace left-hander Bryce Waguespack attacked with his fastball early and often on a rainy afternoon against Teurlings Catholic. A junior, Waguespack got the start for St. Charles to begin a best-of-three Division II select semifinal series against reigning state champion Teurlings. The lefty pitched a complete game to open the series, allowing just one earned run in a...

ST. MARTIN PARISH, La. (KLFY) — According to the St. Martin Sheriff’s Office, there is a road closure because of rising water, covering the roadway. Alcide Bonin Road between Coteau Rodaire Hwy. and Madeline Boulevard is closed. Drivers must take an alternate route, officials said.