Lafayette LA

EUNICE, La. (NEWS 15) — A man is hospitalized after getting hit in the neck by a .223 round, Eunice police said. Authorities reported the shooting happened on US 190 on Friday, June 13, around 9:45 p.m. Police Chief Kyle LeBouef said officers found an abandoned vehicle with blood...

Alabama authorities say a crash between two motorcycles has claimed the life of a Youngsville, Louisiana man.

Steve Raggio, co-owner of Bayou State Pawn & Jewelry, is also a published poet. Raggio spoke with Jan Swift of the Discover Lafayette podcast about his dual life as a successful business owner and poet after his book, Heart Talking, Inspiring Poems for the Soul, that published last month and quickly became a...

A Lafayette, Louisiana musician credits an incident in a hot air balloon as a life-changing inspiration. What would you do if this happened to you?

Marcus & Millichap, a commercial real estate brokerage, announced the sale of one of Lafayette’s biggest marketplace spaces for $5.8 million. The sale of Lafayette Marketplace includes a fully occupied, 87,122-square-foot grocery-anchored retail center in Lafayette, according to a news release. “Grocery-anchored...

(KPEL-News) - The Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control has suspended the business permits for several vape and smoke shops after conducting a four-week statewide investigation. According to officials at ATC, they dubbed the multi-agency, multi-week crackdown on illegal vape products "Operation Vape Out"....

Two men involved in a drug trafficking conspiracy have been sentenced for their involvement in possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook. Gilbert Joseph, 36, of Crowley, Louisiana, and Ronaldo Coleman, 38, of Cypress, Texas, were both sentenced...

Theodore Anthony Sliman III instantly gave up his dream of playing on the PGA Tour. It was during his third trip to PGA Q-School, when the then 27-year-old had just wrapped a miserable rain-soaked week in Houston. The inclement weather kept backing up round after round, to the point where Theodore — known to family...

Throughout the recruiting process, prospects often have specific things they are looking for in a college. For some, it’s wanting to play Division I and/or in a prestigious conference. For others it is playing close to home or how their talents fit schematically. However, for Lafayette Christian quarterback Braylon...

Volunteers from the Church of Christ in New Iberia are painting and renovating homes for local residents as part of their ongoing Model City Mission, showing genuine care for their community and proving that church members can come together to make a positive impact.