Lafayette LA

An Acadiana native who went on to become a renowned country music artist has died.

The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for Lafayette on Tuesday with some areas expected to see it's first triple digits of the year, forecasters say. A heat advisory from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. has been issued for Lafayette on Tuesday with a 20% chance of temperatures reaching greater than 100 degrees. The...

Last year Netflix released a new Tyler Perry film, "The Six Triple Eight," honoring the women of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion. During World War II, this unit worked tirelessly to connect American soldiers in Europe with mail from home, under the banner phrase "no mail, low morale." This...

LAFAYETTE, La. (NEWS 15) — A domestic-related shooting in Lafayette on Friday night resulted in one person critically injured and another behind bars, according to the Lafayette Police Department. Beerien Brown, 25, of Lafayette, is charged with attempted second-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a person...

As schools gear up in the coming weeks, the Lafayette Parish School Board’s July meeting focused on education, duty time and more. Lafayette Parish schools are set to start the first week of August, and Superintendent Francis Touchet said they will return to the basics. “And the way we are going to do that is by...

Second Harvest Food Bank is laying off people due to the loss of funding from the federal government, it announced today.

The Swig store planned for Lafayette that will be the first store in Louisiana will open at 10 a.m. Wednesday. The store, located at 4533 Johnston St., Suite 100 in The Forum shopping center, will have a soft opening until its grand opening Aug. 18, franchisee Chase Herbert said. Hours...

We're looking at a tale of two weather patterns this week. For today and tomorrow, an upper-level ridge is building over us, bringing hot and humid conditions. Temperatures are expected to climb into the mid to upper 90s, and with the humidity, it's going to feel even hotter. The heat index will top 100 degrees, so...

Hot and humid conditions are expected to persist through midweek, with temperatures reaching the mid 90s, before a weak front settles in and brings increased rain chances and cooler temperatures by the weekend.

A federal excessive force lawsuit filed by the father of teen twins, one who was beaten by Lafayette Police officers while they waited in line outside a bowling alley in 2020, may be dismissed because their attorney was suspended. Gerald Celestine of Lafayette filed the federal lawsuit in September 2021...