Lafayette LA

A man accused of hitting a deputy in a car while trying to escape in November has been arrested, officials said.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas across parts of Acadiana. Lafayette is embracing the holiday spirit with festive events lighting up the city. Many were Rockin' around the Christmas Tree in downtown Lafayette to witness the lighting of a 25-foot Christmas tree.

Deputies with the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office are continuing to investigate the case of a teenager arriving at a hospital with a gunshot wound. The story was first reported by News 15 as breaking news on Wednesday at 10 p.m. Deputies responded to Opelousas General Hospital late Wednesday night. Investigators...

Improvements are underway at downtown Lafayette’s Parc International, which serves as a main venue for Festival International, the city’s largest festival that draws thousands every April. “Parc International brings together our community and visitors from around the world and our administration is proud to reinvest...

We are hanging out with Liz Smith, a foodie, content creator, and recipe developer who shares her love of food online as “The Vintage Fork”. We are talking about how she got into food content creation, what inspires her in the kitchen, and why food has always been her love language.

Haynes will serve seven years in federal prison, and pay a $200,000 fine. He was immediately taken into custody.

It will be a warmer night with lows in the upper 50s to low 60s. Dense fog will be possible. Saturday will be a spring like day with highs in the mid 70s. A few showers are possible. A strong cold front will move through early Sunday, which will produce some showers and storms. Most of it will be gone by before the...

OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY) — St. Landry Jury found Sa’ Davian Matthew George, seventeen at the time of the crime, guilty of first-degree murder late Thursday evening, according to the St. Landry Parish District Attorney’s Office. George was convicted for the 2023 drive-by shooting that claimed the life...

Lafayette City Marshal Reggie Thomas continued a beloved holiday tradition with another successful jambalaya drive-thru lunch for seniors. Marshal Thomas, who has hosted the event for five years at the Martin Luther King Center in Lafayette, served up jambalaya plate lunches to seniors with the help of volunteers....

Lafayette Parish schools allow sweatpants Monday-Tuesday as freezing temperatures hit Acadiana. Students K-5 can wear hooded jackets; 6-12 jackets without hoods. Cold front drops temps to 35°F.