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Twenty-four participants at the St. Martinville French Table on July 22 learned more about the history of St. Martin Parish from a text written by Jack Trail (back row, seated fourth from left). Mélodie Dubuc (standing, center) and Julien St-Pierre (seated next to her) were visitors from Ontario. They made sure to put

A persistent summer weather pattern settled in across the region for today, bringing partly cloudy skies before thunderstorms become likely this afternoon. High temperatures are expected to reach the low 90s, with winds coming from the west-southwest at 5 to 10 mph. This forecast remains consistent for the coming days,

Sunset Police officers freed a child locked inside a parked car Wednesday morning. The car was in the shade, so the child stayed calm and safe while officers worked together to get the door open.

SUNSET, La. (KLFY) — Officers saved a child after being locked in a vehicle earlier today, Sunset Police Department said. According to police, the child was locked in a car for about 10 minutes prior to law enforcement being notified. The child had no reported injuries and did not experience extreme hot temperatures du

LAFAYETTE, La. (NEWS 15) — Road closures remain in place near the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and Girard Park as construction continues on the new Our Lady of Wisdom Church steeple. A 300-ton crane that will be used to assemble and lift the steeple into place has been...

Continuing their long-standing collaboration to enhance the overall health of Henderson Lake, and based on the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries recommendations, the St. Martin Parish Government has scheduled a drawdown for Henderson Lake in St. Martin Parish to help manage invasive aquatic vegetation and

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — The Community Foundation of Acadiana recognized four Louisiana law enforcement agencies Tuesday during its seventh annual Leaders in Law Enforcement Awards ceremony at the City Club in River Ranch. The 2026 honorees are the St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office, the 36th Judicial District Attorney’

CHURCH POINT, La. (NEWS 15) — Church Point police are searching for a man accused of shooting a victim during an attempted armed robbery and are asking the public for information about his whereabouts. Dezryn Freeman, 21, is wanted on charges of attempted first-degree murder, armed robbery, theft of...

LAFAYETTE, La. (NEWS 15) — The Lafayette Police Department is reviewing a 36-second arrest video circulating on social media that appears to show an officer taking a handcuffed man to the ground, and the officer has faced prior excessive-force allegations. The video has no sound. According to the witness...

Police say a Lafayette hospital patient now faces multiple battery charges involving healthcare workers.