Lafayette LA

(Lafayette, LA) - An amazing story of triumph for a young man wanting to fulfill his dream of joining the United States Air Force came true after his determination, grit, and heart, according to KLFY. This is a story of triumph. A young man, Ethan Cobb, always wanted to join...

CADE, La. (KLFY) — A gas leak at a local nursing home prompted a large emergency response this morning. The leak, at Landmark of Acadiana in Cade, was reported around 8 a.m. Authorities confirmed no evacuations were necessary and no injuries were reported as a result of the incident.

Residents in Abbeville had an opportunity to engage directly with city leadership and learn more about the future of their local fire department during a recent “Coffee Talks with the Mayor” event.

Cameras are now required in special education classrooms across Louisiana...a law designed to add accountability and transparency inside those rooms.

A St. Landry Parish jury on Wednesday found Jaykri Mykel Altrevan Paddio of Sunset guilty in the 2022 murder of another Sunset man. The jury found Paddio guilty of the second-degree murder of Jeremy Chaisson, who was 21, during a verbal altercation on East Martin Luther King Drive, according to a news release from the St. Landry Parish District Attorney’s Office.

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — A member of the U.S. Marshals Service has been found guilty of abusing a prisoner in Lafayette in 2024, authorities said. Deputy United States Marshal Joshua Firmin was convicted in federal court Wednesday of subjecting a prisoner to cruel and unusual punishment and obstruction of justice, according to Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division...

Downtown Lafayette gained a new Southern comfort restaurant in a familiar space this week. Gravy is a brand new plate lunch restaurant for all Cajun cravings. It opened April 13 in the old Pat's Downtown. As their website states, Gravy is "comfort food done right." Their menu includes all the...

LAFAYETTE, LA. (KLFY) — For one Lafayette family, a local recruiting office represents both heartbreak and triumph. Two years ago, Ethan Cobb walked into the Lafayette Armed Forces Recruiting Office hoping to begin his military career. At the time, he weighed around 400 pounds and was told he was not eligible to serve. His mother, Becki Kidder, said that moment was difficult but ultimately life...

A Lafayette man has been arrested in connection to several charges involving alleged crimes against a minor, authorities said.

Authorities are asking the public to help identify a suspect involved in a vehicle burglary.