Lafayette LA

A 55-year-old inmate was found unresponsive at the Tangipahoa Parish Jail on Wednesday, prompting an investigation by the sheriff’s office.

The building that housed the Twin Peaks restaurant in Lafayette will reopen as a steak and seafood restaurant possibly next spring. Work is expected to begin on the building at 5801 Johnston St. after applicants were granted a building permit to work on the the 9,000-square-foot building last week by Lafayette...

LAFAYETTE, La. (NEWS 15) — The Lafayette Parish School System is celebrating the achievements of its 2026 Students of the Year. The honorees are 5th-grader Avery Eaton from Milton Elementary School, 8th-grader Shya Hebert from LJ Alleman Middle School, and 12th-grader Lincoln Trumps from Lafayette High School. The...

After a series of meetings that concluded Monday, a task force on NIL deals for student athletes is ready to prepare a series of bills for the upcoming legislative session. Homer Democratic Representative Rashid Young is on the task force and says one central theme that came out of the meetings was the fact that...

Students at Creswell Middle School in Opelousas were treated to a special performance by the TTM Project on Tuesday, December 9. TTM, which stands for "Time to Move," is an in-school live arts program.

A new club in New Iberia is having to address a photo on social media that shows women dressed in bikinis and high heels on the dance floor.

Emile’s Holiday Hot Cocoa Fundraiser returns to Lafayette, bringing neighbors together for an evening of cocoa, music, and community giving. The free event takes place from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at 513 Beverly Drive, where Emile Myers will raise money and collect food donations for Second Harvest Food Bank to support...

Sophomore RB Ju'Juan Johnson plans to hit the portal.

The inmate who escaped from the Vermilion Parish Correctional Center on Dec. 3 was caught after leading police on a high-speed chase from Jennings to Rayne. Gavin Garnica, 23, was caught Friday night in Rayne after a two-day search, according to Jennings Police Chief Danny Semmes. Jennings police worked with...

Isabel Aymond, 12, and Grayson Doucet, 13, have been found safe. Louisiana State Police canceled the Level II advisory issued Wednesday for the missing Lafayette children.