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Lafayette Police have identified the man killed in a fatal motorcycle crash Tuesday morning on the I-49 service road in Lafayette. Authorities say 53-year-old Christopher Fontenot of Lafayette died following the collision, which occurred in front of Hub City Ford along Northwest Evangeline Thruway. According to an...

UPDATE, 1:30 p.m.: The victim in the crash has been identified as Christopher Fontenot, 53, of Lafayette. Lafayette Police said the driver of the tow truck is not suspected of impairment and was cited for failure to yield when making a left turn. ORIGINAL STORY: LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — A...

SCOTT, La. (NEWS 15) — New Year's celebrations kept the Scott Fire Department busy with several fires in the final hours of 2025 into the start of 2026. Fire Chief Chad Sonnier said crews responded to six separate incidents in less than four hours. The first fire was on...

Breaux Bridge – The Office of State Fire Mar shall is investigating a fatal residential fire in Breaux Bridge that claimed the life of an infant on Sunday. The Breaux Bridge Fire Department responded to calls of a house fire at 2:18 a.m. on Sunday in the 1100 block...

SCOTT, La. (NEWS 15) — A woman is dead and two men have been arrested after a shooting in Scott, according to police. The victim was identified as Lerhonda Carter, 40. James Joseph, 44, is charged with second-degree murder and Jessie Alfred Jr., 49, is charged with accessory after the fact of second-degree murder....

LAFAYETTE, La. (NEWS 15) — Ochsner Lafayette General welcomed its first baby of 2026 early in the morning on New Year's Day. Margot, a baby girl, was born at 5:59 a.m. at Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center. Margot weighed 5 pounds, 4 ounces, and measured 19 inches long. She...

Trader Joe’s is officially happening in Lafayette and they’re wasting no time.

In 2025, the U.S. housing market largely continued the sluggish trends that have defined the post-pandemic years: high prices, elevated mortgage rates, and persistent economic uncertainty. Historically few homes sold through November 2025, and as sellers struggled to find buyers, many chose not to list at all. That...

Families welcomed 2026 early at the Children’s Museum of Acadiana, where kids celebrated with games and cheers.

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — Six years ago, a plane crash leaving Lafayette Airport killed five people and injured one, including sports journalist Carley McCord Ensminger. Her mother, Karen McCord, has since written a book titled “Only Rainbows’ that memorializes her daughter’s life. The crash occurred on...