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A stagnant weather pattern will continue to bring slightly above-normal temperatures with daytime clouds and breezy conditions. However, a disturbance will create patchy storms this weekend, bringing cooler temperatures before we return to work and school next week.

ACADIA PARISH, LA. (KLFY) — A Church Point man is wanted in connection with a rape investigation, Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office said. Lawrence Garrick, 56, of Church Point has a warrant for his arrest stemming from an investigation for the charge of first degree rape for victim under 13 years of age, deputies said.

Lafayette Utilities System is warning customers of an ongoing phone scam, urging residents to pay or risk having their services cut. The scammer pose a LUS representative and demands immediate payment of a supposed delinquent bill, threat cutting off electric services within the hour if payment is not received, LUS said in an announcement. Scammers then ask for payment via prepaid debit cards or...

A three-year-old boy tragically drowned at the Ramada Inn pool in New Iberia, prompting a swift response from police and paramedics. The community mourns this heartbreaking loss.

Nine people are displaced after an unattended candle sparked a fire at a four-unit apartment building in Lafayette.

A third Dunkin location will open in Lafayette Parish in the coming months. The brand got OK’s to build inside the Walmart Supercenter in Broussard, 123 St. Nazaire Road, according to documents from the city of Broussard. It would be the third in the Lafayette area after the first...

BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) — The inmate who died at the Louisiana State Penitentiary Tuesday was serving a life sentence for a murder in Youngsville in 1998. Reginald Basile, 46, of Lake Charles, died at Angola Tuesday. The cause of death is undetermined pending results of an autopsy. Basile...

Raising Cane's is expanding, opening two brand new locations and re-opening four renovated restaurants. The company confirmed the openings and re-openings back in March, which is the same month it opened its 1,000th restaurant. While Louisiana isn't getting a brand new location, one renovated location is scheduled to reopen in...

A GoFundMe campaign has been launched for a victim critically injured during the Lao New Year Festival in Iberia Parish. The fundraiser was created for Panouphanh “Tee” Soundara, who organizers say was among dozen who were injured when a vehicle crashed into the annual New Year parade. According to the campaign, what began as a celebration of Lao New Year quickly turned into devastating...

In response to reporting by The Acadiana Advocate that Lafayette was considering an ordinance that would make it illegal to squat or camp on public property, City Councilman and Council Chair Kenneth Boudreaux on Tuesday afternoon released a statement that no such ordinance had been filed at this point. “While...