Lafayette LA

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

An independent auditor for the Lafayette Parish School System listed 77 findings after testing the district’s financial internal controls and compliance, 31 of which it said were material weaknesses. Kolder, Slaven and Co., which was hired and paid by LPSS to conduct the district’s 2024-2025 audit, also said in...

NEW IBERIA, La. (NEWS 15) — A 3-year-old boy drowned in a swimming pool at a New Iberia motel, according to the New Iberia Police Department. Authorities reported officers were called to the Ramada Inn, which is located on LA 14, on Tuesday, April 14, around 12:30 p.m. They...

LAFAYETTE, La. (NEWS 15) — Nine people are now looking for a place to live after a candle sparked a fire that tore through a four-unit apartment building, according to the Lafayette Fire Department. Officials reported Lafayette firefighters responded to the four-plex on Rue Royale off Pont Des Mouton...

ANGOLA, La. (WAFB) - Multiple sources confirmed to the WAFB I-TEAM that an inmate from Lafayette Parish being housed at Angola died today after an altercation with corrections officers. Sources said the officers went to restrain the inmate, who was acting out, when he died. The inmate is a 46-year-old...

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center recently made history with its part in an liver transplant using the oldest organ donation on record in Louisiana. The liver belonging to a 91-year-old woman, Doris Batiste Broussard, who died at Ochsner Lafayette General was successfully transplanted into a...

The Lafayette Parish School Board may rescind its vote to shut down Comeaux High School in a special meeting Wednesday, following a district court judge’s decision this week to halt the process and hear arguments challenging the closure later this month. The board would then hold a public hearing...

CROWLEY, La. (KLFY) — A shooting injured three people at the Northgate Apartment Complex in Crowley on Saturday, authorities said. All three victims suffered non-fatal wounds and were later released from the hospital, officials said. Crowley Police Department patrol officers and detectives responded to the scene, located at 1601...

A new Dunkin’ location is coming soon inside the Walmart Supercenter at 123 St. Nazaire Road in Broussard, LA. The Dunkin’ will be built out within the existing Walmart, with the interior project valued at approximately $250,000, according to recently released documents. The space is expected to function as a typical Dunkin’ setup, offering coffee, espresso drinks, breakfast sandwiches, baked goods, and donuts in...

CROWLEY, La. (NEWS 15) — Firefighters were called out to Walmart after an electric bicycle battery caught fire, according to the Crowley Fire Department. Officials reported crews responded to the grocery receiving side of the store on Monday, April 13, and found the battery on fire. Firefighters quickly put...