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The Accelerate Northside program, organized by the Louisiana Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (LEED) Center, has begun in Lafayette to help local entrepreneurs grow their businesses over a six-week period.

Avery Toups, Avery Grace Hebert will be honored next week. Two students from Vermilion Parish are members for the 2025 University of Louisiana at Lafayette Homecoming Court. Avery-Grace Hebert and Avery Toups, both of whom are Erath High graduates, are among the 10 UL Lafayette students to receive the honor.

The Teche Ridge development in Iberia Parish, a $150 million project, is moving forward after more than a decade of planning, policy reform, and persistence, and is expected to bring new jobs and long-term property tax growth to the area.

Construction of the new Buc-ee's in Lafayette has resumed, and for the first time, aerial footage offers a glimpse of the progress from above. Developing Lafayette shared drone video with News 15 that showcases the groundwork at the intersection of I-10 and Louisiana Avenue.

The search is on for a suspect linked to a recent shooting in Lafayette. Find out what local authorities are asking from the community.

OPELOUSAS, LA. (KLFY) — Opelousas traffic stop led to two arrests and seizure of drugs, firearms and over $8,000 in cash. Deputies arrested and charged Jacorey Stelly, 23 and Javon Jamal Collins, 21, both from Opelousas. Stelly was charged for the following: Collins was charged for the following: A traffic stop was...

COW ISLAND, La. (NEWS 15) — A singer from Vermilion Parish is capturing hearts as he chases his dream on NBC's "The Voice." Dustin Dale Gaspard's blind audition, which aired earlier this week, resulted in a remarkable four-chair turn from the judges. Gaspard, 33, of Cow Island, is making...

Louisiana State Police Troop I is investigating a Tuesday night crash on Highway 190 that killed a bicyclist.

PLAQUEMINE — Law enforcement from around south Louisiana stepped up to escort the body of Iberville Sheriff’s Deputy Charles Riley from Broussard to Ourso Funeral Home in Gonzales Wednesday morning. Riley was shot and killed, and a captain was injured, after a suspect allegedly opened fire during an interrogation at...

Two applicants, an attorney and an investment advisor with two master's degrees who sits on the board of Temple Shalom, apparently aren't sufficient options for a seat on the Lafayette Public Library board. The Parish Council voted 3-2 Tuesday to re-advertise for volunteers to fill a vacancy on the library...