Lafayette LA

One person is hospitalized after a shooting at a gathering in New Iberia over the weekend, according to the New Iberia Police Department. Authorities said the victim was taken to a local hospital and later transferred to a Lafayette hospital. They added the victim is stable. New Iberia police said officers responded...

Anthony Holland, Jr. of West Monroe, LA, has been deemed mentally unfit to stand trial for the murder of Sheryl Turner, whose body was found decapitated and dismembered in the Ouachita River.

North Lafayette could see a new kindergarten through eighth-grade school. School Board Members Amy Trahan and Josh Edmond, alongside Lafayette Parish Superintendent Francis Touchet Jr., hosted a meeting with the 100 Black Men of Greater Lafayette to talk about the possibility with community members Wednesday night....

Lafayette has advanced to the final public voting phase for a national Levitt Music Series Grant that could bring three years of free, professional outdoor concerts to the community beginning in 2026.

Firefighters investigated heavy smoke at a Jet Coffee location in Lafayette. The Lafayette Fire Department reported it was on Camino Real Road, which is off Johnston Street near West Broussard Road. Officials said firefighters discovered the smoke originated from a bean roaster. They determined the roaster was left...

Zachary Richard returns to Acadiana to open the festival. Friday night’s festivities will also feature Rusty Metoyer & the Zydeco Krush. On Saturday and Sunday, the lineup continues with Rockin’ Dopsie, Wayne Toups, Four Horses, Beau Cheval and Les Amis du Teche.

MYETTE POINT – Two Acadiana bass anglers relied on their respective confidence baits, a Z-Man Chatterbait JackHammer for young Travis Meche Jr. and a Super Bait Buzz Bait for veteran Jacob Shoopman, to win a closely contested Louisiana Bass Cats tournament Aug. 24 in the Atchafalaya Basin. After a...

A man was arrested following a deadly shooting over the weekend in Arnaudville. Hayden Boudreaux, 22, faces one count of second-degree murder in connection with a Saturday shooting that left one man dead, according to an Arnaudville Police Department announcement. The victim, identified as Nathan Powell, died in the...

Lafayette Police officials are investigating after shots were fired sending two people to a local hospital.

Nate Bargatze’s 2026 Big Dumb Eyes World Tour stops at the Cajundome in Lafayette on March 28. Tickets go on sale Sept. 5.