Lafayette LA

Lafayette homeowners spend 24.6% of income on housing, below the "house poor" threshold, while New Orleans ranks third-worst nationwide at 32.6%.

The 39th Annual Cracklin Festival is underway in Port Barre, promising a four-day celebration filled with food and rides at Veterans Memorial Park. In the heart of Cajun Country, pork and chicken cracklins have become the centerpiece of this beloved annual tradition. Festival organizers encourage attendees to enjoy...

OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY) — The Opelousas Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating man wanted on drug charges. The OPD is searching for Rudolph Archon Jr who is wanted on charges of possession of marijuana, criminal conspiracy, and taking contraband to a penal facility. If...

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) – In this week’s episode of Acadiana Crimestoppers, Major Mark Leblanc with the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office sits down to discuss a new grant the office has recently receive. He says it’s helped immensely with taking drugs and illegal weapons off the streets...

For the Friday Feed on November 14, 2025, Al Hebert visited Le Bon Manger in Abbeville to try out the restaurant's popular rice dressing and the fried chicken. Friday Feed is brought to you by Kirk's U Needa Butcher.

From school funding to drainage and public safety taxes, here’s how voters across Acadiana decided on every local ballot measure Saturday

Workers have been on the scene since Thursday evening's kitchen fire to get everything back up and running.

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — The Lafayette-based non-profit “Never To Late Foundation” demolishes and rebuilds adjudicated properties, turning them into affordable housing for the city’s north side. The homes are sold below market value. A property located on Harmony Street will be the first of possibly 40...

LAFAYETTE, La. (Nov. 14, 2025) — What began as a tense standoff on Rosewood Avenue Thursday evening ended with a surprise twist when Lafayette Police realized the suspect they surrounded wasn’t in the home at all. Authorities say the Lafayette Police Department SWAT Team and Crisis Negotiators were...

The cause of the fire is still under investigation, according to Carencro officials. But neighbors in the Centennial Village subdivision expressed relief that it was contained and that no one was hurt.