Lafayette LA

Lafayette Christian track and field coach Brad Sievers was far from surprised to see his boys win the regional championship Tuesday. What did surprise Sievers and his staff was the performance turned in by the girls team, which also claimed the regional title. “Yeah, it's pretty cool,” Sievers said of...

LAFAYETTE, La. (NEWS 15) — Vermilionville is hosting a Mother's Day celebration on Sunday, May 10, featuring food, music, and shopping all in one place. Ellen Fucich, marketing and communications for Vermilionville, visited MidDay with Darla to give full details. The event will include a special Sunday buffet at...

Rain chances increase across the region starting today and continuing through Friday. A frontal system and disturbances will interact with a very moist airmass overhead, bringing rounds of showers and thunderstorms. Severe weather is possible across our region into this evening. Heavy rainfall is a concern, with localized flooding possible from storms this afternoon and tonight.

Three arrests made as investigators allege child exploitation activity.

BREAUX BRIDGE, LA. (KLFY) — A Breaux Bridge man was arrested and charged with attempted second degree murder, Breaux Bridge Police Department said. Randell Narcisse, 52, of Breaux Bridge was arrested on the morning of April 27. According to police, on the night of April 26 around 10:40 p.m., a person was shot near Lil Goldmine located on Anderson Street.

LAFAYETTE– On April 15, 2026, a federal grand jury in Lafayette returned a four-count indictment charging Jane Frances Pierce, a 63-year-old Boyce resident, with mail fraud, filing false tax returns, corruptly interfering with an Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) investigation, and money laundering. Pierce faces a maximum penalty...

A verbal dispute spiraled into gunfire in Lafayette—police made an arrest.

LAFAYETTE– On April 15, 2026, a federal grand jury in Lafayette returned a four-count indictment charging Kelsi J. McDaniel, a 29-year-old Lake Providence resident, with one count of embezzling from the East Carroll Parish Housing Authority (“ECPHA”) and three counts of concealment money laundering relating to that embezzlement. McDaniel faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison for the...

YOUNGSVILLE, LA. (KLFY) — A Broussard man was arrested and accused of indecent behavior with children and more, Youngsville Police Department said. Brett Joseph Dronet, 37, of Broussard, was arrested earlier today on the following charges:. indecent behavior with juveniles (felony) child sexual abuse material (felony) computer-aided solicitation of...

LAFAYETTE, La (KLFY)– A lawsuit challenging the Lafayette Parish School System’s decision to close Ovey Comeaux High School will proceed to a full hearing on Wednesday. This follows a preliminary injunction issued by Judge Garrett on Apr. 13, which was upheld when the Third Circuit Court denied an appeal from the Lafayette Parish School System on Apr. 27.