Lafayette LA

Looking back at this year in Lafayette's dynamic restaurant scene, we saw both old and new favorites make moves — some to second locations, and others to spots that solidified their commitment to a historic building, or a more central neighborhood. That was the case for one longtime favorite,...

UPDATE, 12/17/25. 9:20 P.M.: Investigators with the Opelousas Police Department have identified a suspect in the shooting as Dominique Trotter. Police have since obtained an arrest warrant for Trotter on the charge of attempted second-degree murder. Authorities believe Trotter is one of several individuals who...

LAFAYETTE, La. (NEWS 15) — The third and final suspect wanted for a shooting at an apartment complex that left an innocent bystander dead has been arrested, according to the Lafayette Police Department. Ledontra Lewis, 18, of Lafayette, is charged with second-degree murder and illegal use of weapons. He...

LAFAYETTE – A federal grand jury in Lafayette returned an indictment on December 17 charging Maximiliano Perez-Perez, a Mexican national illegally in the United States, with assaulting a federal officer and causing bodily injury. Perez-Perez faces up to 20 years in federal prison for the charge. “If you injure...

LAFAYETTE– On December 12, 2025, Gary Haynes, 67, of Lafayette, was sentenced to seven years in federal prison after his September conviction for conspiracy to engage in bribery, bribery, use of a facility interstate commerce in aid of bribery, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and obstruction of justice....

RAYNE, La. (NEWS 15) — A woman is hospitalized after a shooting, according to the Rayne Police Department. Authorities said it happened on Chappuis Avenue, right off West Harrop Street in Rayne, on Wednesday, December 17, around 8 p.m. They added the victim was found inside the home with...

A Texas man who was indicted in the 2017 killing of an infant in St. Landry Parish was captured in Kentucky after going on the run, St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz said Wednesday in a news release. Benjamin Baquet, 30, was indicted by a grand jury Nov. 21 on...

When James Proctor moved into LaPlace, colloquially called “Fightingville, “ six years ago, there was a lot to be desired in the neighborhood on the edge of downtown Lafayette. Residential lots were left empty after houses burned down one by one over the years. Some homes were abandoned...

A former Lafayette Parish assistant district attorney was sentenced to seven years in federal prison this week after his September conviction for conspiracy to engage in bribery, bribery, use of a facility interstate commerce in aid of bribery, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and obstruction of justice....

The Lafayette Parish School System is cracking down on vaping when students return to campus after winter break. Starting Jan. 6, LPSS staff will randomly search classrooms and students’ property using existing weapons detection systems with adjusted sensitivity settings, district spokesperson Tracy Wirtz said in a...