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NEW IBERIA, La. (KLFY) — A New Iberia mother says she feels wronged by the justice system after her son’s accused killer was offered a plea deal for manslaughter. Tramane Lewis, 33, signed the agreement in June 2025, three years after 24-year-old Juantraveon Celestine was killed in May 2022.

It’s the typical workday office banter. The guys stroll in, lean on desks and countertops, sip coffee and recount weekend activities. Topics can range from events with the family and kids, to sports, and unavoidably, food. “Where are you going next?” they often ask me. My coworker Dakota Rowley asks if I’ve ever...

This Lafayette hookah bar will be closed for the foreseeable future. According to the Lafayette Police Department, officers responded to Oasis Hookah Lounge last week after receiving reports from LCG Alcohol and Noise Control about possible violations of city ordinances concerning the sale of alcohol. The business is...

Long before he became a familiar face reporting breaking news across the country, David Begnaud was a teenager in Lafayette trying to figure out how he would get his start in television. It was at KLFY-TV, where Begnaud landed an entry-level position as a teen reporter, that he first crossed...

For more than 20 years, I have known that my friend Jennifer May has an unusual ability. She can find four-leaf clovers. Not eventually or after hours of searching. She can simply be walking along a path, glance down and say, “Ah, here’s a four-leaf clover.”. I’ve seen...

St. Landry Parish voted to merge Opelousas Junior High with Senior High after 7 straight F grades. The move blocks a state takeover that could have turned the school into a charter campus.

LAFAYETTE, La. – The Little Rock men's golf team returns to competition this week as the Trojans travel to Louisiana to compete in the Louisiana Classics, a two-day, 54-hole tournament hosted at Oakbourne Country Club (par 72, 6,866 yards). The 16-team event begins Monday and concludes Tuesday. Little Rock...

Dege Legg still receives mail at his studio on Garfield Street in Lafayette, according to the late artist's neighbor, painter Herb Roe. His band, Brother Dege & The Brethren, is currently getting ready to release a new album with Legg's final songs. Last year, the documentary "A Hard Row to Hoe" was released to fans...

Editor's note: In partnership with The Acadiana Advocate, the705 is recognizing its annual Top 20 Under 40 Acadiana Leadership Award honorees, presented by Advancial Federal Credit Union. Honorees will be recognized at a banquet April 10 at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s Student Union Ballroom. For...

Louisiana women, civil rights, country music, billion-dollar sports empires — 12 of the most influential women alive today all trace their roots to the Bayou State.