MidDay with Darla: Legal Case – What You Don’t Know
LAFAYETTE, La. (NEWS 15) — Most people don't realize that during a trial, jurors are kept in the dark about one crucial detail: insurance companies. Trial attorney Jay Suire with Glenn Armentor Law Corporation joined MidDay with Darla to explain. The rule applies even when the insurance company is...
1,000 tapentadol tablets seized in Opelousas drug probe
ST. LANDRY PARISH, LA. (KLFY) — A narcotics investigation leads to the seizure of 1,000 tablets and two arrests, deputies said. Jasmine Lee Bellow, 33, and Reginald Ladarious Drawsand, 31, both of Opelousas were were arrested and charged with possession with intent to distribute Tapentadol. Drawsand also faces the charge of possession with intent to distribute Promethazine with Codeine, deputies said.
St. Martinville mourns loss of former mayor Thomas Nelson
ST. MARTINVILLE, LA. (KLFY) — The city of St. Martinville mourns the loss of former mayor, Thomas Nelson. Following the announcement on Saturday officials said Nelson served as a police juror in the Cade area for 26 years before serving as the mayor of St. Martinville for 12 years.
Additional Arrest Raises New Questions In Former St. Martin Parish Teacher Case
A second arrest connected to a St. Martin teacher investigation is sparking conversation across Acadiana as details continue to unfold.
Duson man faces charges for illegal fishing in the Gulf
LOUISIANA (KLFY) — Duson man cited for alleged commercial fishing violations in the Gulf, according to Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF). Joshua Thanh Dinh, 53, of Duson, was cited for violating federal highly migratory species regulations, violating federal coastal migratory pelagic species, possessing undersized Spanish mackerel and taking coastal pelagic species with illegal […]
Lafyette muralist returns to Rayne with a new eye-catching frog design. See it here.
Downtown Rayne’s Piggly Wiggly got a new look over the weekend in the form of a new mural unveiled by the city government. Located on the side of the building adjacent to South Adams Avenue, the mural is titled "I Only Have Eyes For You" and features five red-eyed tree frogs, an animal that has come to be a symbol for the community...
Major Crash on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge Is Snarling I-10 Westbound Traffic
Louisiana State Police are on scene. The right lane is blocked near mile marker 117 and the closure could last three hours. Know your alternate routes before you get on that bridge.
This wings restaurant has moved into its second Lafayette location in an old Hooters...
KOK Wings & Things opened its second location on Saturday and will have a grand opening next month. The popular restaurant opened in the former Hooters location at 3221 Ambassador Caffery Parkway as part of a soft opening after announcing in July it would take over the space, according to its social media post over the weekend.
GoFundMe for New Iberia hit-and-run victim’s funeral costs
NEW IBERIA, LA. (KLFY) — Family and loved ones launched a GofundMe to pay for funeral expenses for the victim of the hit and run crash on LA. 329 near Doc Road in New Iberia. Family members and loved ones said they are deeply sadden by the loss of...
Cajuns watch another large lead fade away with walk-off grand slam in ninth
The nightmare weekend for UL's bullpen finished with its darkest scene in Sunday's 15-11 road loss to the Troy Trojans at Riddle-Pace Field in Alabama. Down 9-3 going to the seventh inning, the Trojans rallied for seven runs in the bottom of the seventh and then got a Jimmy Janicki walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the ninth to...
