Lafayette LA

LAFAYETTE, La. (NEWS 15) — The Makin’ Groceries Mobile Market is stepping up to fill the gap left by the lapse in funding for SNAP benefits. Organizers held a mobile market at St. Anthony Church in Lafayette, offering fresh produce and healthy food at low prices to those who stopped by.

Kaden Richard, 18, has been charged with sexual battery and Jaiquan Pierre, 19, has been charged with video voyeurism.

A fatal hit-and-run crash on Louisiana Highway 700 has led to the arrest of a Duson man, as reported yesterday, November 3 by the Louisiana State Police. The incident, which occurred on the evening of November 2, claimed the life of 28-year-old Tony Barthe Jr. of Rayne. According to investigation...

ST. MARTIN PARISH, La. (KLFY) — The family of Ryan Charles, who was found dead in Cecilia in January, is speaking out after an arrest was made in connection to his death. Charles was discovered with multiple gunshot wounds in a wooded area in Cecilia after being reported missing by his family.

Iberia Parish officials are investigating after inmate James Moore of Mississippi was found unresponsive at the jail and later died at a local hospital.

On Oct. 28, at approximately 12:42 a.m., officers with the Abbeville Police Department were dispatched to the area of Schlessinger Street and East Martin Luther King Drive in reference to a complaint of the sound of gunshots in the area. Upon arrival, officers located multiple .223 spent rifle shell casings...

A teen was arrested after a man was robbed and shot during a meeting to buy a gun accessory, according to the Opelousas Police Department. A 15-year-old is charged with attempted first-degree murder (2 counts) and armed robbery. Police said the shooting happened near Plaisance Street and Lincoln Street on Monday,...

Opelousas police say a father accused of killing his 2-month-old daughter has turned himself in. Both parents face murder and abuse charges.

At this time, the cause and manner of death are pending autopsy results, and the incident has not been ruled a homicide.

One person is hospitalized after an overnight shooting, according to the Opelousas Police Department. Authorities reported it happened in the area near Plaisance Street and Lincoln Street on Monday, November 3, around 12:45 a.m. They added responding officers found a victim suffering from a gunshot wound, who was...