Louisiana State Police are seeking an unknown driver after a bicyclist was struck from behind and killed in Lafayette Parish Saturday morning.
A 43-year-old man was arrested after a vacant Olivier Street home was set on fire, firefighters said.
Lafayette Mayor-President Josh Guillory has pledged to use at least $1 million in federal relief funds for police training in the wake of a fatal police shooting.
Five people are recovering after a weekend shootout at a club on Main Street in St. Martinville, which police say started after someone stepped another another person's shoe, KATC-TV reports.
Attorneys for Trayford Pellerin’s family filed a petition Friday challenging a temporary restraining order that would bar the release of body camera footage, the names of officers involved and other evidence in the police shooting death of their son.
A juvenile is accused of attempted murder after shooting a man in the head, police say.
Lafayette Police responded to a major crash Thursday on South College Road in Lafayette involving a vehicle and a bicycle, KATC reports.
Trayford Pellerin's funeral is taking place Thursday at Philadelphia Christian Church.
A Eunice man is in police custody on a pending murder charge after police say he shot and killed his brother.
Lawyer: Pattern of police targeting 16-year-old Black twins seen in Saturday videos at bowling alley
The 16-year-old Black twins seen in a Saturday night video that's sparked outrage among civil rights activists may have been unfairly targeted by Lafayette Police officers for months, according to their lawyer.
One Lafayette police officer has been placed on administrative leave and two others have been pulled from regular patrol following an aggressive arrest of a juvenile that was captured on at least four bystander videos.
An Opelousas man is wanted on attempted murder after seriously injuring a family member during a shooting near Pandora and Church streets.
Two weeks after his death, Trayford Pellerin’s family and community shed tears and called for justice at the gas station where Pellerin was killed by Lafayette police officers.
On the front door of Joan and Zoren O’Brien’s family home hangs a sign with the inscription, “Grandma and Papa’s Home, Everyone is Welcome.”
Social justice activists and concerned citizens have taken to Lafayette’s streets repeatedly since the fatal police shooting of Trayford Pellerin on Aug. 21, but Thursday they sat down for a passionate conversation and moment of reflection.
Trayford Pellerin’s slow and fatal walk up Evangeline Thruway didn’t cause the social and political fractures that have seemingly widened in Lafayette since that hot August evening. But it sure revealed them.
A Bossier City man’s body was recovered from Bayou Courtableau on Tuesday.
A Eunice High assistant principal was arrested on cruelty to a juvenile and resisting arrest after an incident at his home.
State Police are investigating a shooting involving a trooper that took place Tuesday during a pursuit initiated by the Jennings Police Department.
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents arrested two men for allegedly cheating in a fishing contest in lower St. Martin Parish.
State Police say an Abbeville man was struck and killed Sunday night following a crash on US Highway 90 near North College Road in Iberia Parish.
Duson Police are search for a man accused of raping a woman Aug. 25, KATC reports.
After Hurricane Laura, two elderly people killed in Calcasieu home; deputies seek person of interest
Two elderly people were found dead in their Calcasieu Parish home over the weekend and now deputies are seeking a person of interest in the double homicide.
An Abbeville man standing in a roadway was killed late Sunday after a vehicle hit him. State Troopers ID'd the victim as Chad James Maturin, 40.
Protesters continued organizing on Lafayette’s streets Saturday, marching through downtown and shouting for justice while demanding local elected officials listen to their requests and calls for action.
Protesters in Lafayette and Mayor-President Josh Guillory and his administration continue to be at odds over community response to the police shooting death of Trayford Pellerin and how Guillory’s administration should address community unrest in …
One of the primary organizers behind the Lafayette protests over Trayford Pellerin's death at the hands of police has become the target of violent threats.
Cajun Cannabis owner Travis DeYoung was arrested on multiple counts related to the sale of marijuana after Lafayette police executed a search warrant at the Johnston Street business and DeYoung's home Tuesday and seized over $32,000 worth of marij…
A Lafayette family was displaced Tuesday, less than two days before Hurricane Laura is projected to make landfall in the area, after a child accidentally set a fire inside a bedroom.
The Lafayette Fire Department is searching for an arson suspect after an under construction duplex was intentionally burned down Tuesday morning.
Editor’s Note: This story has been removed because it focused exclusively on Trayford Pellerin’s criminal record. We are reviewing our standards for reporting on the criminal history of people who are killed by police and people who are victims of…
Protests that started peacefully outside of Lafayette City Hall Sunday evening ended violently later that night with the looting of a store and a shooting that injured two.
The law firm representing the family of Trayford Pellerin, the 31-year-old Black man killed Friday night at the hands of Lafayette Police, released a statement Monday afternoon.
At least 50 protesters staged a sit-in outside of Lafayette City Hall on Monday after the death of Trayford Pellerin at the hands of police.
At least 50 protesters staged a sit-in outside of Lafayette City Hall on Monday after the death of Trayford Pellerin at the hands of police.
Around midnight two people were shot and transported to a local hospital after a shooting on Evangeline Thruway at Citi Trends in Lafayette, KATC reports.
On a second day of protests after police fatally shot 31-year-old Trayford Pellerin, protesters headed to the south side of Lafayette.
A rally spurred by the police shooting of 31-year-old Trayford Pellerin Saturday turned into several days of protests around Lafayette, with demonstrators splitting off to block traffic on Evangeline Thruway and in front of the Moss Street police …
Lafayette residents gathered Sunday for a second night of protests, this time beginning in front of Lafayette City Hall, where they voiced concerns about Lafayette Parish Mayor-President Josh Guillory and his administration's response to the fatal…
A single-vehicle crash just after midnight Sunday claimed the life of 46-year-old Warren Joe Hines, Jr. and 17-year-old Markqel James, both of Franklin.
Louisiana State Police arrested three people Saturday night during a protest of the fatal shooting of Trayford Pellerin by Lafayette Police.
Lafayette leaders condemn unlawful protesters, while activists call out leadership's role in discord
Lafayette Parish Mayor-President Josh Guillory and law enforcement held a news conference Saturday condemning the behavior of protesters who they said threatened motorists and started fires earlier in the evening. Meanwhile, activists said Guillor…
Lafayette police use smoke grenades against citizens protesting police shooting; protesters arrested
A protest Saturday night along Evangeline Thruway, where 31-year-old Trayford Pellerin was shot and killed by Lafayette Police a day earlier, escalated to smoke grenades being used against protesters. At least two protesters have been arrested.
Lafayette Mayor-President Josh Guillory issued a statement Saturday evening on the shooting of a Lafayette man by police officers.
A crowd gathered Saturday night along Evangeline Thruway, where 31-year-old Trayford Pellerin was shot and killed by Lafayette Police a day earlier. After more than an hour, the crowd spilled into the roadway, blocking traffic in in the northwest …
A crowd gathered Saturday night along Evangeline Thruway, where 31-year-old Trayford Pellerin was shot and killed by Lafayette Police a day earlier. After more than an hour, the crowd spilled into the roadway, blocking traffic and chanting, "No ju…
The family of a man shot and killed by Lafayette police Friday says they are mourning and in disbelief, and their attorneys say they will be seeking answers and possible legal action.
A Washington man is dead after he was thrown from his vehicle, KATC reports.
The Black man shot and killed by Lafayette police officers while armed with a knife near Evangeline Thruway Friday night has been identified as 31-year-old Trayford Pellerin.
A man was shot by Lafayette police officers following police response to a disturbance near the Evangeline Thruway Friday night.
Phillip DeWoody, accused killer of 72-year-old Ville Platte resident Joyce Thomas, was booked into the St. Landry Parish Jail Thursday on a murder charge in Thomas’s death and a separate rape charge related to an Opelousas woman's kidnapping and a…