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Lafayette Police investigate bank robbery on Moss Street

Staff report
May 30, 2023

Lafayette Police is investigating a robbery at the First Horizons Bank in the 2600 block of Moss Street.

Lafayette police officers are taking the flag football field to coach local youth

BY KATIE GAGLIANO | Staff writer
May 30, 2023

Lafayette police officers are striving to build lasting relationships with local youth through a new NFL Flag League team in the Truman neighborhood.

Man accused of robbing, pepper spraying store worker facing charges

BY ASHLEY WHITE | Staff writer
Updated May 30, 2023

A Lafayette man is facing charges after police said he pepper sprayed and robbed a worker at a Dollar General.

Trial date for man accused of killing Lafayette police officer 'set in stone', judge says

BY ASHLEY WHITE | Staff writer
May 24, 2023

The man accused of killing a Lafayette police officer is slated to go to trial more than five years after the fatal shooting.

Lafayette daycare worker arrested after allegations she slammed toddler to floor

BY KATIE GAGLIANO | Staff writer
May 24, 2023

A Lafayette daycare worker was arrested Tuesday after accusations she slammed a toddler to the floor when he refused to take a nap.

Rayne man accused of leaving human remains at south Louisiana church to be 'blessed'

BY KATIE GAGLIANO | Staff writer
May 24, 2023

A Rayne man has been identified as the suspect who left human bones on the grounds of St. Joseph Catholic Church, in what police say was a self confessed attempt to have the bones “blessed and…

14-year-old in car injured in shooting, Lafayette police say

By MARGARET DELANEY | Staff writer
May 23, 2023

Lafayette Police are investigating reports of a shooting near Louisiana Ave. at Tenth Street shortly after 7:15 p.m. Tuesday.

Man arrested for attempted murder in Broussard shooting

BY KATIE GAGLIANO | Staff writer
May 23, 2023

One man has been arrested following a May 14 shooting in Broussard.

Girl, 10, and Sunset woman killed in two-vehicle crash in Lafayette Parish

BY KATIE GAGLIANO | Staff writer
May 23, 2023

A 10-year-old girl and a Sunset woman were killed in a two-vehicle crash in Lafayette Parish Monday afternoon.

Truck driver killed in I-49 crash identified as Texas man

BY KATIE GAGLIANO | Staff writer
May 22, 2023

A Texas 18-wheeler driver was killed after crashing into an abandoned vehicle on Interstate 49 on Saturday.

St. Martinville woman dies after vehicle crashes into bayou

BY KATIE GAGLIANO | Staff writer
May 22, 2023

A St. Martinville woman was killed after driving into a bayou on Sunday.

Driver identified after fatal Saturday morning crash on Simcoe Street

By MARGARET DELANEY | Staff writer
May 21, 2023

The Lafayette Police Department has identified the victim of a fatal crash on Simcoe Street as Andrew Leblanc, 72, of Houston, TX.

I-49 wreck in Lafayette kills driver of 18-wheeler

By ZOE COLLINS RATH | Staff writer
May 20, 2023

Crash closes northbound lanes and service road at Pont Des Mouton

Juvenile escapes from Lafayette Juvenile Detention Center, police are searching

By ZOE COLLINS RATH | Staff writer
May 20, 2023

A male juvenile escaped from the Lafayette Juvenile Detention Center just after 3:30 p.m. Saturday by climbing over a fence, according to a press release from Lafayette Police.

Body of 86-year-old woman found in New Iberia; nephew arrested

Staff report
May 20, 2023

New Iberia Police have confirmed that a body was Friday on Pershing Street. No other details were provided by police.

Victim hospitalized after being shot by Eunice police officer; troopers investigating

Staff report
May 20, 2023

The Eunice Police Department has requested assistance from Louisiana State Police to investigate a shooting involving a Eunice Police officer. According to state police, the offcer shot a pers…

Pineville man gets 35 years for sexually abusing stepchildren forcing them to bake, sell brownies

Staff report
May 20, 2023

A Pineville man was sentenced Friday to 35 years in prison for using physical and sexual abuse to force his stepchildren to bake and sell brownies for his own profit and transporting the child…

Simcoe Street resident wakes up to crashed pickup, deceased driver in yard

Staff report
May 20, 2023

The Lafayette Police Department is investigating a major crash involving a single vehicle.

Escapees from Acadiana Center for Youth in St. Martinville apprehended

BY KATIE GAGLIANO | Staff writer
May 19, 2023

The two Calcasieu Parish juveniles who escaped an Acadiana youth lockup are back in law enforcement custody, the Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice said in a statement.

Oddly arranged human remains, note found outside south Louisiana church

BY KATIE GAGLIANO | Staff writer
May 19, 2023

Human remains, a strange note and other items possibly disturbed from a grave were found arranged at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rayne on Thursday.

Suspects in three Lafayette Parish homicides accept plea deals

BY KATIE GAGLIANO | Staff writer
May 18, 2023

A Lafayette man pleaded guilty to manslaughter in a 2020 fatal shooting at an Evangeline Thruway hotel on Wednesday, the latest in a series of plea deals in parish homicide cases.

Two Calcasieu teens escape Acadiana Center for Youth in St. Martinville

BY KATIE GAGLIANO | Staff writer
May 17, 2023

Two Calcasieu Parish teens escaped from the Acadiana Center for Youth at St. Martinville and remain on the run late Wednesday afternoon.

Lafayette 18-year-old accused of shooting into occupied Rayne home

BY KATIE GAGLIANO | Staff writer
May 17, 2023

A Lafayette man is accused of shooting at a Rayne home early Monday.

Westminster Christian student arrested over violent threat against staff, Lafayette police say

BY KATIE GAGLIANO | Staff writer
May 17, 2023

A Lafayette high school student was arrested for terrorizing after reportedly making social media threats targeting school staff at Westminster Christian Academy.

Driver arrested in New Iberia hit-and-run that killed 45-year-old bicyclist

BY KATIE GAGLIANO | Staff writer
May 17, 2023

A Charenton woman has been arrested after a bicyclist was struck and killed in New Iberia on May 1.

Body found in New Iberia Arby’s freezer identified as 63-year-old Texas woman

BY KATIE GAGLIANO | Staff writer
May 17, 2023

The body found inside a freezer in Arby’s in New Iberia has been identified as a 63-year-old Texas woman.

DA Hillar Moore will stop sending defendants to clinic owned by man tied to bribery scheme

BY GORDON RUSSELL | Staff writer
May 16, 2023

Amid a major federal bribery investigation, East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney Hillar Moore said this week that he will stop sending defendants eligible for pretrial diversion to a drug…

A Lafayette woman was arrested after one person was injured in a suspected drunken crash

BY KATIE GAGLIANO | Staff writer
Updated May 30, 2023

A 52-year-old man is in critical condition after a suspected drunken driving crash on E. Broussard Road early Sunday.