The 16th Judicial District Attorney’s Office has requested a judge revoke the bond of murder suspect Travis Layne Jr. after Layne was accused of hitting and choking his child’s bus driver in a Friday attack in New Iberia.
Two suspects have been arrested and a third is wanted by police after two shootings in Opelousas.
State Fire Marshal deputies are continuing their investigation into the circumstances surrounding a workshop fire that claimed the life of an Abbeville man, according to a statement Monday from the fire marshal's office.
A Lafayette man who died early Friday after the bed on which he was sleeping caught fire has been identified.
A 41-year-old man is wanted in connection with a Saturday afternoon shooting in Rayne that injured a 17-year-old.
A still-smoldering fire in the 900 block of Renauld Drive has been ruled arson, KATC reports.
Bourrée Restaurant owner Tony Robinson said it may take months for the popular Youngsville brunch and lunch spot to bounce back from a Friday fire that ravaged the business.
A New Iberia man and woman are wanted for assaulting a bus driver after their child was disciplined while riding the bus, the New Iberia Police Department says.
Ville Platte residents cited, arrested for shooting deer from vehicle on Interstate 49 in St. Landry
Four Ville Platte residents are facing fines and possible jail time for illegally hunting deer after hours and shooting deer from a moving vehicle on Interstate 49 in St. Landry Parish.
One man was injured when a vehicle pulled alongside him and a gunman opened fire Friday morning in Lafayette.
An Opelousas man is charged with rigging U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve contracts for more than a decade, netting millions in federal payments for a family member’s business.
A man was killed in an early morning house fire on Theriot Street in Lafayette.
An Abbeville man was sentenced to serve 48 years in prison after being charged in a 2018 fatal drunk driving crash that killed two North Vermilion High School students, according to KATC.
Over 175 dogs were seized from a home in St. Landry Parish after a tip the animals were being mistreated, KATC reports.
The discovery of human remains in a wooded area in Terrebonne Parish has led to three arrests in St. Mary Parish, including two for murder, according to the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office. this week has led to two arrests for murder.
The indictment wednesday of Crowley Police Chief Allen James "Jimmy" Broussard is related to an excessive force case, KATC reports.
Shortly after 9 a.m. Thursday, firefighters from Judice, Milton, and Scott fire departments responded to a camper fire in the 100 block of Bourque Road.
Opelousas Police tell KATC one person is in custody following a high speed chase that ended on Interstate 49.
The 19-year-old suspect accused of killing two people and wounding two others in a shooting at Moore Park in October was indicted by a Lafayette grand jury on Wednesday.
Crowley Police Chief Allen James “Jimmy” Broussard was indicted by a grand jury and arrested Wednesday on several felony offenses, including malfeasance in office and obstruction of justice.
The Crowley Police Department was responding to a shooting Tuesday in the 500 block of Avenue A when officers heard another shooting in the 1200 block of West Fourth Street a few minutes later.
The Lafayette Fire Department responded to a house fire Tuesday morning on Fourteenth Street that caused heavy damage to the structure. While all of the occupants were found safely outside, one of the occupants' three puppies was found dead inside…
Two St. Martin Parish suspects were booked into the St. Martin Parish Correctional Center on a host of drug and weapons charges. Bond was set for each at $75,000.
A federal grand jury has indicted 12 people on charges that included illegally harvesting and selling raw oysters.
Two men in custody at the Franklin Police Department’s jail were again arrested Friday after storing contraband in a jail wall and causing a fire, the department said.
One woman was injured while traveling on Interstate 10 Thursday evening after another vehicle pulled alongside her and a suspect opened fire.
The arraignment for Phillip DeWoody, the man accused in the killing of a deaf Ville Platte grandmother and the kidnapping and rape of an Opelousas woman, was moved to April while the court awaits involvement from capital defenders.
The Breaux Bridge Police Department is investigating after a woman was found dead inside an area residence on Wednesday.
The Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office and St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office are asking the public for help locating three missing teens.
A Lafayette condominium sustained heavy damage Tuesday night after a central heating system malfunctioned and ignited a blaze, Lafayette firefighters said.
A homicide investigation is underway in Abbeville after a shooting incident on Tuesday evening, according to a news release from the Abbeville Police Department.
An elderly woman's body was discovered in the front yard of her neighbor's home on Tuesday morning, according to the Lafayette Police Department.
Five Acadia Parish teens have been arrested following a string of vehicle burglaries in Lafayette Parish.
No injuries were reported after a man suffered a medical emergency while driving and crashed through a fence at Lafayette Middle, striking the school building, Lafayette Police reported.
The Lafayette man who participated in the Jan. 6 riot inside the U.S. Capitol is facing two additional federal charges.
An elderly Lafayette man killed in a Monday apartment fire has been identified.
The man killed in a house fire on Southwest Evangeline Thruway on Saturday has been identified.
Lafayette firefighters were called out to a house fire at 103 Debaillon Street at 5:52 a.m. Thursday. The fire was reported by a neighbor after seeing flames coming from the dwelling, according to a statement from the fire department.
A Lafayette Parish School System employee has been arrested after accusations she had sex with a foreign exchange student living with her, the Youngsville Police Department said Thursday.
Children at a St. Martinville Head Start center were endangered when a stray bullet went through a wall on Wednesday.
A Lafayette man has been arrested in the death of 32-year-old Leo Jack who was found dead Thursday inside an apartment in the 700 block of South College Road.
A suspect has been arrested in the disappearance and death of Quawan “Bobby” Charles, the 15-year-old whose body was found near Loreauville in November days after his family reported him missing.
One man is dead after a fire broke out in a Lafayette apartment unit.
A man who was arrested in Katy, Texas on Friday is accused of stealing more than $100,000 worth of jewelry, guns and safes from homes in the Le Triomphe neighborhood, the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office said Tuesday.
Social service agencies scrambled Monday to find ways to house Acadiana’s homeless — at least for a few days — as a freeze approaches the region. Low temperatures were forecast for the 20s and 30s by the weekend and lasting into next week.
Charges against a Lafayette woman for barbecuing in front of Mayor-President Josh Guillory's house have been dropped.
A Lafayette mom is asking for the public's help in locating her pregnant daughter.
The man was arrested after he allegedly abducted a 10-year-girl Sunday night.
The official autopsy report for Quawan "Bobby" Charles suggests the teen's death may not have been a homicide or an accident, but instead a suicide.
She is being evaluated by medical personnel.
Update: She has been found safe.