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Lafayette Police are investigating a shooting in the 100 block of Alcide Dominique Drive that left one victim with gunshot wounds.

A kidnapping arrest in West Feliciana Parish has led investigators to name the suspect a person of interest in two Louisiana missing women cases.

UL confirms Bryan Maggard is leaving for a new role at Missouri, and Trey Frazier steps in as interim athletic director in Lafayette.

AT&T is raising its Administrative & Regulatory Cost Recovery Fee by $1 starting August 5, 2026. Some older plan customers could see increases of $6 to $12 per month.

Most people around here know Eddie Thibodeaux from the radio or TV. Turns out, he's not done yet — and his next chapter is closer to home than you might think.

Two of the people who knew Jimmy Buffett's music best are now sitting with decades of recordings he never released — and they're turning it into something new.

A moment in a Sam's Club parking lot in Covington caught on camera — and what it shows says a lot about the kind of person Laderious Johnson is.

Spam calls have gotten a lot harder to spot lately, and a lot of that has to do with AI. Here's what's happening right now in Acadiana.

Tropical Storm Bertha is approaching South Louisiana. Sandbag locations are open in Iberia, Lafayette, and St. Martin parishes. Bring a shovel. More locations being added.

Turns out, a great date night in Lafayette doesn't have to cost a fortune — but at these 10 places the experience feels like it did.

Tropical Storm Bertha has a new projected path. Here's what changes we found in the overnight update.

Louisiana summers rank second hottest in the entire country, and the gap between now and cooler weather is longer than most people realize.

Lafayette Police are investigating a shooting on C.O. Circle after one person suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound Monday.

Louisiana's only known cave sits in Kisatchie National Forest near Leesville, with 30 million years of geology and 4,500 years of human history.

LSU coach Lane Kiffin is facing criticism after records revealed a nearly $40,000 donor-funded private jet trip for a family vacation. Here's what happened.

A new WalletHub report ranks Louisiana's public school system 44th in the nation, citing challenges in teacher certification, ACT scores, and school safety.

That final radio call — the one that went unanswered — says everything about how a community says goodbye to one of its own.

A federal prison in Louisiana has been linked to what investigators say was a sophisticated drone smuggling operation that stretched across 8 states.

The FDA says a Taylor Farms lettuce sample that initially tested positive for Cyclospora was actually a false positive, but the recall remains in effect.

A tropical system is heading toward Louisiana, but what does it actually mean for Lafayette? Here's what local meteorologists say to expect.

The system should earn the name Bertha later today. Here are the forecast impacts for Louisiana along the I-10 corridor.

Four people were hospitalized, including one airlifted, after a three-boat collision on the Amite River near Prairieville Saturday night. LDWF is leading the investigation.

That employee at the Walmart self-checkout who looked like they were texting — they probably weren't. What they were actually holding might surprise you.

Dollar Tree executives make a very telling remark about the brand as news reports reveal at least 75 locations are going to be closed.