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Data compiled from NOAA shows which Louisiana parishes are most likely to experience tornadic activity. Some of those parishes have already had touchdowns this year.

Police are looking for the person in this photo after he allegedly used a WiFi blocking device while trying to enter a home.

Several area school districts, including the Lafayette Parish School System, are keeping an eye on potential severe set to roll through Acadiana on Wednesday.

Both teens involved in the threat against their south Louisiana high school were arrested and charged with Terrorizing.

The teen has been arrested and south Louisiana school currently has additional security.

A single-vehicle crash on Louisiana Highway 92 resulted in the death of a young man from Maurice, LA.

Louisiana's disappearing coastline has been a topic of conversation for decades, but interactive maps attempt to show what the threat may ultimately look like.

A peaceful neighborhood in mid-city Lafayette has been disrupted following a series of unsettling incidents, highlighted by shocking surveillance footage.

A student at a Maurice, Louisiana, school saw someone unfamiliar walking on the campus. The student reported it and the school was placed on lockdown.

Multiple school districts have announced early closures due to the risk of severe weather on Monday.

A former Vermilion Parish Sheriff's deputy has been convicted on multiple sex crime charges involving children, including two counts of first degree rape, sexual battery, and molestation. The three juveniles, including two who are sisters, testified at the trial in Abbeville, Louisiana.

The former Kaplan officer has been booked on multiple charges, including filing a false public record, malfeasance in office, and aggravated battery.

Chris Babin with the Better Business Bureau of Acadiana tells KPEL News that scammers are posing as officials with the federal government's Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) to weasel their way into your bank account.

It's a short drive outside of Abbeville, but the potential for this amazing property seems pretty awesome.

A Thursday evening single-vehicle crash in Vermilion Parish took the life of a Lafayette man, Louisiana State Police have confirmed.

Acadiana Law enforcement officials in both Vermilion and Acadia Parishes are dealing with rampant thefts, particularly of ATVs.

The Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Office is working with local emergency responders to put out a fire that has gotten out of control in Erath.

Chief Joshua Hardy of Kaplan said Terry Wayne Leopold Kraut Jr., 35, is no longer employed with the department after his arrest.

Investigations into this matter are still underway, according to law enforcement officials.

The Louisiana Department of Education has named 24 students as finalists in the state's annual Students of the Year competition.