5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (239+ words) A substitute teacher in Southwest Louisiana has been fired and arrested after authorities say she gave a student a vape and allowed the child to use it multiple times during class. According to KPLC, 45-year-old Christy Chapman was working as…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (354+ words) A 14-year-old runaway is back home safely with his parents after a search near Carencro brought law enforcement, specialized drone crews and community volunteers together Tuesday night. The search centered around the area of East Musique Road near Carencro, including…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (157+ words) (Lafayette, Louisiana) - The family of Jackson Smith needs your help in locating their 15-year-old son. Jackson was last seen on August 27, 2026, and according to this family, he is 5’8” and 135 lbs. The young man has brown hair and brown eyes. Some…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (535+ words) A Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office deputy has been fired after admitting he repeatedly used the agency's Flock camera system to search for his former fiancée's vehicle, according to Sheriff Joseph Lopinto. The investigation found the deputy searched a single license…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (283+ words) (Lafayette, LA) - A high school student from Lafayette in Baton Rouge last April for "Senior Skip Day" was officially indicted by a grand jury yesterday on a second-degree murder charge. The victim, Martha Odom, was with two of her friends…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (640+ words) A 39-year-old Broussard man was killed, and two other passengers were injured after an SUV left SE Evangeline Thruway and crashed into a Lafayette residence early Sunday morning, according to the Lafayette Police Department. Police say the driver, 28-year-old Justyce…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (427+ words) The biggest question surrounding a bizarre rescue in Lafayette has finally been answered: How did a man end up trapped inside the city's underground drainage system for two days? The unusual ordeal ended Tuesday evening when a passerby spotted the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (507+ words) A New Iberia minister and a 24-year-old man from Scott are among 10 suspects arrested during a multi-day undercover operation targeting alleged child predators in Louisiana. Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill and Assumption Parish Sheriff Leland Falcon announced the results of…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (317+ words) Four people are dead and a juvenile remains in critical condition following a series of stabbing incidents under investigation in Houma, according to the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office. Sheriff Tim Soignet said detectives have also identified 47-year-old Kaegan Jude Solet…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (571+ words) A reward offered in the shooting death of a bald eagle in Vermilion Parish has more than tripled as wildlife investigators continue searching for the person or people responsible. When KPEL's Joe Cunningham reported on the case in January 2026, organizations…...