2+ day, 2+ 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…...

3+ day, 15+ 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…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (111+ words) According to their Facebook post, LFD, along with other emergency personnel, responded to a call Tuesday afternoon in the 100 block of W. Pont Des Mouton Rd. Someone reportedly saw a flag coming from the drain and notified authorities. Upon arrival, that's…...

5+ day, 3+ 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…...

6+ day, 19+ 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…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (433+ words) LAFAYETTE, La. — A police pursuit ended in a deadly crash early Saturday morning, leaving one person dead, two others critically injured and a 22-year-old Broussard man facing multiple charges. The crash happened around 2:32 a.m. Saturday, September 5, in the 1600 block of…...

1+ week, 3+ 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…...

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…...

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…...

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…...