Local Boxing Legend And Coach Beau Williford Dies At 69

Former pro boxer and professional trainer Beau Williford died early Wednesday morning at the age of 69... Read More »

Alligator Sport Hunting Licenses Available Online Beginning August 1st

Louisana - Alligator Sport Hunting Licenses to be Available Online and From Authorized Vendors Beginning August 1, 2019 Read More »

Accused Child Rapist Arrested - Identified as Illegal Alien

Arrested on three counts of 1st Degree Rape against a child is Andres Fuentes-Castro, an El Salvadoran citizen... Read More »

Illegal Alien Among Seven Arrested For Child Exploitation In Louisiana

Illegal Alien Among Seven Arrested in Louisiana for Child Exploitation: AG's office arrests seven men, including an illegal alien, for child pornography and other crimes against children... Read More »

Suspect Arrested After Standoff With LPSO SWAT Team On Verot School Road

Update: Suspect arrested without further incident ### Shot Fired - Lafayette Parish Sheriff officers are involved in a standoff with a man in his home on Verot School Road... Read More »

Tropical Storm Barry Debris Collection - Lafayette Parish

LCG asks residents with yard waste and storm debris to be aware of the following for the collection... Read More »

Corps To Close Bays at Bonnet Carré Spillway

Based on the reduced flows in the Mississippi River, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin closing 10 of the 168 bays currently open at the Bonnet Carré Spillway... Read More »

EQUIFAX To Pay Up To $700M For Massive Data Breach - Are You Eligible For Redress?

Equifax settlement reached as the result of 2017 data breach. The settlement includes a Consumer Restitution Fund of up to $425 million, a $175 million payment to the states... Read More »

State Unemployment Rate Drops To 4.3% In Louisiana

Louisiana's unemployment rate dropped 4.3% in June according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor & Statistics. The national unemployment rate is currently 3.7%... today. Read More »

Stuller Family Foundation Donates Nearly $50,000 To Support LPSO Search & Rescue Team

The Stuller Family Foundation donated nearly $50,000 to support the efforts of the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue (SAR) Team on Friday... Read More »

FEMA Awards $2.4M Grant For Coulee Ile des Cannes Flood Control Project

Coulee Ile des Cannes flood control project in Scott to receive $2.4M for improvements to a 2,563 ft section of Coulee Ile des Cannes drainage near Dulles Dr & Fenetre Rd in Lft Parish... Read More »

“El Chapo” Sentenced to Life in Prison Plus 30 Years

The drug kingpin was convicted of running a continuing criminal enterprise and other drug-related charges including murder conspiracies... Read More »

Sen. Kennedy Questions Facebook Executive on Its Proposed Cryptocurrency (VIDEO)

Sen. Kennedy calls "Bullshit" on Facebook's ability to trustfully handle the company's new digital currency Libra... Read More »

Lafayette’s Downtown Code Receives Prestigious Planning Award

Lafayette recognized for the development, adoption and implementation of the most exemplary form-based codes in the country at 11th Annual Richard H. Driehaus Form-Based Code Awards... Read More »

LDWF Accepting Applications for Lottery Deer and Waterfowl Hunts

LDWF is accepting applications for lottery deer and waterfowl hunts on LDWF Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) for the 2019-2020 hunting season. Read More »