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LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- There's been a heavy police presence at Himbola Manor Apartments for several hours as Lafayette Police Department (LPD) officials are attempting to serve a warrant.

May 29, 1963 - June 20, 2022. ABBEVILLE — Funeral services for David DeRouen, Sr. are scheduled for Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 10:00 A.M. at the Kinchen Funeral Home Chapel – 218 N. St. Valerie Street. Visitation will be from 8:00 A.M. until time of service. Interment will be at St. Mary Magdalene Cemetery.

Three houses and a vehicle on Martin Luther King Dr. in Church Point were hit by gunfire during a drive-by shooting that happened in the early morning hours of June 27. Police are looking for three suspects accused of the shooting.

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — Lafayette Police have arrested a man who they say jumped into the back seat of a woman’s vehicle at a gas station in the 1100 block of Mudd Avenue with the intent of raping the victim he had been following on social media. Police...

Breaux Bridge PD drop charges on alleged drunk driver

In the comments section from the photo, a woman makes an allegation against a former leadership team member of Our Lady of Wisdom Church.

Louisiana Felon Sentenced to Prison After Being Found in Possession of a Firearm During a Traffic Stop. Louisiana – On July 1, 2022, United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Xzavier Dyson, 23, of Abbeville, Louisiana, was sentenced by United States District Judge R. Summerhays to 42 months (3 years, 6 months) in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, on firearms charges.

A second suspect was arrested for providing a false alibi for a New Iberia murder suspect, police said. Keisha Lashawn Perro, 44, was arrested Thursday in an ongoing investigation into a March 18 shooting in the 200 block of CV Jackson Drive that injured an infant, the child’s mother and three other people, New Iberia Police Capt. Leland Laseter said in a statement.

An Abbeville man will spend over three years in federal prison after pleading guilty to a gun charge from 2020.

(TNS) — The Lafayette Police Department is using a new integrated surveillance system to connect police department, municipal and private cameras to speed investigations and gather real-time information while responding to calls. The department had a soft public launch of the system at a Wednesday open house for the...

The Lafayette Police Department (LPD) is investigating after a 19-year-old was shot on Johnston St. this morning while he was driving down the road.

Traffic on I-10 West Thursday morning was moving slowly near Duson due to an accident involving an 18-Wheeler. We received a number of calls Thursday morning in regards to this accident and now we have photos from I-10. Louisiana State Police reports that traffic was backed up for up to...

Aileen Hoffpauir's 100th birthday party was a show stopper. She celebrated 100 years of life with well over 100 people.

If you didn’t know, Crumbl Cookies is coming soon to Lafayette, Louisiana in the Super Target shopping center at 4409 Ambassador Caffery Suite 700, formerly Casian’s restaurant. See previous post (here). Crumbl Cookies is a tech-driven franchise bakery that opened its first Louisiana store in Baton Rouge and...

Employee says emotional support animal banned at Lafayette workplace

A couple of weekends ago it was Father’s Day. Everywhere around the world, families got together to celebrate the dads in their life. Since I’m a continent away from my dad, I made sure to order him his favorite cheesecake for delivery, then had a nice long chat via FaceTime when our hours aligned.

The former Chief of Police in Abbeville who is now a newly elected city councilman is in the spotlight just one day before he will be sworn into office

By the time the team Kitchen on Klinton Wings and Things built their food truck, they were already a popular joint. Having gotten their start in the backyard of their rental home on Clinton Street, the four set up shop in the parking lot of Cupid Daiquiri on the Evangeline Thruway. But then they had a problem: they were so popular that the owners of the nearby hair salon said they had to go. They were bringing in too much traffic.

The New Iberia Police Department (NIPD) began investigating a homicide in February after a man was found dead inside a residence on Montagne Steet. One person was arrested and one is still wanted.