Two hospitalized after shooting in St. Landry Parish

A man accused of stabbing a fellow inmate while incarcerated at a Louisiana correctional facility in 2021 was found guilty of second-degree murder, District Attorney Tony Clayton said. Ernest Governor, 62, was convicted by a 12-member jury of stabbing Reynault Danos, 43, to death with a shank around 2:30 a.m....

An outspoken Lafayette Parish librarian who the library board president tried to fire in July is appealing her seven-day suspension in an unrelated alleged incident. Cara Chance, who has worked in the Lafayette Parish public library system since 2015 and has been branch manager of the North Regional Library in Carencro since 2018, was notified of her suspension Jan. 4, according to the notice of appeal provided Thursday by her attorney, J. Arthur Smith III of Baton Rouge.

A Ville Platte city councilwoman has been indicted on fraud and forgery charges related to her election, according to Evangeline Parish District Attorney Trent Brignac. Christina Sam, 43, was indicted by a grand jury Wednesday on charges of election offenses affecting registration and election fraud or forgery. The charges stem from incidents that occurred between June 25 and Oct. 24, according to the DA’s office.

Mardi Gras revelry in Lafayette will be ending two hours early this year as the city and parish councils have ordered bars to close at midnight. It's a tradition in New Orleans for police on foot and horseback to sweep through Bourbon Street at midnight after Mardi Gras, encouraging revelers to retire for the evening and signaling the end of festivities and the beginning of the Christian Lenten season that leads to Easter.

A group of landowners is suing Lafayette Consolidated Government for damages to its property in a quick-take land grab for drainage work that judges ruled was an abuse of the government's powers. Bendel Partnership filed a lawsuit Jan. 31 seeking compensation for damages to the property, including dirt, trees and...

Escorted by Lafayette Parish sheriff's deputies, the procession of 18-wheelers slowly made its way down Pinhook Road on Saturday afternoon. There were more than 25 of them, and as they turned onto University Avenue, all traffic stopped, cars pulled over and bystanders watched in silence. When the procession passed TA...

In the latest hurdle for plans to build a grain elevator in St. John the Baptist Parish, activists have sued the Port of South Louisiana, claiming the Port ran afoul of state law when it signed off on a tax break for that project last year. The Descendants Project, a...

An Abbeville seafood company was among the winners of the Louisiana Economic Development’s Lantern Awards. D&T Crawfish was the Acadiana region winner for the 44th annual event, to be held Wednesday at Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center. The award recognizes Louisiana manufacturers that combine business success with exception community service.

Crawfish growers may look to the rain gauges or the temperature to forecast the supply end of the Louisiana harvest. But Jason Seither, who boils and sells tons of the mud bugs each year at his Harahan restaurant Seither’s Seafood, looks to the local social customs that dictate the annual swell in demand. He knows it’s about to rev up.

Acres of sugar cane abut a vast forest in this part of St. James Parish near Lac Des Allemands on Louisiana 643. A few neighborhoods are nestled among the trees. The idyllic agricultural community reminds Gail LeBeouf of the St. James of her youth, she said on a recent tour aimed at showcasing increasing industrialization along the Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

Immediately after Hurricane Katrina, House Speaker Dennis Hastert publicly questioned whether New Orleans should be rebuilt. But it was. Multi-billion dollar projects now protect the city with new and reinforced levees and the Lake Borgne Storm Surge Barrier. Farther south, the city and southeastern Louisiana are protected by Grand Isle.

For the second time in a matter of weeks, someone bought a $100,000 Powerball ticket at a Baton Rouge convenience store, the Louisiana Lottery said Thursday. The most recent winner was a ticket purchased at the Circle K at 4718 Plank Road; the drawing was made on Wednesday. Earlier this...

In 1972, Richard Nixon was president, Elvis Presley remained the king – and Jim Donelon narrowly lost a race to be district attorney in Jefferson Parish. Despite several other defeats, he went on to chair the Jefferson Parish Council and to serve four full terms in the state House. He’s in his fourth full term as Louisiana’s insurance commissioner.

The Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion, Louisiana's largest-ever project to rebuild coastal land, was approved on Wednesday to receive $2.26 billion to move forward with construction, with work expected to begin on the unprecedented plans later this year. The decision was issued by the federal-state panel that oversees BP Deepwater Horizon oil...

Starting Jan. 25, State Farm Insurance agents in Louisiana are no longer doing business with owners of 105 Kia and Hyundai models that have been blacklisted because they are vulnerable to theft, employees told WWL-TV. The employees say they were sent a chart of models and years that are included...

St. Amant star point guard Deniya Thornton came alive in the fourth quarter Thursday night at home, helping her Gators snatch a 51-48 win from District 5-5A rival Dutchtown in St. Amant. Jacey Coleman kept the game close through the first three quarters with her game-high 22 points. But it...

Downtown Alive, Lafayette's free outdoor concert series is turning 40 this year and announced its spring lineup Wednesday. The concerts, sponsored by Evangeline Maid, will kick off at 6 p.m. in downtown Lafayette. March 3: Wayne Toups, Joe Hall & the Cane Cutters in Parc International. Also featuring Lafayette Bicentennial...

Comeaux High School wide receiver Jaylon Domingeaux wasn’t happy about the lack of scholarship offers he received during the recruiting process. However, instead of focusing on wanting to prove the doubters wrong, Domingeaux is determined to prove Southeastern Louisiana was right. “Southeastern was the only team that really believed...

There’s no denying the amount of talent throughout the Westgate High School football program. Year after year, coach Ryan Antoine and his staff makes sure that talent doesn’t go unnoticed by college programs. Antoine has made an effort to get as many of the Tigers’ players an opportunity in college regardless of the level.