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A Henderson man is dead following a motorcycle crash in the 1000 block of Henderson Levee Road. Upon arrival, deputies learned that Luke Robert Ragas, 23 was traveling south

A new fast-growing burger franchise will be opening a location in Lafayette soon.

Sure, we've looked at the expensive homes in Lafayette a time or two, but in the surrounding towns - some of which are a lot more rural - there is not just a set of pricey homes, but homes with a lot of space. On the inside and the outside.

St. Martinville, LA (KLFY) -Sheriff Becket Breaux reports the St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a motorcycle crash Friday at 6:33pm. The crash occurred in the 1000 block of Henderson Levee Road, in Henderson. Upon arrival, deputies learned that Luke Robert Ragas, 23, Henderson was traveling south on Henderson Levee Road […]

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — After Friday's 4-2 win over Louisiana, Texas baseball players Lucas Gordon, Dylan Campbell and Eric Kennedy appeared at the postgame press conference. To be honest, Mitchell Daly also deserved to be seen in the media room at Mark Light Field. Texas could have brought Porter Brown or Zane Morehouse...

After vehicle comes to a stop, North Vermilion female student sees smoke coming from under the dash board, tells everyone to hurry and get out. Three North Vermilion High School teenagers are lucky to be alive after a Jeep they were traveling in went off the road, came to a stop, and then caught fire.

Mervin Harmon, born in 1927 in the Lafayette Parish farming community of Ridge where he worked on the family farm and attended segregated schools, would go on to serve in World War II, fight for civil rights and become the first Black person elected to the Lafayette Parish Police Jury since reconstruction.

HTeaO, a Texas-based iced-tea franchise, could open a location in Lafayette near River Ranch. Owners of the property at 1606 Kaliste Saloom Road were granted a variance last month by Lafayette Consolidated Government’s Board of Zoning Adjustments to build at the location despite not meeting the frontage buildout requirements due to a billboard and other constraints on the lot that is just over half an acre, documents show.

For more than 50 years orphaned girls and boys were cared for at St. Mary's Orphanage in Lafayette. Bishop Jules Jeanmard of the Catholic Diocese of Lafayette is credited with making the orphanage a reality, opening in 1923 or 1924 within walking distance of St. John the Evangelist Cathedral and the bishop's home.

A recent Costco shopping adventure led to the discovery of numerous attractive deals and diverse products. Fresh produce such as mushrooms and asparagus, as well as Kirkland brand Aleve, were among the items purchased. The four-pack of crinkle-cut Himalayan salt potato chips and delightful sorbet were also on sale.

With the constant gun violence experienced in Opelousas in the past year, activists from Opelousas, Lafayette and New Iberia created the Sankofa movement to spread love across the city.

Louisiana loves to golf. At the last check there were not quite 100 golf courses scattered about Louisiana. Most of those are the traditional 18-hole courses. Most of those courses are the standard “par-72” and the difficulty of the courses varies. Louisiana is also home to the oldest...

Area drivers cried foul over what they perceived to be a “tinted window” checkpoint on Friday in Lafayette Parish.

The first week of June is CPR and AED week. To kick it off, a heartfelt story about a heart attack survivor reuniting with the first responders who saved his life, shares the importance of calling 911 and performing CPR.

The Martin Luther King Pool and Earl J. Chris Pool are open for summer activities in Lafayette, Louisiana. The Martin Luther King Pool is open on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 2:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. until August 9 with admission at $4 for ages 17 and under and $6 for ages 18 and over.

The State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFM) arrested a St. Martinville man for allegedly setting fire to a house with two people sleeping inside.

BREAUX BRIDGE - A professional crawfisherman was rescued Sunday after spending an entire 24 hours on his boat in the Atchafalaya Basin. Philip Decoux, 70, went out to check his crawfish traps Saturday morning. He sets about 200 traps, and that day, he caught 11 bags of crawfish before his day took a turn for the worse.

Champagne's Supermarket, the staple grocery store in Erath, is closed until further notice. Champagne's took to their Facebook account to let customers know they will be reopening at 6 a.m. on Friday morning (Jun. 2). ORIGINAL STORY:. According to a Facebook post from the grocery store's official Facebook account, Champagne's...

SCOTT, La. (KPEL News) - Scott police are asking for the public's help in identifying suspects who are believed to have stolen from a local business. Two suspects - one a male and one a female - were caught on security cameras, and that footage was given to the Scott Police Department. According to SPD, the two are suspected to have been involved in a theft in the "early evening of April 24, 2023."

In the 151st episode of the Dattitude Live podcast, host Jim Derry and Fox-8 Sports' Garland Gillen engaged in an insightful discussion on Louisiana sports, including the much-anticipated LSU vs Tulane baseball game, Saints offseason training activities (OTAs), and the world of sports broadcasting in the state.