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Abbeville Police Suspect 'Retaliation' Behind Shots Fired Friday
The shots that rang out after Abbeville High's homecoming game may be related to a homicide case from July.
Arrested Lafayette Mom Speaks Out, Denies Threatening Principal
Logan Angelle and her son Braylon speak out and explain the incidents that led to their being banned from the Northside High School campus and her arrest.
Drug Bust Lands Opelousas Man In Jail For Child Pornography
An undercover drug investigation turns into multiple counts of possession of pornography involving juveniles.
Lafayette Mom Allegedly Threatened To Fight Northside Principal
She later took to social media to refute reports.
Can LPSS Hold Parents Financially Responsible For Lockdowns?
Lafayette Parish schools have come under threat a dozen times this year. Can the school board seek restitution?
UPDATE: Paul Breaux Middle School Lockdown Lifted After Morning Gun Scare
Lafayette Police are on the scene at this time, and the school is secured.
Eunice Man Arrested For Second Degree Murder In Fentanyl Overdose
Law enforcement made the arrest Wednesday morning.
N.O. Carjacking Victim Calls Out DA For Letting Criminal Go Free
The victim, a doctor, is upset a teen who stuck a gun in his face and stole his car got off.
Shots Fired Outside Opelousas School Send It Into Lockdown
The school remained in lockdown for some time after the shooting.
Northside High Student Threatens to Shoot SRO and Another Student
An unidentified student at Northside High School is in jail after threatening to shoot the Northside High School Resource Officer (SRO) and another student.
Scott Police Need Help Identifying Woman In NuNu’s Liquor Theft
Have you seen this woman?
Delcambre High Student Arrested After Bringing Gun On Campus
Concerned parents alerted law enforcement.
Thieves in St. Landry Parish Drove Into Two Stores, ATM Missing
Overnight, thieves drove into two different businesses, one ATM is missing.
Lafayette PD and the IRS Issue Scam Warning
Here are some scams that Lafayette residents should be aware of.
Texas Woman Spits on Man in Casket—Another Woman Twerks
How mad does one have to be to spit on a dead person at the funeral home? She said she wasn't mad...at him.
Abbeville Police Seek Man Who Engaged Them in Standoff
It happened after someone reported seeing a man hit a woman.
Arrest Made in New Iberia Drive-By That Left Baby Wounded
So far, three suspects have been arrested.
Lafayette Armed Robbery Suspect Arrested
Officers say they arrested the suspect shortly after arriving on scene.
Lafayette Woman Dead After Shooting
Officers say they found the woman's body when they arrived on scene.
New Iberia Police: Shoplifting Suspects Run Over Store Employee
One of the suspects has been identified.