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Featuring stars like Shohei Ohtani, Mike Trout, Mookie Betts, and Yu Darvish, the final of the World Baseball Classic tonight may be one of the best games we'll see all year across any sport.

There's a new restaurant opening up in downtown Lafayette called The Flats; and if you like burgers, you're definitely in for a treat.

Louisiana man Kevin Moore, 59, hasn't been seen or heard from since leaving for work Saturday, March 18.

LaToya Cantrell will remain Mayor of New Orleans after a recall effort fails.

On Monday, the CDC released a warning to U.S. healthcare facilities of a new threat concerning the drug-resistant fungus Candida auris.

LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL News) - When it comes to food, Lafayette is the King of Southwest Louisiana! Sure, you will find some amazing restaurants in the surrounding towns and cities, as well as in other areas across the Acadiana area but Lafayette has so many excellent choices everywhere you look...

A Carencro woman succumbed to injuries sustained in a crash.

Fire investigators in Lafayette suspect a fire at an abandoned home was set intentionally.

LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL News) - There are a few traffic closures happening this week in Lafayette and the surrounding areas that you need to know about. Daytime and Nighttime Closures Happening on US 90 DOTD crews will continue their work on U...

Eyewitnesses were shocked to see police with guns drawn on I-10 in Lafayette as authorities made a dramatic arrest on Sunday (Mar. 19).

The 2nd Annual Duck Derby will be run in April to raise money for Second Harvest Food Bank.

KATC is reporting that a man is dead after a shooting Monday afternoon in Eunice.

Big Fish Games is the latest gaming company to set up shop in Louisiana. Will they be able to stick around?

ABBEVILLE, La. (KPEL News) - A Denham Springs, Louisiana, man has been arrested after he allegedly raped his ex-girlfriend at gunpoint in her home in Abbeville. Officers with the Abbeville Police Department say they responded to the call shortly after 1:00 p...

Baton Rouge police revealed shocking new details surrounding the death of Nathan Millard as a man linked to his disappearance has been booked on several new charges related to the dumping of the Georgia man's body.

BATON ROUGE, La. (KPEL News) - Republicans across Louisiana are excited as longtime Delhi Representative Francis Thompson has given them the power they have not had yet in modern state history - a supermajority in the Louisiana Legislature. This is a historic day for the Republican Party," said LAGOP Chairman Louis Gurvich...

Louisiana has made the top 10 list of "Most Expensive States for Electricity" as well as holding the number one spot in the U.S. for using the most electricity.

Get ready to 'Go, Go, Fun, Fun" at The Cajun Heartland State Fair May 25 - June 4, 2023. Rides, games, food, and of course live music!

KCAL Meteorologist Alissa Carlson Schwartz fainted while on the air, and you can see that her colleagues were visibly upset.

A high school fishing team out of Bossier Parish may have set a world record after their impressive haul this past weekend in the Louisiana High School Bass Nation Caney Lake "Hawgfest".

LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL News) - The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LADOTD) is on a mission to make traveling around schools as safe as possible. The DOTD's Safe Routes to School project installs new roadway safety enhancements including sidewalks, driveways, handicap ramps, grading, and signage along various routes near schools across Louisiana. For the rest ...

Try to avoid I-10 eastbound, if possible. Congestion has traffic at a near-standstill Sunday.

Protect your pipes and your plants as freezing temperatures are expected across the state come Monday.

NEW YORK (KPEL News) - The 45th President of the United States Donald Trump is saying on Truth Social that he will be arrested on Tuesday, March 21, and is basing that on "illegal leaks from a corrupt and highly political Manhattan District Attorney's Office...