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A woman, who just gave birth to twins, was shopping at the Target store in Tustin, California when she fell victim to a new social media prank.

Lafayette has an amazing selection of restaurants you can visit. Some well-known, and some off the beaten path.

NASHVILLE, Tn. (KPEL News) - A former student at The Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, committed a horrible act on Monday by murdering three nine-year-old children and three adults. Authorities say the former student used knowledge of the campus to carry out the shooting at The Covenant School. Two of t...

New details in a release from Scott Police Chief Chad Leger confirmed that the man in possession of a gun on campus "near the school" was an 18-year-old Acadiana High student who was located and arrested on a list of charges.

We've seen alligators climbing fences before, but now alligators aren't even wasting their time with that anymore...they're just bending the bars on fences and climbing right through.

A former employee of the Town of Washington, Louisiana has been charged with theft after she allegedly conned people into sending fines to her personal Cash App account.

Over five pounds of fentanyl, along with other drugs, were discovered in Sunset.

We finally know the plans for the former Six Flags in New Orleans East.

This makes the third $50,000 Powerball winner sold in the state in the past three days.

Showers and storms will be a part of the morning commute in South Louisiana today, here is when you can expect the worst of the weather to be in your area.

Two of the three adults killed in Monday's school shooting in Nashville have a direct connection to South Louisiana.

Youngsville Councilwoman Kayla Menard Reaux has issued an official statement in response to a report from The Advocate regarding a crash incident from November 2022.

The Saints are adding a familiar face to Derek Carr at receiver as they bring in former third-round pick, Bryan Edwards.

The folks who own AOK Windshields on W Pinhook Rd in Lafayette posted a surveillance video yesterday which shows two people arguing in their parking lot.

Have you seen or found anything like this at Whole Foods or any other store around Acadiana?

The display of President Joe Biden bound and gagged on top of a car in Texas raised eyebrows.

Number 4 on this list might surprise you...

It's not "goodbye," it's "see you later" for one of the best-kept secret breakfast/brunch spots in Lafayette.

Authorities say a shooting at a private Christian grade school in Nashville left several people wounded.

LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL News) - Lafayette's own Lauren Daigle is kicking off another concert tour and she a few stops planned for Louisiana during that time. The Kaleidoscope Tour begins tonight (Monday, March 27) in Nashville, Tennessee, for an album preview concert. ...

As we previously reported here, two Baton Rouge police officers were killed Sunday after the helicopter they were in crashed in a cane field.

Lafayette Crime Stoppers and the Lafayette Police Department need your help in reference to a theft.

Watch as a tire detaches from a truck on a busy highway in Los Angeles and it sends the car next to it flying into the air.

Patricia Richard posted a fire at the Sonic location in Crowley and many thought that maybe the restaurant was on fire.