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A 22-year-old Baton Rouge woman is accused of posting two victims' addresses online and threatening arson.

Cajun Clean Express Wash is bringing back its Haunted Car Wash in Lafayette for Halloween 2026 with scare actors, jump scares, fog and more.

Purple porch lights are coming to Acadiana neighborhoods this month. It's a quiet but powerful way to support domestic violence survivors in our community.

A New Orleans woman died after stopping to help a driver trapped in a flipped vehicle on I-10, according to police and her family.

Louisiana voters face 10 constitutional amendments on Nov. 3. See what each one does and what a yes or no vote means for Acadiana homeowners and families.

Bryce Leatherwood, Darryl Worley and 38 Special are all scheduled to perform at the 2026 Bash at the Bridge in Breaux Bridge.

If you buy frozen berries from Walmart or Trader Joe's, you need to check your freezer as they are being pulled from shelves right now over E. coli concerns.

Lafayette woman's shed door keeps opening by itself, and security footage shows no one there

As the week began, multiple people were arrested in Lafayette Parish and subsequenty booked into the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center, and we have a list of charges.

If you grabbed Gatorade Lemon Lime or Orange recently, check your bottle. A recall affects multiple states across the country.

A few kids stacking empty pizza boxes at an LSU game somehow got an entire section of Death Valley invested in their growing tower.

The man who brought LSU a national championship is fighting his way back after spending weeks in the hospital.

The Trump administration will send $90 direct deposits to more than 20 million Medicare Part B enrollees starting this month, funded by the Medicare Improvement Fund.

If you bought common generic medications between 2009 and 2019, you might be eligible for settlement cash from major pharmaceutical companies.

An after school snack staple has come to an end, an iconic frozen pizza brand is being discontinued.

The post office just bumped up shipping costs for the holidays. Those packages you're sending out are going to cost more between now and mid-January.

Gulf forecasters are tracking a low pressure system that could spin up into a tropical cyclone by week's end.

A gunshot inside the Pinhook Road Walmart sent shoppers running before Lafayette Police confirmed the shooting was accidental.

A man was shot multiple times on Bayou Alexandre Highway in St. Martinville Friday, October 2. He died at a local hospital. St. Martin Parish Sheriff is investigating.

Some of the chains will close a handful of locations while others are ceasing operations entirely.

Deputies have released new details about Ken Urker’s death after he was found unresponsive at his Raceland home on his 34th birthday.

Lafayette visits St. Thomas More and Barbe meets Sulphur in Week 5 of Acadiana high school football, plus Thursday's scores and recaps from across the area.

A Louisiana high school student was arrested after authorities said a Snapchat video threatened to kill students at the school.

Lafayette gets $28M in federal funds for the Kaliste Saloom and U.S. 90 interchange. See the $32M local match and the steps still ahead for the I-49 Connector.