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Residential contractor fraud suspect wanted; call CrimeStoppers to report information.

Louisiana authorities file dozens of new child sexual abuse and animal abuse charges against a man already in jail.

It was an unusually busy Monday for first responders in Scott as two separate tanker trucks overturned in nearly the same area.

Prepare your home for post-Thanksgiving plumbing stress. Expert advice on drains, toilets, disposals and “Brown Friday” survival.

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Did Louisiana’s Cajuns really invent fried turkey? Here’s how South Louisiana became the birthplace of a Thanksgiving tradition America can’t live without.

See a photo of the inmate who escaped from a jail in South Louisiana, police consider him dangerous.

Police released a video of the person they say robbed a bank in Slidell, and you can see that he walks in with a limp, but exits without the limp after robbing it.

KOK Wings announced that their Lafayette, New Iberia, and Baton Rouge locations would soon begin offering free meals to students being affected by SNAP hold.

Lafayette Police are asking the public's help about a hit-and-run Halloween night when someone hit a woman with their vehicle, causing significant injuries.

Acadiana and Louisiana church members urged to ignore scam texts from “pastors" or anyone else claiming to be from your church.

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A family says they are fortunate to not be planning a funeral after their child was burnt by a charger while in his bed.

From first-generation college student to presidential finalist: Wade Rousse's meteoric rise in Louisiana higher education puts him on LSU's shortlist.

After months of speculation and a viral photo that had Lafayette buzzing, Roul’s Deli has officially confirmed its expansion into Acadiana.

Halloween is in full swing in Lafayette and Louisiana. If you're looking for nightmare-fuel around Lafayette, there are some bone-chilling for you to visit.

A quiet evening in Opelousas turned unsettling with gunfire on Wallior Street. Thankfully, no one was hurt, but what led to this shocking scene?

A student walks onto campus with a loaded weapon, but this story takes a surprising turn with community vigilance at the forefront.

There's a global Landry Family Reunion coming up at Vermilionville hoping to connect as many Landrys as possible from Acadiana and across the globe.

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