Deputies seized nearly 12 pounds of illegal drugs—including fentanyl and meth—during a Lafayette Parish investigation. One man is now facing multiple felony charges.
Lafayette police have arrested a second suspect in connection with the fatal shooting of teen in Lafayette. Here’s the latest on the case and ongoing investigation.
A former coach at St. Thomas More Catholic School was arrested in the summer of 2023 by federal agents. Now, he faces a decade in prison for federal child sex crimes.
ST. LANDRY PARISH, La. (KPEL News) - The family of an Opelousas woman is grieving after her ex-boyfriend murdered her in Sunset then killed himself in Iberville Parish.
St. Landry Parish Sheriff's deputies got the call shortly before 2:00 p.m. on Mon...
The suspect accused of breaking into his ex-girlfriend's house, shooting her then turning the gun on himself has been identified as 63-year-old Jeffery Efaw of Lafayette.
LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL News) - The Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office announces two men have been arrested following a drive-by shooting on Monday afternoon.
According to a press release, deputies responded to the shooting at approximately 1:45 p.m. in the...
LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL News) - The Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office is touting technology and help from their Real Time Crime Center to put two suspects behind bars after an armed robbery and carjacking overnight.
It began just after 1:00 a...