Murder

Lafayette Police arrested a man after they say he is responsible for the death of a woman found in the 200 block of Prairie Lane Monday.

The Calcasieu Sheriff says a woman told authorities she shot her husband.

While the victim has been identified, police are still investigating what happened Sunday morning.

The suspect is considered armed and dangerous.

An alleged violent offender has ties, and an outstanding warrant, in Louisiana.

Four people are dead, including the gunman, as a man went on a killing spree between Lafayette and Duson on Tuesday.

Law enforcement made the arrest Wednesday morning.

As the investigation into the murder of LSU student Allie Rice continues, Baton Rouge police say misinformation is hindering their progress.

A late night shooting on Tuesday, September 6 in Rayne has claimed the life of a Kaplan man.

Once known as the "Murder Capital" of the U.S., New Orleans is unfortunately on its way to reclaiming that title as a new report claims the city has the highest murder rate increase in the U.S.

A community is mourning after the dead body of a missing 2-year-old boy was found in a trash can in Houma on Tuesday evening.

Ophelia Nichols, also known as shoelover99 on the app or as Mama Tot to her followers, took to social media the other day to ask for help.

A man arrested in New Iberia tried to fake who he was, and it didn't work.

The victim had been shot to death.

There have been 40 homicides reported across Acadiana so far in 2022.

Police say a South Carolina man died of a heart attack while he was burying the body of a woman they believe he killed.

Jefferson Parish Sheriff's officials were investigating a hit and run crash on Sunday evening when they went to the home of the car owner. What they ended up learning about was much more than just information about a hit-and-run crash. The woman's son answered the door and told officers his mother couldn't come to the door to talk about the hit and run crash because he had killed her according to

Officials say they are still investigating all the details.

There is a little-known slice out of Lafayette and Acadiana's history that is so horrifying and gruesome, it makes the Charles Manson murders seem like The Mickey Mouse Club...seriously.

The New Orleans Police Department said they found a man dead in his closet on Tuesday after his wife reported him missing on Monday.