Born and raised in Carencro/Lafayette, Brandon has worked in the Lafayette market since 2007. His opportunity to work in radio came while he was a student at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He started his radio career as a part-time board operator, producing sports games and giving halftime reports. During his time at Townsquare Media, Brandon has hosted numerous sports and news talk shows and have done newscasts for various Townsquare radio stations. Brandon lives in Lafayette with my beautiful wife, Hannah. and his precious daughter, Adalynn. He loves traveling with Hannah and enjoying the incredible area with her. He also love hanging out with his baby girl.
Brandon Comeaux
Overnight Crash Kills Henderson Woman in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
ST. LANDRY PARISH, La. (KPEL News) - It was a tragic weekend for a Henderson woman whose late-night drive ended in death just after midnight on Sunday, June 4.
Louisiana State Police say the fatal crash happened on Louisiana Highway 71 north of Louisiana Highway 361 in St...
Traffic Closures on Atchafalaya Basin Bridge and Interstate 10 in St. Martin Parish to Focus on Sweeping and Asphalt Paving
ST. MARTIN PARISH, La. (KPEL News) - Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development workers will be on Interstate 10 and the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge in St. Martin and Iberville Parishes between now and Friday, June 9, as crews will be sweeping the bridge and performing asphalt paving on I-10...
Drug Dealers Punished After Feds Bust Fentanyl Trafficking Ring in South Louisiana
LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL News) - Two men - one from Jennings and the other from Lake Charles - will each be spending a long time behind bars after U.S. Drug
Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents tracking a drug ring operating in South Louisiana were able to take a significant amount of fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine off the streets.
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West Monroe Drug Trafficker Punished After Fentanyl and Other Drugs Found at Stash House
SHREVEPORT, La. (KPEL News) - A West Monroe man found to be dealing all sorts of illegal drugs across Louisiana and Texas will be spending the next two decades behind bars.
The U.S. Attorney's Office in Shreveport says 50-year-old Paul Anthony Lewis had a stash house where agents with the U.S. D...
Daytime Traffic Closures Happening Saturday on the Evangeline Thruway in Lafayette, Louisiana
LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL News) - As the summer driving season begins, the roadwork continues across Lafayette and the surrounding areas.
You can expect to see more teenage drivers on the road, so watch out for them and be patient with them. Parents, please ensure you are doing everything in your power to communicate to them the importance of being a driver on the roadways...
Franklin Police Looking for Fugitives in Attempted Murder Cases
FRANKLIN, La. (KPEL News) - Police in Franklin continue to fight violent crime and they need your help trying to locate a couple of fugitives in attempted murder cases.
The first suspect highlighted is a man by the name of Ahtajday Phillips. Pol...
3 Opelousas Men Arrested in Drugs and Guns Bust
OPELOUSAS, La. (KPEL News) - The work of law enforcement in St. Landry Parish to bring drug dealers behind bars took another step forward this week as three men from Opelousas were arrested.
Dubbed "Operation Hollow Point," deputies with the St. Lan...
Roundabout Coming to Dangerous Intersection in Lafayette, Louisiana
LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL News) - In Lafayette, we have our needs when it comes to traffic fixes. And, our Lafayette Consolidated Government's Traffic Department has been hard at work improving roadways and bridges across the parish with projects involving such heavily-traveled roads such as Ambassador Caffery Parkway, Dulles Drive, Johnston Street, Kaliste Saloom Road, Pinhook Road, and others.
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Here’s What Happened the Last Time the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns and the Washington Huskies Played Each Other in the NCAA Postseason
LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL News) - On Friday, the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball team and the Washington Huskies will meet in the Seattle Super Regional with a trip to the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on the line.
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Vehicle Strikes Motorcycle From Behind, Killing Lafayette Passenger and Rider From Iowa, Louisiana
JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH, La. (KPEL News) - May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. One reason for the awareness is because of crashes like this one in Jefferson Davis Parish that took the lives of a woman from Lafayette and a man from Iowa, Louisiana...
Missing St. Martinville Woman Found Dead Near South Louisiana Bayou
St. Martin, Louisiana (KPEL News) - A woman reported missing from St. Martinville was found dead Sunday afternoon after her car crashed into a local bayou.
56-year-old Connie Bourque was reported missing and was last seen on Friday, May 19th around 6:00 p...
Interstate 10 Daytime Traffic Closure in Lafayette Highlights Construction Happening Across South Louisiana
LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL News) - There are a few traffic closures happening across South Louisiana - including Calcasieu, Lafayette, and St. Mary Parishes - that you need to know.
Nighttime Lane Closures Happening on I-10 Eastbound in Calcasieu Parish
First, let's start with asphalt roadway work and striping that began Tuesday night and will end on Thursday morning. DOT...
Carencro Child, Sunset Woman Dead Following Fatal Crash at Interstate 49 Exit Ramp in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana
LAFAYETTE PARISH, La. (KPEL News) - Another fatal crash on our roadways has taken multiple lives far too young, this time ending the lives of a woman from Sunset and a girl from Carencro.
Louisiana State Police say the incident happened around 3:00 p.m. o...
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Baseball Player Goes Viral With National Anthem Performance
CORPUS CHRISTI, Tx. (KPEL News) - Tre Jones III had a Senior Day he will never forget as his performance of the Star-Spangled Banner will be remembered for quite some time.
And he's not even a Senior.
Jones is a Junior outfielder for the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders, who were hosting the Incarnate Word Cardinals from San Antonio over the weekend. Th...
Brownie-Making Businessman Punished for Physically and Sexually Abusing Child Workers in Louisiana
ALEXANDRIA, La. (KPEL News) - 39-year-old Darnell Fulton of Pineville, Louisiana, will spend decades behind bars for physically and sexually abusing children who were working for his brownie-baking business.
Forced labor, especially when it involves sexual abuse of children, violence, and mental and physical anguish, is heinous conduct that has no place in our society today...
Follow This Life-Saving Warning Against Common Practice on Louisiana Waterways
LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL News) - It's National Safe Boating Week (May 20-26) and Louisiana boating officials want you to enjoy the state's waterways in a safe and responsible way.
According to information provided on the Safe Boating Council website, the Coast Guard counted 4,439 accidents that involved 658 deaths and 2,641 injuries in 2021. And, just like on the r...
Husband Joins Opelousas Lawyer in Legal Trouble as St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Drug Trafficking Investigation Continues
OPELOUSAS, La. (KPEL News) - We are now learning more about a suspected drug trafficking organization as the husband of an Opelousas lawyer arrested one week ago was booked into jail himself on Tuesday, May 16th.
"This investigation stretches far and wide, from St. Lan...
The ‘Candy Man’ Caught in St. Landry Parish Drug Bust
OPELOUSAS, La. (KPEL News) - Criminals sure find some interesting ways to get their product out.
You may remember a recent story out of Rapides Parish when the smell of marijuana turned into a massive discovery during a traffic stop on I-49: 487 psychoactive mushroom chocolate bars. That's 7...
Abbeville Man Arrested in Large-Scale Drug Operation Bust in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana
It was an arrest months in the making.
Traffic Closures Happening on Johnston Street in Lafayette, Louisiana
LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL News) - There are a few traffic closures happening in Lafayette over the next few days - some of them scheduled for significant chunks of the day.
J-Turn Project Continues on Johnston Street
The next step in the Johnston Street J-Turn Project will continue on Thursday night as DOTD crews will be working on two segments of the heavily-traveled roadway...