Opelousas

St. Landry Parish detectives discovered a local educator was attempting to defraud Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) for SNAP benefits.

The St. Landry Sheriff's Office is investigating the shooting, and is asking for the public's assistance.

There are currently more than 104,000 people on the national transplant waiting list, but one of them was saved by a mother in Opelousas.

While many folks were not glued to the TVs yesterday as Independence Day celebrations were going on, you probably missed a pretty cool thing on Jeopardy!

Acadiana loves our Chick-fil-A restaurants. As a result, Chick-fil-A has been expanding quite a bit throughout Acadiana in the past few years.

The Chief of Police says the use of this new technology will allow his officers more time to serve the public in other ways while still keeping speeders at bay.

The juvenile told detectives that the first occurrence of the sexual abuse began at the age of 9.

The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office says that 94 shots enter the home on the 100 block of Pavy Rd. late Monday night.

Opelousas Police have confirmed that the investigation is active. More details will be released as they become available.

The shooting at Mama's Fried Chicken is the latest in a city that has been dealing with rising crime.

The Opelousas Police Department needs your help in identifying the person(s) responsible for throwing a substance on an employee at the Cane's restaurant.

The popular Opelousas establishment may have had a setback, but they are clearly determined to serve their community.

Kelly's Country Meat Block and Diner suffered a fire last night in Opelousas, but they aren't quitting.

A barbecue festival and cook-off return to Opelousas for the second year.

A man with a long arrest record gets arrested after being accused of selling drugs at work.

UPDATE: OPELOUSAS, La. (KPEL News) - JaMarcus McClendon has been sentenced to two life sentences for the brutal murders of 19-year-old Shawn Parish and 21-year-old Nakia Ramar Jr. - both of Opelousas. According to the St. Landry Parish District Attorney's Office, the murders happened just hours after Parish celebrated his birthday. The court ...

While an arrest has been made in the theft of the 12 monkeys from Zoosiana in Broussard, there is currently no information on their whereabouts.

Patrick Jenkins has served as school board superintendent for the last six years.

The incident happened after a heated argument in their apartment.

Police have allegedly found the culprit behind a series of bomb threats made against local schools.