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Lee Malveaux, 46, of Opelousas was struck and killed by a Nissan Pathfinder while crossing I-49 near U.S. 190 Saturday night. LSP is investigating the fatal crash.

Paulette Vitto, 75, of New Iberia died after a crash on South College Road in Lafayette on August 29. A passenger was seriously injured but is in stable condition.

A 33-year-old Louisiana woman was killed after a large tree fell onto her camper during early morning storms in Maringouin.

A 66-year-old Lafayette man was killed after a truck left the roadway and struck him early Monday morning on the Evangeline Thruway.

Randall P. Belaire, 26, of St. Martinville died in a crash on I-55 in Tangipahoa Parish July 17. He was unrestrained. Driver Brianna Hutson faces vehicular homicide charges.

Two Breaux Bridge men, Kiemonte Pigott, 32, and Darius Haywood, 30, were killed in a crash on Louisiana Highway 686 in St. Landry Parish early July 1, 2026.

A 15-year-old Ville Platte High School student was killed Monday in a shooting on Dr. Martin Luther King Drive. A 17-year-old suspect has been arrested.

Crossing guard Katy Wells was killed Thursday in Denham Springs while directing traffic at an elementary school. Darren Goudeau, 64, was arrested on vehicular homicide charges.

One person is dead after a house fire on Canal Street in Lafayette Sunday night. The home was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived around 10:42 p.m. on April 26.

The body of Shane Gregory Kile, 45, of Deville was recovered in the Red River on April 20 after a boating accident near Pineville. None of the three boaters wore life jackets.

A pedestrian was struck and killed on I-49 in Carencro around 3 a.m. Sunday, April 19. Carencro Police Chief David Anderson is calling for DOTD lighting improvements.

A 26-year-old man was killed crossing I-55 after a crash.

One person is dead after an Amtrak train collided with a pickup truck near Amite.

Police have identified a 16-year-old killed in a Lafayette shooting on East Cedar Street. The investigation remains ongoing.

Officials have identified a Church Point employee found dead at the town’s water plant. No foul play is suspected as the investigation continues.

A 10-year-old girl died Tuesday after an accidental shooting near a Sonic in Baton Rouge.

Two people were found dead after a house fire in Mamou.

Levi Sahn, 28, has been identified as the victim in a deadly Lafayette hotel fire at a vacant La Quinta. The blaze remains under investigation.

A Bossier Parish Sheriff’s deputy was killed after his patrol vehicle was struck by a train while working traffic in Bossier City Wednesday morning.

Troopers are searching for a vehicle involved in a deadly hit-and-run in Iberia Parish.