Police pulled over a vehicle on Sunday and found drug paraphernalia, but no drugs. That is, until the K-9 drug dogs detected drugs around her groin area...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KPEL News) - Tuesday was National Fentanyl Awareness Day. As we all know, fentanyl has devastated the lives of millions of people across the United States of America. It has taken lives way too young and has left families in heartache.
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Two men have been arrested and one man is still wanted following a drug raid Thursday morning on two homes in the 1300 block of Roper Road in Scott, Louisiana.
BATON ROUGE, La. (KPEL News) - In an overwhelming vote in support of the bill, Louisiana House members of the Administration of Criminal Justice Committee passed Crowley Representative John Stefanski's bill that would give a life sentence for possessing large amounts of fentanyl...
LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL News) - Four men - three from South Louisiana and one from Baytown, Texas - each received lengthy sentences for their participation in the trafficking of narcotics in the Lake Charles and Lafayette areas.
Lake Charles, Louisiana Man Fails to Evade Officers; Officers Find Fentanyl in a Nearby Backyard
In November 2020, a patrolling officer with the Lake Charles Police Departmen
ARNAUDVILLE, La. (KPEL News) - Over a dozen bags of fentanyl have been taken off the streets as Arnaudville Police say they seized the deadly drugs during a traffic stop.
42-year-old Blake Kidder of Youngsville was arrested on numerous drug charges after police say they seized the 14 bags of fentanyl, as well as two clear plastic bags containing methamphetamine, one small block of fentanyl, and on
State authorities are currently investigating how child services reacted to multiple reported overdoses before a toddler tragically died as a result of one in late June.
Organizers of the event hope to bring light to the memory of their loved ones and give attention to the drug epidemic happening right here in Acadiana.