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The November 18 Louisiana election decided runoff races in Lafayette and each parish that make up the Acadiana area.

Scott Police Chief says a boy was arrested in connection with a shooting during the time of the Acadiana High vs Carencro game.

Fifteen schools in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, have been awarded grants to fund innovative education programs for their students. The United Way of Acadiana named the recipients of the more than $64,000 in grants for the 2023-2024 school year.

Acadia Parish Crime Stoppers has issued a call for information to help police in Crowley, Louisiana, solve the burglary of a business.

The Louisiana Department of Education released performance scores for school systems across the state on Monday, November 13. Overall, statewide scores improved and surpassed pre-pandemic levels with an increase of 1.4 points, and the majority of schools in Acadiana made the grade.

Acadiana Waste Services, or AWS, is assuming collection services in Lafayette and the unincorporated areas of the parish, and both the company and Lafayette Consolidated Government have acknowledged that they have experienced "operational hiccups" as they work to establish service to residents.

Members of the St. Landry Parish law enforcement community are mourning the loss of one of their own. He was shot defending a young woman who felt threated by her ex-boyfriend.

Calling all veterans and patriots! Lafayette Consolidated Government is hosting the Inaugural Veterans Day Parade and invites people of across Louisiana to show their gratitude for the service of our current and former members of the military.

The arrest of a Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, man on first-degree murder charges on Wednesday, November 1, uncovered a more sinister story that ended in the death of his child's grandmother and the injuring of the mother.

Finally!

Louisiana law prohibits sex offenders from distributing treats on Halloween or any other holiday to children under the age of 18, under penalty of imprisonment for 6 months to 3 years. The law didn't stop one Opelousas man who was registered as a sex offender from participating in a church celebration with children in attendance on Halloween night.

The Scott Fire Department quickly extinguished two fires Thursday caused by illegal trash fires. In late September, the Louisiana Fire Marshal allowed parishes to opt out of the statewide ban, but Lafayette Parish did not.

An Acadia Parish woman is charged with murder in the death of her infant. South Louisiana law enforcement officials say the baby died of a meth overdose.

Abbeville, Louisiana, Police need help identifying the person struck by a hit and run driver on Tuesday, October 31. They are also looking for the driver of the vehicle that not only hit the pedestrian, but is also suspected of a hit and run minutes before.

Abbeville, Louisiana, Police are searching for a heavily tattooed man accused of not one, but two hit and run incidents.

We've compiled a list of the speed trap towns for those heading to the LSU-Alabama game this weekend.

The Grand Opening of Dave & Buster's Lafayette location, the second Dave & Buster's to open in Louisiana, is right around the corner and its General Manager is excited to bring the D & B fun to the Hub City area.

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To keep students safe and encourage drivers to obey speed limits, New Iberia Police have launched "an automated traffic enforcement program" around four schools in the city.

The Humane Society of Louisiana needs support. The group was called to a house to rescue cats being kept in "deplorable conditions."