House Bill 1834 had already been approved unanimously in the House. The measure would force anyone convicted of vehicular homicide due to intoxication or aggravated vehicular homicide to pay restitution if the victim is the parent of a minor child.
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) -- Governor John Bel Edwards discusses the 2022 Legislative Session in an afternoon press conference at the Louisiana State Capitol. The $45.2 billion state budget passed the full House earlier this afternoon. Gov. Edwards starts the presser by discussing the state's current low COVID-19 rates. He said things are "much, much [...]
An Arnaudville man was indicted in the overdose of a 20-year-old who died after she was found alone and without a pulse in Downtown Lafayette in October.
A Louisiana man was sentenced to more than 23 years in federal prison for a Sexual Exploitation charge. Dustin Lee Crow, 33, of Noble pleaded guilty in 2021 to one court of sexual exploitation of children.
A grand jury in the 15th Judicial District Court in Lafayette Parish has declined to indict a suspect in a Feb. 7 shooting that killed one man.
The Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office has confirmed they are investigating a deputy-involved shooting at the Fox Run Apartments off Pinhook Rd. and E. Verot School Rd.
New Jersey’s recreational marijuana marketplace is open for business.
Military officials are looking into the deaths of three children at Camp Lejeune in two separate incidents that happened on April 16.
Authorities say five people were found dead inside a Duluth, Minnesota, home after police received a report of a male experiencing a mental health crisis.
The Better Business Bureau is advising businesses to be suspicious of messages sent to your Google Business profile.
A confederate monument in front of the St. Landry Parish Courthouse will soon be removed. The parish council voted tonight to remove the monument.
There's still money on the table if you have what it takes to teach. The Lafayette Parish School System (LPSS) captured attention with its teacher recruitment and retention stipends.
On April 20, Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office announced the arrest of 43-year-old Robert Kelly and 43-year-old Angela Goodfellow for one count of Simple Burglary and one count of Simple Arson each.
Lafayette Police department is still searching for the suspect in a shooting at Moore Park that sent two girls to the hospital.
The Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office (IBSO) is asking for the pubic's help locating a missing runaway teen.
DUSON, La. (KLFY) -- The Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office (LPSO) is looking for a missing 16-year-old girl who was last seen in Duson on Tuesday, April 19. Jacelynn Foret, 16, was last seen Tuesday evening in Duson, wearing a black hoodie and light blue leggings. She is described as 5'2 in height and 100 lbs, [...]