BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) -- The Louisiana Supreme Court has sided with Pastor Tony Spell after reversing a lower court's decision. The ruling said the governor's stay-at-home mandate was unconstitutionally applied to Spell. In 2020, Spell attracted national attention when he ignored Governor John Bel Edwards' COVID-19 stay-at-home order. Over 1,200 people reportedly attended Sunday [...]
Parents are scrambling to find baby formula amid a nationwide shortage, and doctors are worried about what parents might resort to in order to feed their babies.
Tonight's Downtown Alive! concert is being rescheduled due to the possibility of heavy rain and thunderstorms, Downtown Lafayette Unlimited announced in a press release.
Ravi Daggula, with the investment group Sterling hospitality, and Clare Cook with Basin Arts, are renovating a World War II-era chapel on the Northside of Lafayette. It will be the new home of Basin Arts, where Clare hopes to bring more creativity to the area, and Ravi hopes more people will invest.
A small dog was rescued from a house fire in Lafayette Friday morning that happened while the dog's owners were away from home.
FlyGuys out of Lafayette is a drone service provider that collects four different types of drone data nationwide. The company recently secured a $4 million investment to expand.
A Deville man is facing multiple charges after being accused of pointing a firearm at a school bus full of children Thursday afternoon.
Investigators are working to find the person responsible after a Pit Bull Terrier was found barely alive under the Clearview Overpass.
A Louisiana man was arrested on 447 counts of child pornography.
NOPD says the duo fled the scene in a black Mercedes-Benz E-Class SUV. A theft charge is awaiting the woman seen in the video.
A Krotz Springs family is speaking out after their car was stolen at a Lafayette thrift store.
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) -- The Louisiana Legislature got national attention for a bill that looked to make abortion considered a crime of homicide. On Thursday, the full House took a vote on HB813 amid major controversy and put an end to the bill for this legislative session. Rep. Danny McCormick and supporters of his [...]
A $90 million dredging project in Iberia parish is underway. It's a project more than 20 years in the making. The goal is to attract larger ships to the Port of Iberia. Bigger ships mean more commerce, and more jobs for Acadiana.
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) - As the Louisiana House met Thursday to debate a number of bills, they were temporarily forced to evacuate around 5:30 p.m. Speaker Clay Schexnayder interrupted the meeting to inform lawmakers what was happening, saying, "I was just informed that there was an unclaimed, unknown package that was left in the [...]
Two separate traffic stops on I-49 led to 3 arrests on various charges for possession of narcotics and weapons.
The states of Louisiana, Arizona, and Missouri are taking civil action against the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other governmental bodies over the Biden Administration's planned revocation of Title 42.