UNION PARISH, La. (KTVE/KARD) -- Officials announced Thursday that Louisiana State Troopers Lt. John Clary and Kory York will not be paid while on administrative leave after charges were brought in the 2019 Ronald Greene case. The decision comes after the troopers were initially placed on paid leave in December 2022. This decision by the [...]
Former Louisiana state senator Karen Carter Peterson will serve prison time after pleading guilty to a seven-year defrauding scheme in which she took money from the state Democratic Party and her own campaign fund to gamble.
School nurse notice makeup covering 5-year-old student's black eye; Louisiana mother arrested
All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. OUACHITA PARISH (KTVE/KARD) -- On January 11, 2023, the Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office investigated a violent sex crime that occurred on Cain Road in West Monroe, La. Upon arrival, the victim fled to deputies while 25-year-old Erin Hicks fled on from the scene on foot. According to [...]
SUGAR LAND, Texas (KIAH) -- A man suspected of fatally shooting a Houston-area teacher last weekend has been arrested in Louisiana, police said. Sugar Land police said that Charvas Thompson of Houston was arrested in Shreveport, La., by the Western District of Louisiana Violent Offenders Task Force on Wednesday. They expect Thompson to be transported [...]
A Gray, La. teenager has been arrested in connection with a Terrorizing complaint.
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development has announced its plans to repair the I-10 eastbound overpass at I-49 in Lafayette, which was damaged in a crash on Jan. 3.
Lafayette Police are investigating a fatal crash that happened at the corner of Clifford Rd. and Pinhook Rd.
NEW IBERIA, La. (KLFY) The family of a 15-year-old New Iberia boy killed in a shooting over the weekend is urging his killer(S) to turn themselves in. New Iberia police say the teen was shot multiple times on Park Avenue just before 8 p.m. He was taken to the hospital and died Sunday afternoon and [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) Bishop Stanley Sinegal has been in the ministries for 25 years. He says within the last eight to ten years he has seen an increase in the number of homeless people and that as a result has had to take some extreme measures to protect his church property and the congregation. "I [...]
CROWLEY, La. (KLFY) Crowley Police said a juvenile was transported to a local hospital in critical condition following a shooting late Tuesday in the 1700 block of Marcel Thomas Street. Police said around 11:30 p.m. officers were called to the area near the eastern entrance of the Westwood Subdivision. When they arrived, police found two [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) A driver struck a utility pole on N. Washington Street in Lafayette late Wednesday, according to police. It happened just before 7 p.m. in the 400 block of N. Washington. Police Spokesperson Sgt. Robin Green said when officers arrived the driver failed to cooperate. She said it remains unknown if he was [...]
General Counsel for the Pelican Center for Justice released a statement after the military vaccine mandate was lifted.
On Tuesday, Narcotics detectives with Jefferson Davis Parish arrested a man for possession of illegal substances.
In St. Martin Parish, the sheriff's office set up an active virtual threat simulation to be better prepared for emergencies.
LAFAYETTE PARISH, La. (KLFY) A woman was found dead Tuesday in Lafayette Parish. Sheriff's Office Spokesperson Valerie Ponseti said deputies were dispatched to the 200 block of Stagecoach Lane just after 1 p.m. in reference to an unresponsive female. On scene, they discovered the body of Megan Goins, 30, the victim of an apparent gunshot [...]
Louisiana State Troopers responded to a fatal crash on on Jan. 8, where one person was killed.
In Abbeville, the 911 committee is hearing arguments regarding a second ambulance service being brought into the parish.