ST. LANDRY PARISH, La. (KLFY) -- At the Vidrine Estate subdivision in St. Landry Parish residents are saying there has been an ongoing issue of gun violence and other disruptive activities, and they are hoping to see action from law enforcement.

"Shooting their guns off the back porch, car racing down the road, driving excessively way too fast for kids in the neighborhood. So, they have like no respect for anybody in the neighborhood," said Whitney Decou, a resident in the subdivision.

Decou says the issue has only gotten worse from the disrupted houses down the street. With a shooting happening in the neighborhood as recently as this week and other complaints of dangerous driving and gunshots from back yards, Decou says multiple police reports have been filed from homeowners but there has been no updates or citations following multiple reports.

"It's gotten to be way too much for what's going on in a family-oriented neighborhood," said Decou. "We have kids everywhere. I have so many people that have put their houses up for sale."

With the incidents only becoming more constant and filing reports with the sheriff's office being more consistent, Decou hopes for action to be taken before someone gets hurt.

"I would like for them to have some kind of consequence for their actions." said Decou. "I mean, shooting guns in a neighborhood should be illegal by any means, whether it's a hunting rifle in the country or whether it's a handgun in the city. Shooting near residents should be off limits because, I mean, just because you're shooting a gun at your house doesn't mean it's going to hit your house. You put in too many other people, in danger."

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