It was around 2 o'clock in the afternoon on Saturday, June 15, when a call came in about a fire at a residential home in ...

Jared Wells charged with second-degree murder in shooting death of David Joachain. Citizens helped lead investigators to ...

LOUISIANA (KPEL) — Following the recent jailbreak in New Orleans, a new law has been proposed to protect victims. Derrick ...

More than 3,000 SLEMCO customers in Lafayette Parish are without power after a major outage. Crews are on the scene and ...

Calhoun County is located near the middle of the Texas Gulf Coast. The probability of a named storm making landfall in ...

Home of Tabasco® hot sauce, Avery Island is a spicy little slice of Louisiana culture. Tour the factory, explore the Jungle ...

A robbery attempt at a New Iberia gas station ended in a violent struggle when the store clerk shot the would-be thief.

Louisiana lawmakers wrapped up the 2025 session with bold reforms on insurance, teacher pay, and infrastructure. See what ...

Forum Drive is also closed due to high water. This is a developing story, and the KPEL News Team is working to provide ...

Ms. Carmen Izaguirre, founder of the legendary Tampico Mexican Restaurant and Cantina in Lafayette, Louisiana, has passed ...

BATON ROUGE (KPEL) — A Louisiana man was sentenced to 95 years in prison after being found guilty of the murder of his ...

Have you seen her? A woman wanted for felony burglary may be in Lafayette. Stay alert and contact Crime Stoppers with tips ...