3+ hour, 50+ min ago   (248+ words) (KPEL News) - Deputies with the Louisiana Office of the State Fire Marshal have arrested a 57-year-old woman who is alleged to have intentionally set a home on fire. Back in March of this year, firefighters were called out to a…...

1+ day, 49+ min ago   (336+ words) ABBEVILLE, La. — SpaceX will build a spaceport at Pecan Island in Vermilion Parish, Gov. Jeff Landry confirmed at a press event in Abbeville on Tuesday, ending months of speculation about the company’s plans for the coastal marshland southwest of Lafayette....

17+ hour, 47+ min ago   (309+ words) LAFAYETTE, La. — Dolly Parton, the Tennessee-born singer, actress and philanthropist known around the world as the “Queen of Country,” died Tuesday at 80, her family announced. Tributes are pouring in from across the music industry, but in Louisiana, and Lake Charles…...

23+ hour, 45+ min ago   (167+ words) Eight states had average balances of at least $9,000. New Jersey leads the nation with average debt of $9,733, ahead of Connecticut ($9,645), the District of Columbia ($9,511) and California ($9,421). The national average card debt among Americans with any type of debt was $7,756, up…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (175+ words) Multiple people have been booked into the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center on various charges. Arrests this week include one man who was charged with Attempted First-Degree Murder and another man booked on a charge of Attempted Second-Degree Murder. Arrests happen…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (191+ words) (KPEL News) - Acadia Parish Sheriff K.P. Gibson says that a woman was arrested, and a Maurice man is being sought in connection with allegations involving a sexual abuse case with a minor. According to investigators, they began looking into allegations that…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (387+ words) (KMDL-FM) Sunday Morning fans of the Louisiana Lifestyle and St Martin Parish, Louisiana, will be able to catch a glimpse of themselves when the area is featured on a popular television program aired on the Discovery Channel. The program, RV…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (422+ words) (KMDL-FM) Mother Nature has something she would like to show us. It's one of her "best tricks" and has been fooling mankind since the dawn of our time on the planet. What we once thought were evil spirits dancing across…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (615+ words) Boat parades, cook-offs, street dances, and Fais Do-Dos start popping up from Larose to Basile, and honestly, it's the best stretch of the year to get outdoors around here. We pulled together the fall festival lineup from LafayetteTravel across South…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (273+ words) NEW ORLEANS, La. - The revolving door at kicker for the New Orleans Saints may have finally stopped, with a veteran kicker joining the team. The team is signing free agent Daniel Carlson, according to his agents. The Saints had a…...