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Hot Pot Restaurant will be opening a new location in Lafayette soon. Here's what we know...

LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL News) - Lafayette businessman Tim Metcalf is on the move again, this time he's expanding the Dean-O's franchise. It's been a busy 2023 for the owner of Dean-O's Pizza, Prejean's Restaurant, and Marcello's Wine Market. In ...

Eunice Police Chief Kyle LeBouef has announced a city-wide curfew for the city of Eunice.

Downtown Lafayette Unlimited, who puts on DTA!, has decided to pull the plug on the show tonight due to the threat of severe weather.

Two separate shootings in Acadiana have left one person dead and two people in local hospitals with significant injuries.

A Louisiana water plant worker has been fired over a disturbing act that was caught on film at his job.

In the death of Nathan Millard, whose body was found wrapped up in a carpet on Scenic Hwy in Baton Rouge, police are now looking for two suspected prostitutes.

As much as we love our crawfish, and with the fevered pitch we plow through our boils, this video is going to literally make your entire body go numb...seriously.

The Opelousas Police Department needs your help in identifying the person(s) responsible for throwing a substance on an employee at the Cane's restaurant.

This past weekend, 66 storage units in Lafayette were burglarized. Now Lafayette Police say they've made an arrest in connection with the burglaries.

Lafayette Police have issued their report on a serious crash on Camellia Boulevard.

Stars from the Clerks trilogy, as well as other View Askew films, will be coming to Geek'd Con in Shreveport this year

In a Facebook post yesterday, Downtown Lafayette Unlimited announced that after three years of planning and fundraising, the project is becoming a reality.

Customers have noticed new signage at their favorite Classic Auto Spa locations that mention a new car wash by the name of WhiteWater Express.

In the blink of an eye, a tire appears to somehow come loose from a red dump truck traveling westbound toward Lafayette.

Much of Acadiana is under a low to medium threat for severe weather starting late Friday afternoon.

Upon arrival, officers discovered that several shots were fired into a home as well as a vehicle that was parked outside.

Traffic now moving on I-10 in both directions!

One person was hurt after being hit near the intersection of Camellia Blvd and Starling Lane.

The concept is simple, you make a donation to the group and they will play Easter Bunny and hide eggs throughout your yard for Easter Sunday.