st. landry parish

An Opelousas couple was arrested for exploiting a 77-year-old blind military veteran, illegally collecting his VA benefits. Learn more about elder fraud and how to report it.

Unborn child in Louisiana died after a pregnant woman's vehicle collided with an 18-wheeler that failed to yield at a stop sign.

Several South Louisiana school districts will remain closed Thursday due to lingering ice and snow. See the full list of closures and updates for your area.

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A student could be in serious trouble after allegedly pulling a knife out in the classroom.

An Opelousas man pumping gas noticed several children playing on a parked St. Landry Parish school bus. The only problem is, there were no kids on the bus.

The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office announced on Sunday that a vehicle was discovered in the Atchafalaya River in Melville.

An inmate in St. Landry Parish has died after assisting the Sheriff's Department with a training exercise.

15-year-old Ili’ana Robert was last seen on April 16 at 311 Coulee Lanoire St. in Arnaudville, according to the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.

The fallout from the severe storms that rocked Acadiana continues as the St. Landry Parish school system has decided to remain closed for a second day.

More than one storm system is moving through south Louisiana, and high winds are a major concern.

A routine audit of the St. Landry Parish School seems to have uncovered a case of missing technology, leading the system to file a police report.

An anonymous tip to the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Department led to the arrest of a Louisiana man suspected of abusing his wheelchair-bound wife.

We have word about school closures today.

Experienced thieves have been wreaking havoc in St. Landry Parish. The bad guys are stealing vehicles to yank ATMs out of Louisiana stores.

A fight between two brothers in Sunset, Louisiana on Thursday evening resulted in a stand-off with police and left one of the brothers hospitalized.

Lafayette and St. Landry Parish authorities are seeking the assistance of the public in locating a suspect believed to be in the vicinity of Arnaudville or Breaux Bridge.

Nominations are being accepted for additions to the list of Louisiana's most endangered places list. Many of those endangered places aren't far from where we call home.

The man could be facing decades behind bars for sexual battery and child pornography.

The suspect has refused to be processed at the St. Landry Parish jail, citing his status as a "sovereign citizen."