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The Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office reports Simon has been located and has been returned to police custody.

It gives 10 great reasons for people to "drop everything" and move to Lafayette, including the food, the culture, the sports scene, the arts community, and the people.

Lafayette Consolidated Government may indefinitely suspend all permits for Dixie Cab Inc. on Oct. 30.

The suspect admitted to having sex with a 14-year-old girl on two occasions.

Gabe Broussard, 15, a Lafayette native who's a contestant on season 11 of NBC's The Voice is proving to the world that he has what it takes to win. Picked up by Team Blake, he is showing the world how much talent is in his young body.

Tibi Hebert is co-hosting a 5K in Loreauville, La. in memory of Kamryn Dorsey, benefiting St Judes Children's Research Hospital this Saturday, October 22 starting at 9AM. The weather will be awesome, get out of the house and have some fun for a great cause.

The St. Landry Parish Animal Control & Rescue posted photos of malnourished horses on their Facebook page today, and they need your help. The organization is in need of hay and alfalfa to feed these horses if they are to survive the winter. W...

A Lafayette, Louisiana man is suing over a state law that requires couples seeking marriage licenses to present a birth certificate, which can pose a problem for those born outside the US.

We received a photo from a listener in the Youngsville area the other day that kind of creeped us out a little. He said he was sitting on his back porch one evening and felt something crawling on his arm.

She was last seen in the Magnolia and Loreauville Highway area.

Anje Broussard's family said she has been missing since September 4th.

Let's hope this is a trend! Acadiana Mall will not open Thanksgiving night.

KPEL's Derek Albert reports the bomb threat has been cleared at Lafayette High School. Fire and hazmat crews are leaving the scene.

Westside Elementary School in Scott was so severely damaged by the flood of 2016 it may take up to 2 years to repair.

This Sunday, Oct. 2nd is the Hunters for the Hungry annual Clean Out you Freezer Day. They're taking donations of fish and game to benefit the Opelousas Lighthouse mission. Donations will be accepted from 10am - 3pm at 6 locations...

Acadiana, indeed the world, has lost a cultural treasure. I awoke shortly after 4 am Saturday to see the announcement on Facebook that Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural Jr. had passed away from lung cancer about 3 hours earlier...

The body has been identified as a missing 93-year-old man.

The past couple of years have been tough on the domestic energy industry. A local executive says he's confident better days are ahead.

L. Leo Judice elementary school in Scott is a school of choice, serving students from kindergarten through 5th grade. They're having their annual fall fundraiser. Items are being sought for placement into gift baskets for auction.

Alyssa Deshotel was last seen in Pine Prairie on Sept. 13, but she may be in the Lafayette area.