Following our earlier report, Animal Wellness Action is calling for aggressive prosecution and broader enforcement after a Church Point man was arrested for alleged cockfighting and dogfighting.
A Lafayette man is facing a Second Degree Murder charge after allegedly supplying fentanyl that led to a local woman’s overdose death. Police say $168,000 worth of drugs were seized during the arrest.
Traffic stop leads to seizure of 120 bottles of promethazine syrup, oxycodone, and modified firearm with machine gun conversion device in Rapides Parish operation.
St. Landry Parish deputies arrested four people and seized nearly $190K in fentanyl and meth. One suspect remains at large. Tips can be made anonymously.
Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office narcotics agents arrested 19-year-old Jax Chandler after discovering nearly 2.5 pounds of marijuana, three firearms, and over $25,000 in cash during a Catherine Street raid.
Six more individuals have been arrested by law enforcement agencies for assisting some of the fugitives who escaped from the Orleans Justice Center on May 16, 2025.
A Louisiana woman has been convicted of murdering her boyfriend's 6-year-old daughter, and then leaving the remains in a bucket on the child's mother's lawn.
A police officer in the town of New Roads in Pointe Coupee Parish has been arrested and fired from his job after he allegedly pawned two guns issued to him by the police department.
Deputies seized nearly 12 pounds of illegal drugs—including fentanyl and meth—during a Lafayette Parish investigation. One man is now facing multiple felony charges.
The FBI is now assisting in the manhunt for multiple inmates who escaped through a hole in the Orleans Parish Jail. A $5,000 reward is being offered for tips.