Counterfeit Money

Social media is playing collective detective after multiple south Louisiana crawfish restaurants said they were stiffed by someone using "funny money."

The United States Secret Service and the St. Martinville Police Department are warning the public to be on the out for counterfeit money currently circulating around Acadiana.

Lafayette Police Department is looking for two men who used counterfeit twenty-dollar bills at Walmart on Ambassador Caffery Parkway.

He said that most of the complaints are coming from local truck stop casinos and are involving all denominations.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz and his office are warning the public about counterfeit money circulating in the area.

The St. Landry Parish Sherriff’s Office gives tips on how to know if your money is real or fake.

Police want to question the persons who were "making it rain" in the streets of Rayne with counterfeit money.

Counterfeit $20 bills are being circulated in Acadiana. Duson police chief Kip Judice says 14 bills have been recovered so far. They all have the same serial number...

Larry Miller, the owner of some McDonald's restaurants in Acadiana, posted these photos to his Facebook page today.

Lake Arthur Police say counterfeit $20 bills were used to make a purchase at local business recently. Here's what you need to know.

The pair allegedly used funny money to make purchases at a store near Gueydan over the weekend.

South Louisiana merchants have been put on notice to be on the lookout for " movie money" being passed as real money at area businesses.

Jacquneaux was arrested and booked into the parish jail and a detainer was placed on him for Lafayette Parish.

The fake bills range from $5 to $100 denominations. More than 20 cases of counterfeit bills have been reported.

Criminals aren't always the sharpest tool in the shed.

The man was pulled over during a routine traffic stop.