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A 2-story house fire in the 800 block of NW Evangeline Thruway in Lafayette, Louisiana claimed the life of a man yesterday afternoon.

Here's an update to the story.

Around 9:00 a.m. yesterday, the Lafayette Police Department responded to the 500 block of Orchid Drive in the city in regards to a shooting incident.

The crash claimed the life of Robert Allen Elliott, 41, of Gueydan.

According to the Duson Police Department, at approximately 8:29 p.m. on Sunday, October 17, 2023, officers responded to an incident in the area of Toby Mouton Road.

An elderly Folsom, Louisiana woman has died after being rescued from a brush fire in St. Tammany Parish.

Reports indicate that the gunfire erupted when law enforcement was attempting to serve a search warrant at a location in the aforementioned area.

One person is dead and another is injured following an early afternoon shooting on Wednesday, July 5, 2023, in Lafayette.

Around 4:30 pm on Saturday a captain with the Grand Isle Police Department said several agencies were searching for a man who didn't make it back to shore near Grand Isle Park.

The victims have been identified as Denzel Smith, 21, of Lafayette, and Codie Laday, 22, of Lafayette.

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

One person is dead and four others were injured in a shooting that happened during the Krewe of Bacchus parade in New Orleans on Sunday night.

Lafayette Police Department has identified the victim in a fatal motorcycle crash that happened early Tuesday evening (Jan. 10). Sgt. Robin Green with LPD said that officers responded to a crash that occurred around 6:34 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon (Jan. 10)...

According to Police Chief Martin McLendon, the shooting took place at the intersection of Ina Clare Drive and Bernice Street around 10:27 pm on Thursday.

Details are still sparse at this time but we do know the crash happened in the 100 block of Camellia Blvd in Lafayette.

According to the Lafayette Police Department, the accident occurred around 8:21 pm in the 5100 block of W. Congress Street.

The St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office was called to the scene of a fatal shooting in Cecilia last night.

Louisiana State Police said a Lafayette man was struck and killed while walking along a highway in St. Martin Parish on early Sunday morning.

The body of a 31-year-old Marrero man who jumped from the Twin Span bridge in Slidell has been recovered.

A Loranger man died after a boating incident on Saturday afternoon. Unfortunately, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says impairment is believed to have played a part.