Mahmoud Khalil didn’t wear a mask. He’s now the face of Trump’s crackdown on campus protests
When protests over the Israel-Hamas war took root on Columbia University’s campus last spring, Mahmoud Khalil became a ...
Lafayette Parish Council votes unanimously on cemetery appeal
The Lafayette Parish Council approved Kevin Medard’s appeal to obtain the necessary permits to continue burial ceremonies at ...
Republicans warn Trump not to let trade war drag as he doubles down on tariff threats
Senate Republicans are warning President Trump to not let his trade war drag on as his latest escalation sent Wall Street ...
Police investigate Opelousas Myrtle Street shooting
OPELOUSAS, La. ( KLFY) — Opelousas Police are on the scene of a shooting on Myrtle Street that happened within the past hour.
Man arrested in Lafayette Parish for impersonating a law enforcement officer
Edwin Silence, 52, was arrested for allegedly impersonating an out-of-state law enforcement officer and was sent to Lafayette ...
What is known about the deadly January air crash between a passenger jet and US Army helicopter
Federal aviation officials will continue making sure that planes and helicopters no longer share the same airspace over the ...
At trial’s start, prosecutor blames Iran for plot to assassinate outspoken dissident
Two members of an Eastern European criminal organization were “hired guns for the government of Iran” in a plot to ...
Beyond the Jersey: Laney Credeur
Cajun softball senior outfielder Laney Credeur was born in Lafayette in 2002 but grew up in Old Mines, Missouri, right ...
Court stays execution of Texas man days before he was set to die by lethal injection
A Texas appeals court on Tuesday halted the execution of a man who has spent more than 30 years on death row and had been set to die by lethal injection this week over the ...
Most AAPI adults don’t support cutting agencies and want a focus on costs: AP-NORC/AAPI Data poll
Most Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders do not agree with the strategy of putting entire federal agencies on the chopping block, nor are they broadly on ...
Broussard firefighters hold fundraiser for Captain Mannting
Broussard firefighters are hosting a fundraiser called “Relay for Erik” for Captain Erik Mannting, who suffered serious neck ...
The Education Department was created to ensure equal access. Who would do that in its absence?
As the Trump administration moves to dismantle the Education Department, officials have suggested other agencies could take over its major responsibilities: civil rights enforcement to the Justice ...