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A Lafayette Parish jury on Tuesday found a 21-year-old man guilty of first-degree rape in a May 2022 assault outside a SE Evangeline Thruway business.

A Lafayette rape trial is on hold until Tuesday while the defendant’s attorney seeks a higher court’s opinion on language he’d like included in the jury’s instructions.

A Lafayette jury on Thursday found an Arnaudville man guilty of second-degree murder, convicting him of selling a University of Louisiana at Lafayette student the fentanyl-laced drugs that led to

LAFAYETTE, La. -- Priscilla Gonzalez, who entered the race for Lafayette mayor-president as a Democrat on the final day of qualifying last week, was disqualified by a district court judge

A district court judge found that Priscilla Gonzalez was unable to show that she was a “qualified elector” or prove she had filed her taxes.

Citing health concerns, embattled Youngsville Police Chief Rickey Boudreaux announced he will resign from the elected position hes held since 2015, despite declaring at a public meeting earlier this year

Rickey Boudreaux says he's resigning after conversations with his cardiologist and family, because the stress of the job has "taken its toll."

The Advocate reports that a search warrant was signed to seize video footage from the Youngsville Police Department.

Youngsville Police Chief Rickey Boudreaux is allegedly the subject of a criminal investigation after methamphetamine was discovered near his office at the Police Department, according to sources with knowledge of

The district court initially sentenced Portalis to 10 years of hard labor without probation or parole last June. However, in an “unusual move,” the court changed its mind.