KROTZ SPRINGS, La. (NEWS 15) — Dozens of residents packed a special town hall meeting in Krotz Springs to discuss the future of local education after the St. Landry Parish School Board voted to close six schools, including Krotz Springs Elementary, to address a multimillion-dollar budget gap…
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JENNINGS, La. (NEWS 15) — A Jennings man was taken to the hospital after getting stabbed in his sleep, and a woman was arrested not far from the crime scene, according to the Jennings Police Department. Jetyrenee Williams, 28, is charged with attempted second-degree murder. Bond has not been set. Authorities reported she stabbed a 58-year-old man in the neck and hand while he was sleeping.
BALDWIN, La. (NEWS 15) — Two men remain in critical but stable condition after a double shooting in Baldwin, as an arrest is expected and inve…
BALDWIN, La. (NEWS 15) — A shooting in Baldwin left two people wounded and hospitalized, with police investigating the circumstances that led …
LAFAYETTE, La. (NEWS 15) — Cases of a gastrointestinal illness caused by the parasite Cyclospora have more than doubled in one week across Louisiana, with the Lafayette and Baton Rouge areas reporting the highest concentrations in the state. Louisiana health officials reported at least 55 confirmed cases statewide, including five hospitalizations. The week prior, 23 cases had been reported. Since May 1, the CDC has confirmed more than 1,600 cases across the United States. Covering Your Health is brought to you by Our Lady of Lourdes Health.
LAFAYETTE, La. (NEWS 15) — The Louisiana Department of Health confirmed on Friday that the state's first heat-related death of 2026 involved a…
LAFAYETTE, La. (NEWS 15) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is tracking a cyclosporidium outbreak that has sickened at least 75 …
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