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News 15 Investigates: 2024 avoids breaking record of fentanyl-related deaths in Lafayette

News 15 Investigates: 2024 avoids breaking record of fentanyl-related deaths in Lafayette

  • Updated Jan 10, 2025

LAFAYETTE, La. (NEWS 15) — Midway through 2024, News 15 reported on data that showed Lafayet…

News 15 Investigates: Close Ties - Theft Suspect & Jeff Davis Parish Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy

News 15 Investigates: Close Ties - Theft Suspect & Jeff Davis Parish Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy

  • Updated Dec 20, 2024

JEFF DAVIS PARISH, La. (NEWS 15) — News 15 Investigates has uncovered a close tie between th…

News 15 Investigates: Lafayette Parish Jail again facing overcrowding problems

News 15 Investigates: Lafayette Parish Jail again facing overcrowding problems

  • Updated Dec 2, 2024

LAFAYETTE, La. (NEWS 15) — For at least the second time this year, the Lafayette Parish Corr…

News 15 Investigates: Next of Kin Confusion in Louisiana

News 15 Investigates: Next of Kin Confusion in Louisiana

  • Updated Nov 25, 2024

CHURCH POINT, La. (NEWS 15) — After months of searching for her son, an Acadia Parish mother…

Elton has been paying for former employees' health insurance, town officials say

Elton has been paying for former employees' health insurance, town officials say

  • Updated Nov 1, 2024

ELTON, La. (KPLC) — Financial struggles are continuing in Elton, where officials have discov…

Iberia Parish breaks ground on fiber projects by Cajun Broadband

Iberia Parish breaks ground on fiber projects by Cajun Broadband

  • Updated Nov 1, 2024

NEW IBERIA, La. (NEWS 15) — In Louisiana, up to a third of our state's population lacks acce…

News 15 Investigates: LUS deals with massive backlog of water leaks in Lafayette

News 15 Investigates: LUS deals with massive backlog of water leaks in Lafayette

  • Updated Oct 21, 2024

LAFAYETTE, La. (KADN) — News 15 Investigates and our partners at The Current have uncovered …

Elton reportedly nearly 2 years behind on paying federal payroll taxes

Elton reportedly nearly 2 years behind on paying federal payroll taxes

  • Updated Nov 1, 2024

ELTON, La. (KPLC) — More financial issues have surfaced in the Town of Elton. When Interim M…

News 15 Investigates: Rural Acadiana’s Digital Divide

News 15 Investigates: Rural Acadiana’s Digital Divide

  • Updated Nov 1, 2024

(KADN) — Did you know that in Louisiana, 1.7 million people lack access to broadband interne…

News 15 Investigates: As lawsuits mount, Diocese of Lafayette faces renewed criticism on handling of clergy sex abuse crisis

News 15 Investigates: As lawsuits mount, Diocese of Lafayette faces renewed criticism on handling of clergy sex abuse crisis

  • Updated Oct 10, 2024

LAFAYETTE, La. (KADN) — The Survivors Network for those Abused by Priests (SNAP) is bringing…

News 15 Investigates: Lafayette City Council opposes paying LPSO's $25,000 bill to LPD for policing services during Sr. Cpl. Segus Jolivette's funeral

News 15 Investigates: Lafayette City Council opposes paying LPSO's $25,000 bill to LPD for policing services during Sr. Cpl. Segus Jolivette's funeral

  • Updated Oct 8, 2024

LAFAYETTE, La. (KADN) — News 15 Investigates previously reported the Lafayette Parish Sherif…

News 15 Investigates: NTSB releases preliminary report on Lafayette plane crash that killed well-known homebuilder

News 15 Investigates: NTSB releases preliminary report on Lafayette plane crash that killed well-known homebuilder

  • Updated Oct 8, 2024

LAFAYETTE, La. (KADN) — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its pre…

News 15 Investigates: Law professor says Sunset officer likely had authority to pull over driver in Opelousas before chase and deadly crash

News 15 Investigates: Law professor says Sunset officer likely had authority to pull over driver in Opelousas before chase and deadly crash

  • Updated Oct 4, 2024

OPELOUSAS, La. (KADN) — News 15 Investigates is following up on the deadly police chase in O…

Surveillance video captures moments leading up to deadly Kaplan shooting at Dollar General Market

Surveillance video captures moments leading up to deadly Kaplan shooting at Dollar General Market

  • Updated Sep 30, 2024

KAPLAN, La. (KADN) — News 15 Investigates has obtained surveillance video showing the moment…

News 15 Investigates learns of heated text messages between LPSO & LPD in slain police officer's funeral costs controversy

News 15 Investigates learns of heated text messages between LPSO & LPD in slain police officer's funeral costs controversy

  • Updated Oct 7, 2024

LAFAYETTE, La. (KADN) — News 15 Investigates has learned about heated text messages exchange…

Lafayette Police Department SWAT team set to undergo outside review in wake of deadly 'friendly fire' incident

Lafayette Police Department SWAT team set to undergo outside review in wake of deadly 'friendly fire' incident

  • Updated Sep 17, 2024

LAFAYETTE, La. (KADN) — In the wake of a News 15 Investigates report on "friendly fire" clai…

Longtime commercial pilot points out air-worthiness could be focus of NTSB investigation into deadly Lafayette plane crash

Longtime commercial pilot points out air-worthiness could be focus of NTSB investigation into deadly Lafayette plane crash

  • Updated Oct 7, 2024

LAFAYETTE, La. (KADN) — The National Transportation Safety Board is hard at work probing for…

Acadiana's law enforcement officials train to be on alert for active school shooter situation

Acadiana's law enforcement officials train to be on alert for active school shooter situation

  • Updated Sep 6, 2024

LAFAYETTE, La. (KADN) — In the wake of another deadly school shooting in the US, News 15 Inv…

Pair of deaths inside Crowley home believed to be from fentanyl

Pair of deaths inside Crowley home believed to be from fentanyl

  • Updated Sep 6, 2024

CROWLEY, La. (KADN) — Acadiana is pacing for a potential record number of fentanyl deaths th…

Owner of Himbola Manor Apartments accused in past of being slum lord; some residents say they're 'stuck in hell'

Owner of Himbola Manor Apartments accused in past of being slum lord; some residents say they're 'stuck in hell'

  • Updated Aug 28, 2024

LAFAYETTE, La. (KADN) — News 15 Investigates is digging deep into the background of the owne…

'Squatter drug house' in Lafayette destroyed by fire a year ago gets demolished

'Squatter drug house' in Lafayette destroyed by fire a year ago gets demolished

  • Updated Aug 14, 2024

LAFAYETTE, La. (KADN) — A "squatter drug house" that went up in flames last year in Lafayett…

NAACP calls for accountability & transparency from police after report that Lafayette SWAT officer killed by 'friendly fire'

NAACP calls for accountability & transparency from police after report that Lafayette SWAT officer killed by 'friendly fire'

  • Updated Sep 16, 2024

LAFAYETTE, La. (KADN) — In the wake of our reporting that “friendly fire” killed Sr. Cpl. Se…

News 15 Investigates: Cpl. Segus Jolivette killed by 'friendly fire'

News 15 Investigates: Cpl. Segus Jolivette killed by 'friendly fire'

  • Updated Sep 16, 2024

LAFAYETTE, La. (KADN) — News 15 Investigates has learned from multiple law enforcement and g…

Acadian Ambulance sued over hack of patient data

Acadian Ambulance sued over hack of patient data

  • Updated Aug 8, 2024

LAFAYETTE, La. (KADN) — A federal class action lawsuit has been filed against Acadian Ambula…

Louisiana's new surgical castration law takes effect

Louisiana's new surgical castration law takes effect

  • Updated Aug 1, 2024

LAFAYETTE, La. (KADN) — News 15 Investigates examines Louisiana's new surgical castration la…

Acadian Ambulance confirms hackers accessed patients' 'protected health information'

Acadian Ambulance confirms hackers accessed patients' 'protected health information'

  • Updated Aug 7, 2024

LAFAYETTE, La. (KADN) — New details have surfaced about a major data hack involving Acadian …

Petition filed objecting candidacy of former Youngsville Police Chief Rickey Boudreaux; hearing set

Petition filed objecting candidacy of former Youngsville Police Chief Rickey Boudreaux; hearing set

  • Updated Jul 24, 2024

YOUNGSVILLE, La. (KADN) — A petition objecting to former Youngsville Police Chief Rickey Bou…

Authorities clear up what really happened with Ville Platte Sonic syringe incident

Authorities clear up what really happened with Ville Platte Sonic syringe incident

  • Updated Jul 21, 2024

LAFAYETTE, La. (KADN) — News 15 Investigates is clearing up rumors swirling around about an …

3 qualify for Youngsville police chief, including former chief who may not be eligible to run

3 qualify for Youngsville police chief, including former chief who may not be eligible to run

  • Updated Jul 24, 2024

YOUNGSVILLE, La. (KADN) — With qualifying now underway for the fall elections, former embatt…

Deadly 'Gas Station Heroin' ruining lives but ban takes effect in Louisiana soon

Deadly 'Gas Station Heroin' ruining lives but ban takes effect in Louisiana soon

  • Updated Jul 11, 2024

(KADN) — There’s a drug commonly called “Gas Station Heroin” and as of August 1, the sale of…

Permitless conceal & carry law takes effect on Fourth of July

Permitless conceal & carry law takes effect on Fourth of July

  • Updated Jul 4, 2024

LAFAYETTE, La. (KADN) — News 15 Investigates is examining Louisiana's new permitless conceal…

New Louisiana election law may stop former Youngsville police chief from running for his old job

New Louisiana election law may stop former Youngsville police chief from running for his old job

  • Updated Jul 24, 2024

YOUNGSVILLE, La. (KADN) — News 15 Investigates has uncovered former Youngsville Police Chief…

Acadian Ambulance becomes victim of cyberattack

Acadian Ambulance becomes victim of cyberattack

  • Updated Aug 7, 2024

LAFAYETTE, La. (KADN) — News 15 Investigates has uncovered details of a significant computer…

Diocese of Lafayette faces new lawsuits after Louisiana Supreme Court ruling on 'lookback' window

Diocese of Lafayette faces new lawsuits after Louisiana Supreme Court ruling on 'lookback' window

  • Updated Jul 19, 2024

LAFAYETTE, La. (KADN) — In the days after the Louisiana State Supreme Court reversed itself,…

POISONED: Lafayette's Fentanyl Crisis - Part III

POISONED: Lafayette's Fentanyl Crisis - Part III

  • Updated Jan 10, 2025

LAFAYETTE, La. (KADN) — In the final part of our in-depth look into the surge of deadly fent…

POISONED: Lafayette's Fentanyl Crisis - Part II

POISONED: Lafayette's Fentanyl Crisis - Part II

  • Updated Jan 10, 2025

LAFAYETTE, La. (KADN) — In Part II of the series, I sat down with Lafayette's coroner and he…

POISONED: Lafayette's Fentanyl Crisis - Part I

POISONED: Lafayette's Fentanyl Crisis - Part I

  • Updated Jan 10, 2025

LAFAYETTE, La. (KADN) — News 15 Investigates looks into the influx of deadly fentanyl coming…

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