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• Man accused of attempted kidnapping apprehended in Iberia Parish

  April 22, 2021 8:26 AM

  IBERIA PARISH - One arrest was made a day after Iberia Parish authorities were called to the scene of an alleged attempted kidnapping on Tuesday, according to KATC . It was around 8 p.m. when a man who the Iberia Parish Sheriff's Ofice (IPSO) identified as Joshua Boutte tried... more »

• Bond reduced for woman accused in death of Iberia Parish teen

  April 14, 2021 8:47 AM

  NEW IBERIA- A woman who was arrested for her alleged role in the death of a 15-year-old boy from Iberia Parish now has a reduced bond. According to KATC , on Tuesday, Iberia Parish judge Anthony Seleme reduced the bond set for Janet Irvin, a 37-year-old woman who was... more »

• Sunset man killed in tragic Iberia Parish residential fire

  February 22, 2021 7:19 AM

  IBERIA PARISH - Officials say an elderly man lost his life in a tragic Iberia Parish residential fire over the weekend. According to the Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal (SFM), deputies have concluded their investigation into a camper trailer fire that claimed the life of an 81-year-old Sunset... more »

• New Iberia woman killed in Monday evening crash

  October 13, 2020 10:28 AM

  NEW IBERIA - According to Louisiana State Police, a 58-year-old New Iberia resident was killed in a crash on LA Highway 674 on Monday evening. Police say shortly before 5 p.m., Somvang Sinsayarath was behind the wheel of a Honda Fit and headed east on LA 674 near Blanchard... more »

• Early morning crash kills bicyclist in Iberia Parish

  August 7, 2020 9:01 AM

  IBERIA PARISH - Louisiana State Police are investigating an Iberia Parish traffic crash that resulted in the death of an unidentified male bicyclist. The tragic wreck occurred shortly before 1 a.m., Thursday, August 7 on LA Hwy 14 near LA Hwy 676 in Iberia Parish. Police say their... more »

• Volunteer firefighter arrested for arson

  July 8, 2020 6:38 AM

  IBERIA PARISH - A man who served among first responders in helping to extinguish fires has been accused of starting one in Iberia Parish. According to The State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFM), 18-year-old Kentrelle Beasley Jr., a volunteer firefighter, has been arrested for setting an abandoned house on fire.... more »

• World Championship Gumbo Cookoff 2020 postponed

  July 7, 2020 9:22 AM

  NEW IBERIA - Iberia Chamber of Commerce (GICC) announced Tuesday that the 2020 World Championship Gumbo Cookoff will be postponed until 2021. The decision is the result of the resurgence of the spread of COVID-19. “We all love gumbo and the gumbo event, but when it came to... more »

• Pedestrian killed in Iberia Parish crash, Thursday night

  April 3, 2020 8:46 AM

  IBERIA PARISH – Louisiana State Police have reported the death of a 27-year-old pedestrian who was killed Thursday night near Iberia Parish's Leleux Road. Police say 27-year-old Travis Coates was walking along the westbound inside lane of La Hwy 14 while 24-year-old Brittni Hernandez was driving westbound on the... more »

• Iberia Parish: Two arrested in connection with drug activity on Soileau Road

  February 10, 2020 10:23 AM

  IBERIA PARISH - Detectives with the Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office who'd been conducting an ongoing investigation into drug activity at a home on Soileau Road say they've now arrested two individuals and seized a large amount of illegal narcotics. On Monday, authorities reported the arrests of Marlon and Josephine... more »

• Pedestrian killed on US 90 in Iberia Parish

  October 17, 2017 11:30 AM

  IBERIA PARISH- Troopers from the Louisiana State Police Department were on the scene of a fatal crash involving a pedestrian early Tuesday morning. The accident took place on US 90 eastbound near Estis Road in Iberia Parish at 1 a.m. The crash took the life of 27-year-old Gerard Robert.... more »

• Argument over social media ends in cafeteria brawl

  February 16, 2017 10:36 AM

  LOREAUVILLE – Deputies say two people were hurt in a brawl over social media at a high school cafeteria in Iberia Parish Thursday morning. According to Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office, the fight happened around 7:15 a.m. in the Loreauville High School cafeteria. Deputies say a 16-year-old armed with a... more »

• Iberia Parish disaster recovery center closing Nov. 14

  November 10, 2016 5:13 PM

  NEW IBERIA – The Iberia Pairsh disaster recovery center at the Fire Protection District Training Center will close at 6 p.m. on Nov. 14. The center is located at the Iberia Parish Fire Protection District Training Center at 2417 Darnall Road. Officials say that the need for the disaster... more »

• Sheriff identifies body of crashed Helicopter pilot found in Atchafalaya Basin

  August 3, 2016 10:16 PM

  IBERIA PARISH - Officials have identified body of a pilot whose helicopter crashed in the Atchafalaya Basin, according to a KATC Report. Iberia Parish Sheriff Louis Ackal identified the pilot as 29-year-old Casey Clark of Great Falls, Montana. He says Clark was a pilot working for Gulf Coast Helicopters.... more »

• Suspect wanted in New Iberia murder turns himself in

  May 9, 2016 2:50 PM

  NEW IBERIA - Detectives have reported that a man wanted in connection with a New Iberia murder over the weekend turned himself in to authorities Monday. The Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office issued a warrant for the arrest of 23-year-old Alex Arceneaux Jr. following the incident that happened just after... more »

• Deputies open up New Iberia drive-by shooting investigation

  February 5, 2016 11:51 AM

  NEW IBERIA - Detectives asked for the public’s help Friday morning in identifying a suspect who fired several shots into an occupied residence in New Iberia Thursday night. The Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office says a suspect reportedly opened fire on a home in the 900 block of Pershing Street... more »

• Two men wanted in connection to Iberia Parish home invasion

  December 23, 2015 1:03 PM

  NEW IBERIA – Deputies in Iberia Parish are looking for two men involved with an armed robbery Tuesday night in New Iberia. Iberia Parish Sheriff Louis Ackal says two black men wearing masks and armed with handguns forced their way into a home on the 600 block of Yvonne... more »

• Acadia Parish man charged for armed robbery with crowbar

  December 20, 2015 3:53 PM

  NEW IBERIA – Deputies have charged an Acadia Parish man for stealing a cash register from a business in New Iberia Sunday morning. Iberia Parish Sheriff Louis Ackal said 45-year-old George Tyler Morgan was charged with one count of robbery. Sunday morning deputies responded to an armed robbery... more »

• Pair of motorcyclists killed in Iberia Parish wreck with big rig

  November 26, 2015 12:27 PM

  IBERIA PARISH - State Police say a crash involving three vehicles on LA 14 west of US 190 took the lives of two motorcyclists from Abbeville Wednesday night. Troopers said the crash happened just after 6 p.m. as 29-year-old Ernest Comesana Jr., of Crowley, was driving an 18-wheeler east... more »