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• UPDATE: Suspect booked in deadly hit-and-run involving cyclist

  May 1, 2023 5:42 PM

  UPDATE: Officials have arrested Samuel Clay Richard, 32, of Church Point, on charges of felony hit and run, negligent homicide and operating a vehicle while under suspension. Richard was booked into the St. Landry Parish Jail. ST. LANDRY PARISH - Louisiana State Police are asking for assistance in... more »

• LSP searching for driver who struck, killed Opelousas man

  November 24, 2022 10:27 AM

  ST. LANDRY PARISH - Louisiana State Police are searching for the person driving a vehicle that struck and killed an Opelousas man on Wednesday and then took off. The incident happened about 6:30 p.m. on U.S. Highway 190 near LA 104 in St. Landry Parish. The victim died at... more »

• Three siblings killed in interstate head-on crash

  December 20, 2021 12:13 PM

  ST. LANDRY PARISH - Authorities say three siblings were among the four people who were killed in a Friday night St. Landry Parish wreck. According to Louisiana State Police, the crash took the lives of 54-year-old John Lundy of Georgia, 20-year-old Lindy Rae Simmons, 14-year-old Kamryn Simmons, and 16-year-old... more »

• State Police: Pedestrian killed in St. Landry Parish was a teenager

  December 11, 2021 10:01 PM

  ST. LANDRY PARISH - A teenager was killed in a Monday (December 6) night crash on U.S. Highway 71 near Roy Baker Road in St. Landry Parish. According to Louisiana State Police, 15-year old Cheyenne Cesar Thomas of Ville Platte was walking north in the center of the northbound... more »

• St. Landry Parish wreck kills 19-year-old driver, State Police say

  October 26, 2021 5:22 AM

  ST. LANDRY PARISH - A 19-year-old from Opelousas was killed Monday afternoon in a wreck on US Highway 167, Louisiana State Police say. According to State Troopers, India Faith Young was driving a 2000 Toyota Avalon north on US 167 near Bellridge Road in St. Landry Parish when her... more »

• Pedestrian killed in St. Landry Parish crash

  October 15, 2021 9:50 AM

  ST. LANDRY PARISH - A pedestrian was killed in a St. Landry Parish crash late Thursday night, Louisiana State Police (LSP) say. LSP identified the deceased pedestrian as a 59-year-old resident of Morrow named Darrell Ray Thomas. According to police, Thomas was walking in the eastbound lane of... more »

• Teen found dead due to possible drowning incident near high school in St. Landry Parish

  July 21, 2021 5:03 AM

  ST. LANDRY PARISH - Officials in St. Landry Parish say a 17-year-old was found dead, due to a possible drowning incident, near a local high school Tuesday. According to KATC , Sheriff Bobby Guidroz confirmed that the body of a male teenager, identified as Jacory Levier, was recovered from... more »

• Vehicle stolen with baby inside, child found safely in St. Landry Parish

  June 30, 2021 6:47 AM

  ST. LANDRY PARISH - Authorities discovered an eight-month-old girl in a stolen vehicle along St. Landry Parish's N.W. Evangeline Thruway Tuesday afternoon, according to KATC . Authorities say they were able to return the baby to her family shortly after the automobile and its precious cargo were discovered. ... more »

• St. Landry Parish authorities request help in identifying person of interest

  June 10, 2021 5:49 AM

  ST. LANDRY PARISH - Last month, a deadly shooting in Eunice occurred and local authorities are now asking the public to assist in identifying a person of interest, KATC reports. The fatal shots were fired on May 5, police say. Authorities report rushing to the intersection of Nimitz Street... more »

• Sunset authorities: Woman allegedly set fire to family member's home on Christmas Day

  December 30, 2020 8:17 AM

  SUNSET - A woman has been arrested following an investigation into an intentionally set fire in Sunset, according to KATC . The news outlet says the Louisiana State Fire Marshal's office is assisting the Sunset Fire and Police departments in the investigation of a fire that was set on... more »

• Louisiana man sentenced to 25 years for string of church fires Play Video

  October 30, 2020 11:16 AM

  LAFAYETTE — A man charged for intentionally setting fire to multiple African American churches in Opelousas last spring was sentenced to more than two decades in prison. KATC reports a federal judge sentenced Holden Matthews to 25 years in prison for the fires he set at three different churches... more »

• St. Landry Parish crash results in woman's death

  July 7, 2020 9:13 AM

  ST. LANDRY PARISH - A Monday night crash took the life of a 34-year-old Eunice woman. Louisiana State Police say Jada Elizabeth Boulet was behind the wheel of a Toyota Camry headed east on US 190 in St. Landry Parish when her vehicle ran off the road for unknown... more »

• Opelousas hit hard by storm, city workers begin clean up efforts

  April 10, 2020 12:16 PM

  ST. LANDRY PARISH - After a severe storm struck the area, residents in Opelousas and the surrounding area have had their power restored and are beginning to clean up. According to KATC , Opelousas Mayor Julius Alsandor said that around 1,200 residents lost power during the storms. The... more »

• Four St. Landry Parish teachers and one student asked to self-quarantine

  March 12, 2020 8:57 AM

  ST. LANDRY PARISH - School officials have asked four St. Landry Parish teachers and one student to refrain from attending classes and other on-campus events due to their recent travels. According to KATC , a Park Vista Elementary teacher has been asked to self-quarantine after returning from a recent... more »

• Unrestrained driver killed in St. Landry Parish crash

  March 5, 2020 6:06 AM

  ST. LANDRY PARISH - Officers with Louisiana State Police say a man was killed in a single-vehicle crash early Wednesday morning. Authorities have identified the deceased as 30-year-old Edward Joshua Guidry. He was killed while driving his SUV along LA Highway 10 near LA Highway 182 in St.... more »

• A son allegedly stabs his father to death due to an 'ongoing dispute'

  February 19, 2020 9:48 AM

  ST. LANDRY PARISH - Opelousas Police say a son stabbed his father to death during an argument. According to KATC , Donald Green, 47, was killed when his 29-year-old son, Alfonso Andrus, stabbed him during an ongoing dispute. Police located Andrus on Tuesday evening and he's been booked... more »

• Police arrest suspect in hit and run that killed two women in St. Landry Parish

  December 9, 2019 9:48 AM

  ST. LANDRY PARISH – Two Opelousas women are dead following a hit and run in St. Landry Parish and authorities have arrested a suspect in connection with the crash. Police say Michael S. Thibodeaux has been arrested as the suspected driver. Thibodeaux was booked into St. Landry Parish... more »

• Opelousas mayor surrenders Friday morning

  November 3, 2017 9:04 AM

  ST. LANDRY PARISH- Opelousas Mayor Reggie Tatum has surrendered to authorities from the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office Friday morning. KATC reports, that Tatum was indicted earlier this week on 15 counts including malfeasance in office and theft, stemming from overtime payments he received after the August 2016 flood. more »

• Two dead after car bursts into flames following crash

  September 22, 2017 9:17 AM

  ST. LANDRY- Authorities are investigating a deadly crash that killed a driver and their passenger after the vehicle struck multiple objects and burst into flames. The crash took place on US 167 near Belle Ridge Road in St. Landry Parish shortly after 11:30 p.m. Thursday. The vehicle involved... more »

• Former St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Captain to run for elected office

  May 11, 2016 2:17 PM

  LAFAYETTE - Former St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office captain and current Lafayette Deputy Marshall Captain Clay Higgins, is announcing that he will be announcing his campaign for either Congress or Senate. Higgins has been dubbed the “Cajun John Wayne" after a video that went viral of Higgins addressing a gang... more »

• Some say tough talkin' sheriff star might be too harsh

  February 24, 2016 1:23 AM

  OPELOUSAS - The tough talkin' spokesperson for the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's office has been told to turn it down, state-wide radio reported . Captain Clay Higgins has become an internet superstar because of his weekly Crimestoppers segment on a Lafayette TV station. In May, his viral videos were... more »

• Sheriff says rampage suspect found unresponsive in cell

  August 28, 2015 12:31 PM

  SUNSET - Sheriff Bobby Guidroz said a St. Landry Parish man accused of killing two people during a crime spree in a small town was found unresponsive in his cell Friday and taken to the hospital. Guidroz said guards found Harrison Riley Jr. unresponsive when they went to rouse... more »