Stephen Marcantel

The Tunica-Biloxi Tribe hosted its third annual Louisiana Rural Economic Development conference in Marksville. Speakers ranged from the state Commissioner of Agricultural and Forestry, Mike Strain, to rural educators.

"I've been through hurricanes, I've been through flood. This is my first experience with a tornado and I hope it's my last one. They are devastating."

NEW: Former Youngsville Police Chief Rickey Boudreaux is ineligible to run for office in the upcoming special election.

Speakers at the Louisiana Rural Economic Development conference discussed the need for high-speed Internet in rural areas. Expanding fiber can stimulate local and global business, attendees said.

An unidentified man has taken two people hostage in his home in Jeanerette after the city's marshal's office attempted to serve a warrant on Thursday.

A hacker group claims it stole the personal information of 10 million patients in a recent Acadian Ambulance ransomware attack.

A ransomware attack on an Acadian Ambulance server accessed the personal information of millions of patients.

Officials and law enforecement agancies from across the region expressed grief over the death of a Lafayette police officer killed in the line of duty.

The suspect in a hostage situation that led to the death of a Lafayette SWAT officer had several felony warrants out for his arrest.

The Lafayette District Attorney's Office claims the candidate did not meet the domicile requirement to run for local office.