Jeff Davis Parish

The higher fines will go to increase police officer compensation and bolster the police budget.

An Easter celebration with waterslides and squirt guns took a rather violent turn Sunday afternoon in Jennings.

Heinen will replace Elliott Cassidy, who served as interim D.A. for the parish following the death of District Attorney Kevin Millican in July 2021.

The child was found abandoned in the mother's car about 11 pm on Saturday night.

Frankie Richard was considered a person of interest in the cases that spawned the true-crime docu-series Murder in the Bayou.

With all the rain in the area, local officials have set up sand bag locations for people to utilize that live in low lying areas.

The Jeff Davis and also the Acadia Parish Sheriffs office have issued a parish wide curfew for their parishes due to high water on roads, flooding conditions and the expectation of even more rain tonight into tomorrow.

It started with a two vehicle accident in the inside lane on I-10 westbound just west of Welch. It ended when another vehicle became involved and hit the driver (of one of the first vehicles.) The Lafayette man was pronounced dead on the scene.

I know you ladies are thinking "what woman in her right mind would want two husbands?" Well maybe this Lake Charles woman was not in her right mind.

If you've ever watched American Pickers, you know those guys find value in the weirdest things. So, if you've got something weird, now might be the time to dig it out!

The election for Nov. 4 is a huge election day for local, state and federal offices. In Jeff Davis Parish, there are 22 seats to be filled. All state voters will be looking at 14 separate state constitutional amendments. Get prepared!

A Jeff Davis Parish Sheriff's deputy was injured today after wrecking his patrol car pursuing a subject.