15th Judicial District Court - Lafayette Parish Courthouse

800 South Buchanan Street, Lafayette, LA 70501

State trooper sues ex-wife and Judge Candyce Perret for allegedly lying in election ads

By Kacie Whaley | Thursday, May 25, 2017 @ 8:32pm

A Louisiana state trooper has filed a defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife and a judge for allegedly making false claims about him in election ads.
Boustany sues Simon & Shuster over prostitution allegations

By Kerry Goff | Sunday, Dec 4, 2016 @ 7:51pm

LAFAYETTE — Republican John Kennedy emerged from the crowded primary for the Senate seat left vacant by departing Republican David Vitter with advantages over Democrat Foster Campbell as they head into the Dec. 10 runoff.
Vermillion Parish DA jumps on bandwagon, files coastal land loss lawsuit against oil and gas companies

By Kerry Goff | Tuesday, Aug 9, 2016 @ 10:19am

LAFAYETTE – The 15th Judicial District Attorney Keith Stutes recently filed a lawsuit seeking damages from a variety of oil and gas companies, blaming them for the environmental contamination and coastal erosion created by decades of drilling and production in Vermilion Parish.