Festival for Life
Festival for Life will be hosted by "A Pregnancy Center and Clinic". This fest will take place at the Large Pavilion in Girard Park on September 29, 2012. The event last from 4 p.m. Until 7 p.m. This...
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St. Mary Parish Arrest Report
According to Sheriff Mark Hebert during the last 24 hour reporting period the Sheriff's Office responded to 34 complaints and reports the following arrests.Reginald T. Martin, 35, 149 Pickett St,...
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St. Mary Narcotics Arrest Report
The St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office Narcotics Division reports the following arrests:Lacy Lapoint, 18, 419 Sandi Dr, Patterson, LA was arrested on August 14, 2012 at 6:53 pm on Federal Ave. in Morgan...
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St. Landry Parish Arrest Report
This is the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrest report for August 15, 2012.Tre Justin Boxie, age 18, 834 Belhaven Drive, Baton Rouge, La., firearm in presence of CDS, possession of marijuana,...
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Landrieu Presses Coast Guard on BP Spill Cleanup
U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu is asking the Coast Guard to force BP PLC to clean up oil and equipment used in the response buried in the waters and mud along the coast.In a letter, Landrieu asked the Coast...
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Group, Hospital Offer Free Health Screenings
A local civic organization and hospital will be conducting a free health fair in two weeks. The 100 Black Men of Greater Lafayette and Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center will host the free...
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Habitual Offender Gets Life Sentence
NEW IBERIA, La. (AP) - State District Judge Edward Leonard has sentenced Anthony Daye to life in prison without parole. The Advertiser reports  Daye was sentenced Monday as a habitual offender. Daye...
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Franklin Daily Arrest Report
The Franklin Police Department responded to 17 complaints over the past 24 hours and made the following arrests:8/14/2012 at 10:50 AM, EQUILA SHA'NAE JONES, 19, of Lee Street - Franklin, LA was...
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3 arrested in attempt to smuggle drugs into jail
LIVINGSTON, La. (AP) - Livingston Parish sheriff's deputies have arrested three people accused of trying to smuggle drugs into the parish jail. A sheriff's office spokeswoman says deputies spotted a...
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Shreveport funeral home engulfed in flames
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - Firefighters were advising motorists in Shreveport to avoid the site of a huge early morning fire on the city's North Hearne Avenue. The fire at Patterson Funeral home was...
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Contractor's proposal could save parish money
NEW ROADS, La. (AP) - The Pointe Coupee Parish Police Jury has put off acting on a request to hire a solid waste consultant after a spokesman for its current trash contractor dangled potential savings...
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Today in history for August 15, 2012
Today is Wednesday, Aug. 15, the 228th day of 2012. There are 138 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 15, 1483, the Sistine Chapel was consecrated by Pope Sixtus IV. On this...
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Parkview Baptist headmaster fired
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Melanie Ezell, Parkview Baptist School headmaster, has been removed by the Baton Rouge private school's board of directors. Huey Beason, acting board president, tells The...
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Iberville school board gets tougher on violence
PLAQUEMINE, La. (AP) - The Iberville Parish School Board has revised the district's Zero Tolerance Violence Prevention Program. The Advocate reports the changes approved Monday impose stiffer...
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Candidate qualifying for Nov. 6 election opens
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana has opened its election sign-up period with Republican U.S. Rep. Rodney Alexander among the first candidates qualifying for a state race. Alexander, who represents a...
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State Police Release Route for Oil Equipment Convoy
Twenty-five escorted loads will be moving through the areas listed below. The oversized loads cannot move at one time, therefore traffic delays are expected throughout the day. Troopers remind the...
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Church school using chapel for voucher expansion
RUSTON, La. (AP) - A church-run school in Ruston is dividing its chapel into four classrooms and using the second floor of its gymnasium to hold 165 new students who have state tuition vouchers. That...
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$1 million grant for childrens health in Lafayette
(LAFAYETTE, LA) - According to the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation, "among the 50 states, Louisiana currently ranks sixth for adult obesity, and fourth for childhood obesity." In...
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The other Paul Ryan plan: $800B in Medicaid cuts
WASHINGTON (AP) - There's another Paul Ryan plan for health care, a fundamental change in caring for the poor and disabled that would affect many more people than the Medicare overhaul the GOP vice...
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Oil prices rise on big drop in US supplies
An unexpectedly large drop in U.S. crude oil inventories is driving up the price of oil. Benchmark oil gained 33 cents to $93.75 per barrel Wednesday in New York. Brent crude increased 97 cents to...
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