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Police Jury Passes Resolution Opposing Injection Well
The Acadia Parish Police Jury passed a resolution Tuesday opposing any injection well facility from being built anywhere in the parish. The jury approved the motion with a 6-0 vote only one night...
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Scam about payment of utility bills has resurfaced
Lafayette, LA - Entergy is receiving numerous inquiries from customers concerning a scam that claims the president of the United States or the government is allowing credits or applying payments to...
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Worker Injured in Lift Accident
A construction worker is in a local hospital following a worksite accident. The accident took place at a site on Weco Road. Broussard Police Chief Brannon Decou says the employee accidently drove a...
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Opelousas Police Department recognized for Military Support
Officer Romalis Curtis, who is presently a Lance Corporal in the Marine Reserves, recently wrote a letter to the Office of the Secretary of Defense explaining how thankful and proud he was to work for...
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Third Man Arrested in Online Predator Sting
Franklin police have arrested another man they say tried to use the internet to solicit sex from a minor. Officials say Jimmy Joseph Westerfield, Jr., of Napoleonville spoke with a decoy posing as a...
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Breaux Bridge man wanted on outstanding warrant
St. Martin Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's assistance locating Cody Louis, 21, of Breaux Bridge.Louis is wanted in connection with an outstanding Arrest Warrant for Simple Burglary regarding...
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Vermilion / Municipal Narcotics Task Force Arrests
Vermilion / Municipal Narcotics Task Force arrests:Stephain Brailey, 18, of Abbeville was wanted by the task force for outstanding drug related warrants. Agents took Brailey into custody for...
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Police: Man told to slow down, punches teen then runs her and cousin over
A 26-year-old Broussard man is accused of punching a 16-year-old girl then hitting her and her cousin with his car. When police officers arrived in the 1300 block of West Peach St. in Eunice, they...
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Arrest made in Mickey Shunick's disappearance
An arrest has been made in Mickey Shunick's disappearance, according to Lafayette Police Dept. Cpl. Paul Mouton. Police are not releasing any more information until a news conference tomorrow. The...
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Life sentence in shooting death of 17-month-old
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - A Shreveport man has been sentenced to life in prison for the 2008 shooting death of a 17-month-old boy. Twenty-two-year-old Anthony Paul Johnson was found guilty June 27 by a...
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Home searched in Lawtell area, possibly connected to Mickey Shunick case
Sheriff Bobby Guidroz says Lafayette Police asked his office for assistance in searching a residence in the Lawtell area. Guidroz won't confirm or deny it is in connection with the Mickey Shunick...
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Suit filed over naming chief justice
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A Louisiana Supreme Court justice is suing to block her colleagues from debating and voting on whether she is legally entitled to become the court's next chief justice. A federal...
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A Blood Shortage Across Acadiana
A blood shortage across Acadiana, with donations helping to save a man's life.The victim of a home invasion shooting is now in stable, but critical condition. Zeus manager, Yousef Balbeisi was shot...
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Sheriff confirms arrest connected to Mickey Shunick case
The mobile home being searched in Church Point is the address of Brandon Scott Lavergne, 33, who has been arrested in connection with the Mickey Shunick case, according to St. Landry Parish Sheriff...
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One mans dreams of living in the Amazon turns into a mission to protect the...
The earthen bridge across Bayou Duquense was built and then abandoned by Bayou Jack Logging Company, damming up Indian Bayou, is now the focus of an on-going lawsuit. The suit was filed by the...
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1:00 pm press conference to air live
KATC will carry the press conference from the Lafayette Police Department live at 1:00 p.m., Friday afternoon. We'll also stream it on katc.com for those of you not able to be in front of a television.
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Lavergne arrested on first degree murder charge
The warrant for Brandon Lavergne is for 1st degree murder and Aggravated Kidnapping. Right now, deputies in St. Landry are searching his home. Lafayette Police Cpl. Paul Mouton confirms Lavergne's...
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New Mugshot for Brandon Scott Lavergne
New mugshot of Brandon Scott Lavergne from the Lafayette Parish jail.
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A St. Martin Parish man and his son have been identified as drowning victims in Tennessee. A newspaper there says 42-year old Dwight Cope and 15-year old Dagan Cope of Breaux Bridge drowned near the...
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Cane Cutters Send Seven to TCL All-Star Game
The Cane Cutters will have seven players in the 2012 TCL All-Star game on Monday, July 9, at Riverside Stadium in Victoria, TX. They were second amongst teams with the most players in the all-star...
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