Belle Place Olivier Road Bridge Reopened
The Bayou Teche Bridge on LA 320 in New Iberia has been reopened. It was closed earlier today for repairs.
View ArticleMarrero man booked in funeral home worker's death
HARVEY, La. (AP) - The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office says a 29-year-old man has been booked with second-degree murder in the death of a funeral home employee whose decomposing body was found in...
View ArticleCalcasieu Deputies Searching for Wal-Mart Peeping Tom
Calcasieu Parish sheriff's deputies are looking for an alleged Peeping Tom who staked out a bathroom in a Lake Charles retail store. Deputies say the suspect went into the women's restroom at the...
View ArticleN.O. tour guides ask judge to block license rules
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Four New Orleans tour guides asked a federal judge Thursday to bar the city from enforcing requirements that they pass a history exam, drug test and criminal background check to be...
View ArticleJudge refuses to toss Chinese drywall claims
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A federal judge in New Orleans has refused to dismiss claims against a Chinese drywall manufacturer by homeowners who blame the company's product for damaging their property....
View ArticleNew DNA encyclopedia shows complex inner workings
NEW YORK (AP) -- A colossal international effort has yielded the first comprehensive look at how our DNA works, an encyclopedia of information that will rewrite the textbooks and offer new insights...
View ArticleTwo More Grocery Store Robbery Suspects Arrested
Two more suspects in the Mamou Piggly Wiggly robbery have been arrested. Mamou police caught Kaworski Matthew and Robert "Pee Wee" Smith and charged them with armed robbery. Police found the pair...
View ArticlePhone Lines to Scott Municipal Services Down
Phone lines at Scott City Hall and the Scott Police and Fire Departments are down until further notice. Police chief Chad Leger says a fiber wire was cut, knocking out phone service those offices....
View ArticleAdministrator in DA's Office Resigns
An office administrator in District Attorney Mike Harson's office has resigned. According to Harson, Barna Haynes resigned August 28. Haynes was placed on unpaid administrative leave in February after...
View ArticleTwo Arrested in Connection with Home Invasion
Two New Iberia men have been charged in connection with an early morning home invasion. Keevan Daniels is charged with, among other crimes, home invasion and simple battery, while Antonio Olivier is...
View ArticleTeurlings Catholic to Host Public Tailgating Party Before OpeningGame in...
Lafayette, LA - Teurlings Catholic announced this afternoon that they will host a public tailgating party tomorrow afternoon, September 7, 2012. Co-sponsored by Acadiana Security Plus, hot dogs and...
View ArticleCox customers without service due to cut fiber line
At approximately 3 p.m. today, a general contractor working on the road-widening project on Eraste Landry Road, cut one of the major fiber connections going directly into our Master Telecommunications...
View ArticleCrossing guard killed in Evangeline Parish identified
The crossing guard killed this morning in Evangeline Parish has been identified as 60-year-old Reserve Deputy John Granger of Reddell. Troopers say the crash happened on LA Highway 10 at LA Highway...
View ArticleJury convicts Drew Peterson of 3rd wife's death
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - Drew Peterson, the former Illinois police officer who gained notoriety after his much-younger wife vanished in 2007, was convicted Thursday of murdering a previous wife in a case...
View ArticleSaints & Hornets raffle to benefit Isaac victims
From WWL: The New Orleans Saints and New Orleans Hornets are hosting two raffles to benefit a relief fund to help out with the damage caused by Hurricane Isaac.The Saints winning package will include...
View ArticleCommunity Mourns Crossing Guard's Death
The community of Vidrine in Evangeline Parish is mourning the after 60-year-old Reserve Deputy John Granger of Reddell was struck by a car this morning.This all happening near Vidrine Elementary at...
View ArticleBilly Broussard's Tree Service Was Ready Before Isaac
Billy Broussard has been in the tree trimming service for a long time. Before Hurricane Isaac, he was already getting calls to come and trim trees for precautionary reasons.He suggests that people...
View ArticleLafayette Parish and SLCC Team Up for Early College Academy
Lafayette Parish Schools hope more students decide to join the Early College Academy. Right now 190 students are enrolled in the program that allow students to attend college and high school at the...
View Article$2,500 reward for information about fatal Gueydan hit-and-run
"You know, I want to shut down, naturally you would like to just shut down and not have to deal with none of this," said hit-and-run victim Ruston Bourque. "But I gotta go on, I have to, Amy wouldn't...
View ArticleCrowley Native Found Stabbed, Acadia Parish Mourns the Loss
A Crowley native was found stabbed to death in his New Orleans apartment, now the community he served in Acadia Parish for more than 20 years is mourning the loss. Police found the body of 51-year-old...
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