Schools closed by Hurricane Isaac begin to reopen
RESERVE, La. (AP) - Schools closed by the drenching rains and gusty winds of Hurricane Isaac are beginning to reopen. Officials say nine schools within the St. John the Baptist Parish School District...
View ArticleAcadiana Remembers 9/11
Eleven years ago the nation was stunned, as visions of planes crashed into the twin towers. Nearly 3,000 people were killed. The tragic event was remembered, more quietly than in years past, but with...
View ArticleCajuns Awarded Win After Southern Refuses to Continue Play
LAFAYETTE - The Ragin' Cajuns volleyball was awarded a 3-0 (25-14, 25-5, 25-0) victory over Southern Tuesday evening at Earl K. Long Gym after the Jaguars defaulted the match by refusing to resume...
View ArticleDuson Assistant Police Chief Suspended
The one-time lead investigator in the Keiosha Felix case is suspended without pay, pending an internal investigation. Assistant Chief of Police, Lieutenant Gerald Credeur, is accused of violating the...
View ArticleLouisiana Army National Guardsman Killed In Crash
State Police are investigating a crash involving two vehicles that killed a Louisiana Army National Guardsman from Shreveport and moderately injured another. The Guardsmen were traveling home from...
View Article"I Had to Play Dead" - Zeus Manager Describes How he Barely Survived Shooting
Yousef Balbeisi pretended to be dead and barely survived a gun shot wound during a burglary at his home. Two months later, the Zeus restaurant manager is making a miraculous recovery and said he still...
View ArticleLafayette Man Recovering From West Nile Virus
A Lafayette man says he's lucky to be alive after contracting West Nile Virus. "It was a rough two-and-a-half weeks, but I feel real lucky," said Russell Richard (pictured), who was diagnosed with...
View ArticleLafayette Parish Sheriff's Office Daily Arrest Report
This report contains the daily arrests for Sep 18, 2012Name: Alvilez, DarwinCharge: Operating A Vehicle Without LaArresting Agency: Lafayette City PdAddress: 200 Blk N Pine STR Lafayette, LaName:...
View ArticleSt. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office Daily Arrest Report
According to Sheriff Mark Hebert during the last 24 hour reporting period the Sheriff's Office responded to 35 complaints and reports the following arrests:Jose Hidalgo Garcia Cardenas, 37, 1417...
View ArticleMan, Girl in Hospital after Wrecker Smashes Car
A 23-year-old man and an 8-year-old girl are in a local hospital with unknown injuries after a wrecker slammed into their car this morning in Eunice. The accident took place just before 8:00 at the...
View ArticleSt. Landry Parish Arrest Report
This is the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrest report for September 18, 2012.Dimetria Ann Prejean, age 33, 543 Tolson Road, Lafayette, LA, unauthorized use of an access card.Joseph Lawrence...
View ArticleSchool Renovation Work on Board Agenda
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - The Lafayette Parish School Board plans to review a list of proposed renovations, expansions and repairs requested for six schools that will cost more than $30 million. The six...
View ArticleAsk Joey 9/18/2012
Trooper Stephen Hammons appears on GMA each and every Tuesday morning to answer all your questions. This week is child saftey week, and Trooper Hammons gave us great information on the subject.If you...
View ArticleEthics Board Member Resigns
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A member of the Louisiana Board of Ethics has resigned, and the state House hopes to have a replacement chosen by November. Baton Rouge lawyer Vanessa LaFleur could no longer...
View ArticleSpirit Of Acadiana: Anything is PASTAble
On this segment of "Spirit of Acadiana" Scott tells use about one of Acadiana's tastiest events at the Petroleum Club! This Wednesday night, 232-HELP will be hosting a benefit called "Anything is...
View ArticleFORD Motor Car Show
Ford-Mustang Club of Acadiana will be hosting its 3rd Annual All Ford Show at Hub City Ford on September 22, 2012. The event starts from 10 a.m. and last until 3 p.m.. There is an entry fee of $30 for...
View ArticleMeeting Scheduled about Assumption Sinkhole
BAYOU CORNE, La. (AP) - Residents will hold an emergency town-hall meeting to encourage state and local officials to provide more information about the sinkhole in Assumption Parish. John Achee Jr., a...
View ArticleGrand Coteau Mayor Henry Pierre Dies
Grand Coteau is mourning the loss of its mayor. Henry Pierre died this morning. Pierre, who was elected in 2010, served in the United States Army for 23 years and worked in management at Wal-Mart for...
View ArticleRomney's Comments Spark Viral Internet Reactions
A video published by left-leaning magazine MOTHER JONES posted several clips from a speech Mitt Romney gave during a Boca Raton, Florida, fundraiser. In the clip below, Romney says 47-percent of...
View ArticleOpelousas Man and Two Juveniles Charged with Home Invasion
An Opelousas man is behind bars on home invasion and armed robbery charges. Jamez Brown is accused of breaking into the residence by shooting through a door and then holding a resident at gunpoint....
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