Experts: Global warming means more Antarctic ice
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The ice goes on seemingly forever in a white pancake-flat landscape, stretching farther than ever before. And yet in this confounding region of the world, that spreading ice may be...
View ArticleOhio ice cream maker recalls some products
UTICA, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio ice cream maker is voluntarily recalling some of its peanut-butter flavored products because of possible salmonella contamination. Velvet Ice Cream said Thursday that some...
View ArticleUN aims to end child marriage by 2030
South Africa's Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu is helping the U.N. launch a campaign to end child marriages by 2030 in a bid to free girls from poverty, ignorance, and oppression by their husbands....
View ArticleBrees responds to Terry Bradshaw's comments about Payton
Drew Brees is responding to comments made by former quarterback and Louisiana native Terry Bradshaw.Yesterday, Bradshaw told WFAN the fact Brees broke Johnny Unitas' 52-year-old record was...
View ArticleDefense wants more time in Colorado shooting case
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) - A hearing to decide if the man accused of opening fire on a Colorado movie theater should stand trial might not be held until January. A lawyer for James Holmes told the judge...
View ArticlePolice involved wreck in Maurice
Maurice's police chief says he's responding to an accident involving one of his officers. It's on Highway 167, right in the middle of town. Police are diverting all traffic from 167 to Laura Road. We...
View ArticleMother, Son Challenging School Hair Policy
A St. Landry Parish mother believes her son is being treated unfairly by his school's staff because of the length of his hair. Jenise Fernandez spoke with the two, and tonight at 5:00 and 6:00, she'll...
View ArticleLafayette Suspicious Death Victim Identified
Lafayette police have released the name of the man found dead Sunday in an Ike-B Street home. Officials say the victim is 77-year-old Paul Comeaux. The cause of Comeaux's death is still being...
View ArticleUpdate: Police involved fatal crash
An update to the accident on Hwy 167: Troopers tell it involved a Maurice police officer. The officer is in the hospital with unknown injuries; one person in the other car was killed, and the other...
View ArticleJunior League of Lafayette Funds Local Non-Profits
The Junior League of Lafayette recently awarded grants in the sum of over $79,000. Annually the Junior League of Lafayette awards financial support through a competitive process to qualifying...
View ArticleMan accused of sexual battery on 10-year-old girl
A man is behind bars for allegedly having inappropriate contact with a 10-year-old girl, according to authorities.According to Jefferson Davis Parish Sheriff's Office, a complaint was received from...
View ArticleTS Patty Forms & A Tropical Update
Tropical Storm Patty has formed east north east of the Bahamas. Currently about 255 miles NE of the central Bahamas and is nearly stationary at this time. Sustained winds of 40mph. A slight forward...
View ArticleState to Launch Official La. Certified Seafood Brand
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, in coordination with the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry, LSU AgCenter, Louisiana...
View ArticleAbbeville Police Looking for School Break-in Suspects
Abbeville police are looking for multiple suspects in connection with two school break-ins. KATC's Erin Steuber will have the surveillance video tonight at 5:00.
View ArticleSMSO warning residents of a scam
St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office is warning residents of possible scam.The complaint received by the SMSO claims to have received phone call from a foreign area code. The caller directed the target of...
View ArticleLSU seeking agreements with private health firms
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A week after $152 million in cuts were levied across the LSU public hospitals, Health and Hospitals Secretary Bruce Greenstein says no new formal arrangements have yet been...
View ArticleFree Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening set for November 10th
Get a free ultrasound that may save your life.If you are male over age 60, female over age 60 with risk factors or over 50 with a family history of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), you may be at risk...
View ArticleGulf oil sheen blamed on 2010 wreckage, not well
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Federal scientists and BP say oil appears to have leaked last month from the drilling wreckage lying at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico near where a BP well blew out in 2010,...
View ArticleWarm Fall Days, Yet Calm Forecast Continues
Warm days and mild nights should continue through the weekend as a ridge builds over the plains into the Mississippi Valley tomorrow and Saturday. This will help aid in a warming trend and will also...
View ArticleCABL opposes proposal to limit gun restrictions
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The nonpartisan Council for A Better Louisiana is opposing a constitutional amendment that would set a tougher standard for restricting the use of weapons and remove a...
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