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Barnes & Noble founder builds new homes in Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The founder and chairman of the Barnes & Noble bookstore chain has committed to building 100 homes in New Orleans' Gentilly neighborhood, which was badly flooded when levees...
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Second Arrest Made in Polk Street Homicide
A second arrest has been made in connection with the stabbing death of a Eunice man. Lafayette police have arrested Travis Toups on charges of accessory after the fact to second-degree murder. Toups'...
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Rep. Richmond way ahead in Dist. 2 funding
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - U.S. Rep. Cedric Richmond reports raising more than $828,000 in campaign contributions for the quarter that ended Sept. 30. Richmond, a first-term incumbent and the only Democrat in...
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LC student struck by car
On Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 7:49am the Lake Charles Police Department responded to a call of an Auto-Pedestrian crash in front of Barbe High School on West McNeese Street.Police say, that a Barbe...
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Official proposes bullet tax to curb Chicago crime
CHICAGO (AP) - As Chicago struggles to quell gang violence that has contributed to a jump in homicides, a top elected official wants to tax the sale of every bullet and firearm - an effort even she...
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Edited Football Photo Stir Up Controversy at LSU
LSU is considering a policy change after they chose to digitally erase crosses painted on fans at an LSU football."It was just a straight sports communications message," said Herb Vincent of LSU tells...
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Breaux Bridge looking for endangered juvenile
Breaux Bridge Police Department needs your help finding a missing juvenile. The 14-year-old is considered an endangered runaway and is need of medication. Carden Rose Warren is described as a white...
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NY appeals court nixes Defense of Marriage Act
NEW YORK (AP) - A divided federal appeals court in Manhattan struck down the Defense of Marriage Act Thursday as unconstitutional, joining an appeals court in Boston in rejecting the law that defines...
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Ambassador Caffery/Johnston down to one lane Monday
DOTD announced today that Ambassador Caffery (La. 3073) and Johnston Street (U.S. 167) will be reduced to one lane in the southbound and northbound directions beginning Monday, October 22, and...
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Arnaudville Car Seat Safety Check
Certified child passenger safety technicians will be in Arnaudville Saturday checking car seats for those who request it. If you'd like to see if your seat is properly installed, visit the Arnaudville...
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Woman, 80, arrested for removing Obama-Hitler sign
HEBRON, Conn. (AP) - An 80-year-old Connecticut woman has been charged with larceny and breach of peace after tearing down political signs that included an image of President Barack Obama with an...
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TV host campaigns for Ark. medical marijuana plan
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Talk show host Montel Williams says opponents of an Arkansas ballot measure to legalize medical marijuana are resorting to "racist" imagery with a television ad featuring an...
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For Romney and Obama, one-liners are on the menu
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - The presidential campaign, heavy on finger-pointing and recrimination, is taking a brief detour so President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney can play politics for laughs. The...
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Shoot coyotes in NM, win assault rifle as prize
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Coyote hunters in New Mexico will have the chance to compete for a couple of high-caliber grand prizes just in time for the holidays - a pair of Bushmaster AR-15 assault...
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Google, Samsung to sell Chrome laptop for $249
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google and Samsung are introducing a lightweight laptop computer with a price similar to smaller tablet computers. The computer unveiled Thursday will sell for $249 and run on an...
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Surge Tent and Mobile Morgue
Acadiana now has the capability to respond to a large-scale emergency event. Two new additions to health care have been added. At 5 & 6 KATC's Kristen Holloway will explain what new help will be...
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Miss. says no thanks to Medicaid expansion dollars
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi has long been one of the sickest and poorest states in America, with some of the highest rates of obesity, diabetes and heart disease and more than 1 in 7 residents...
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Teen Arrested in Connection with Burglaries
Opelousas police have arrested a teen on three counts of simple burglary. Investigators say 18-year-old Justin Mayo was confronted by two businessmen who accused him of stealing items from their...
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Ex-Sen. McGovern nears death, family at his side
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Former U.S. Sen. George McGovern is surrounded by his family members as he nears the end of his life. Family spokesman Steve Hildebrand tells The Associated Press that...
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Eunice Man Charged with 92 Counts of Child Molestation
A Eunice man is in the Acadia Parish Jail and charged with 92 counts of child molestation. Deputies say 44-year-old Kenneth Chatagnier, Jr., turned himself in after a warrant was issued for his...
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