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Polk Street Murder Suspect Extradited to Lafayette
The suspect charged in connection with the stabbing death of a Eunice man has been extradited back to Lafayette. Kyle Toups was booked into the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center Monday after...
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St. Landry Parish Arrest Report
This is the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrest report for October 23, 2012.Jose Alejandro Morales-Vega, age 23, 354 Flossie Lane, Opelousas, LA, no seat belt, failure to transfer registration,...
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Today in History for October 23, 2012
Today is Tuesday, Oct. 23, the 297th day of 2012. There are 69 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 23, 1942, during World War II, Britain launched a major offensive against...
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Dow falls 200 after weak corporate earnings
NEW YORK (AP) - The Dow Jones industrial average is down more than 200 points in early trading after weak corporate earnings reports. 3M is reducing its profit expectations for this year because of...
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Dow falls 200 after weak corporate earnings
NEW YORK (AP) - The Dow Jones industrial average is down more than 200 points in early trading after weak corporate earnings reports. 3M is reducing its profit expectations for this year because of...
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Sandusky moved from county jail to state prison
CAMP HILL, Pa. (AP) - Jerry Sandusky is now a state prison inmate after his transfer from the Centre County jail. A state prison system spokeswoman says the 68-year-old former Penn State assistant...
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Vermilion Parish Drug Arrests
According to Sheriff Mike Couvillon, the Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Narcotics Division made the following arrests for drug related crimes:- Timothy Hoffpauir, (dob 12-7-59) of Abbeville was arrested...
View ArticleDisabled patients to benefit from Medicare change
WASHINGTON (AP) - Lawyers for Medicare patients say the Obama administration has agreed to a change that would help people with severe chronic illnesses like Alzheimer's keep receiving rehabilitation...
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Vermilion Parish Narcotics Arrest
According to Sheriff Mike Couvillon, the Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Narcotics Division made the following arrests for drug related crimes:- Timothy Hoffpauir, (dob 12-7-59) of Abbeville was arrested...
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US-Russian crew blasts off for space station
BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (AP) - A Russian spacecraft surged into clear skies over the Central Asian steppe Tuesday, carrying a three-man crew on their way to the International Space Station. The engines...
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BP asks for Gulf spill deal ok despite objections
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Oil giant BP is asking a federal judge to disregard objections from a fraction of claimants and give final approval to a proposed multibillion-dollar settlement for economic damages...
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Ohio teen in Craigslist trial: I feared for life
AKRON, Ohio (AP) - The teenage suspect in the slayings of three men lured by phony Craigslist job offers has testified at his Ohio murder trial that he went along only because he feared the triggerman...
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4 dead in murder-suicide; 2 at retirement home
STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) - Police say four people are dead in an apparent murder-suicide in California. Stockton police say they found a 64-year-old woman shot to death Monday afternoon at her home near...
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Police: Parents Catch Man in Daughter's Closet
An Opelousas man is charged with two counts of carnal knowledge of a juvenile after police say he got caught in a teen's bedroom. Police say Jarred Warren was found hiding his a 15-year-old girl's...
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Oil price drops near $86 on global growth concerns
NEW YORK (AP) - Oil is falling to three-month lows as big corporations around the globe cut earnings forecasts, raising concerns about economic growth and oil demand. Benchmark oil is down $2.46, or...
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Louisiana murder suspect arrested in Mississippi
PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. (AP) - A man suspected of murder in Louisiana was arrested Tuesday morning in Mississippi, the Harrison County sheriff says. Sheriff Melvin Brisolara tells WLOX-TV that his...
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Few seemed swayed by final presidential debate
With the baseball playoffs and Monday Night Football to compete with, even free pizza and soda couldn't entice more than a handful of students to the Tulane University Political Science Department's...
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Teens Charged with Stealing More Than $10,000 in Goods from School
Two teens are behind bars after they allegedly stole over $10,000 worth of electronics from Carencro Middle School. Police say they recovered laptop computers, digital cameras, and i-Pads during their...
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NY top court says lap dance isn't art, is taxable
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Lap dances are taxable because they don't promote culture in a community the way ballet or other artistic endeavors do, New York's highest court concluded Tuesday in a sharply...
View ArticleSmaller iPad expected at Apple event in Calif.
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Apple is holding a presentation in San Jose, Calif., during which it is expected to unveil a smaller iPad. Tech bloggers and analysts expect a device with a screen measuring...
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