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Monroe Council Rejects Sagging Pants Ordinance
The Monroe City Council has rejected a proposed ordinance that called for fining people wearing sagging pants. The News-Star (http://tnsne.ws/NnF38v) reports that council members heard testimony...
View ArticlePineville Company Cited for Worker's Death
PINEVILLE, La. (AP) - Federal regulators have cited a Pineville general contracting company for alleged workplace safety violations stemming from an employee's death. The Town Talk reports...
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3 Dead in 12 Hours in BR
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Three Baton Rouge residents were killed in two unrelated shootings within a 12-hour period Monday and Tuesday. The Advocate reports (http://bit.ly/Nnxrmd ) that the mother of...
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Officials Investigating Suspicious Package
Fire officials and Haz-Mat crews are investigating a suspicious package at a Chevron gas station at the corner of Rena Drive and Johnston Street. Police are on scene and are holding the perimeter....
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Despite Debby, Fourchon Beach Rebuild Progresses
PORT FOURCHON, La. (AP) - Lafourche Parish officials say a restoration project aimed at rebuilding beach and dunes at West Belle Pass on Fourchon beach is nearly halfway done. Progress has been made...
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Residents Still Have Time to Give Input on Comprehensive Plan
Lafayette residents have a few more days to have their input heard regarding the Lafayette Comprehensive Plan Vision Statement.A major milestone in the multiyear comprehensive planning process was...
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Johnston St. shut down due to suspicious package
Johnston St. between Camellia Blvd. and Brentwood Dr. is shut down due to a suspicious package at a Chevron gas station at the corner of Rena Drive and Johnston Street.
View ArticleBowling Congress good for Baton Rouge business
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Officials and business owners in Baton Rouge say the city benefited economically from the presence of the U.S. Bowling Congress, which ended its five-month tournament Tuesday...
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Stocks drift lower ahead of Fed minutes
NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks drifted lower in late morning trading Wednesday as investors wait for minutes from the Federal Reserve's June meeting. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 45 points at 12,607...
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After attack, Mexico paper won't cover violence
MEXICO CITY (AP) - A newspaper in the northern Mexico border city of Nuevo Laredo says it will no longer cover violent criminal acts after the second of two grenade attacks against its office. Other...
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Romney draws boos from NAACP when he dings Obama
HOUSTON (AP) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney drew jeers from black voters Wednesday as he criticized President Barack Obama and pledged to repeal the Democrats' health care overhaul....
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GOP says health care repeal also stops a tax
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republicans pushed an election-year vote Wednesday to repeal President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, casting it as not only a rejection of an unpopular law but a...
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Police, Deputies Searching for Missing Teen
St. Martinville police are searching for an 18-year old man who has been missing since Tuesday afternoon. Officials say Dylon Boudreaux was last seen in the 700 block of Lewis Street. Police say they...
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DreamWorks plans theme park at stalled NJ mall
Shrek might find a home in the swamps of northern New Jersey. The Hollywood studio that created the green ogre and the wisecracking zoo animals of "Madagascar" has announced plans for an indoor theme...
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Account Set up for Drowning Victims
A bank account has been set up to help the family of two Breaux Bridge residents who died while hiking on the Appalachian Trail. Dwight Cope and his son, Dagan, drowned during their trip in Tennessee....
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Vermilion Parish Drug Task Force Makes Arrests
The Vermilion / Municipal Narcotics Task Force made the following two arrests for drug related crimes:- While working street sales disruption, agents recognized Cobi Broussard (dob 12-8-79) of...
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When Wildfire Smoke and Thunderstorms Collide
Scientists on NASA's DC-8, a flying laboratory, have concluded a six-week hunt for thunderstorms.They were part of a team of 100 researchers from 29 organizations who participated in Deep Convective...
View ArticleTerrebonne may tighten trailer time limits
HOUMA, La. (AP) - Terrebonne Parish officials may shorten the time limit for removing mobile homes from areas not zoned for such structures. The Courier reports that parish officials are considering a...
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Hospitals facing fewer dollars for uninsured care
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Gov. Bobby Jindal's decision against expanding the state's Medicaid program under the federal health law, combined with a provision that shrinks uninsured care dollars, could...
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Suspicious Package: Safe
The suspicious package at a gas station a block away the corner of Johnston and Rena has been deemed safe. Officials are taking down barricades to reopen the section of Johnstotn that was closed off...
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