Hornets To Play Exhibition in Mexico City
The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Zignia Live, a premier live entertainment and events company in Mexico, today announced a multiyear partnership that includes a preseason game in Mexico...
View ArticleBrandon Lavergne Rebooked into Jail; New Mug Shot Taken
According to Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office, Brandon Lavergne has been rebooked into the parish jail on the first degree murder charge in connection with Lisa Pate's 1999 death. He was originally...
View ArticleLSU Health System Hit Hard by Medicaid Cuts
The LSU Health System has a number, but no plan, on how to strip $329 million from the hospital system. The cuts total $523 million for the state's health care system, handed down by Governor Bobby...
View ArticleLafayette Parish Sheriff's Office Daily Arrest Report
This report contains the daily arrests for Jul 20, 2012Name: Alexander, KenwardCharge: Schedule IiArresting Agency: PenaltiesAddress: 1100 Blk Foreman DR Lafayette, LaName: Armstead, JustinCharge: Hit...
View ArticlePolice: 12 dead in Colorado theater shooting
AURORA, Colo. (AP) - A gunman wearing a gas mask set off an unknown gas and fired into a crowded movie theater in suburban Denver at a midnight opening of the Batman movie "The Dark Knight Rises,"...
View ArticleSt. Landry Parish Arrest Report
This is the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrest report for July 20, 2012Jackie Theresa Faulkner, age 55, 3067 Oscar Rivette Street, Arnaudville, LA, theft of goods.Randel Kevin Deshon Ben, age...
View ArticleSt. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office Arrest Report
According to Sheriff Mark Hebert during the last reporting period the Sheriff's Office responded to 38 complaints and reports the following arrests:Malcolm Colbert, 19, 10305 Hwy. 182 Garden City, LA...
View ArticleTwo Dead in House Fire
Two people have died in a house fire at the corner of Pinhook and South Magnolia. Fire officials received the call at around 7:15 this morning. Lafayette Fire Chief Robert Benoit of the Lafayette...
View ArticleFranklin Daily Arrest Reports
The Franklin Police Department responded to 19 complaints over the past 24 hours and made the following arrests:7/20/2012 @ 1:07 AM, LAWRENCE F. PELLERIN, 27, of Verdunville Road - Franklin, LA was...
View ArticleColorado Shooting Suspect Identified
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal law enforcement officials say the suspect in last night's deadly shooting in Colorado is James Holmes, a 24-year-old American. Officials believe Holmes killed a dozen people...
View ArticleWoman Charged with Beating Child with Belt
A 22-year old Morgan City woman is in jail for allegedly injuring a six-year old boy with a belt. Rebecca Moran is charged with cruelty to juveniles. The St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office says the boy...
View ArticleArmed Robbery Suspect Wanted
A suspect in Lake Charles two robberies is wanted by Calcasieu Parish sheriff's deputies. Officials say 34-year old Bernard Carrier used a blunt object to rob a convenience store of an undisclosed...
View ArticlePinhook Road Near Site of House Fire Reopened
The portion of East Pinhook Road between Gauthier and South Orange Streets has been reopened. Lafayette police and fire officials opened the area to motorists shortly before 11:00 A. M. The road was...
View ArticleSheriff's Office: Four Arrested on Terrorism Charges in Connection with Shooting
The Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office will hold a press conference later this afternoon regarding a May 18 homicide. Ray Ryan was shot and killed during the incident, which took place in the 200...
View ArticleBaton Rouge teen injured in Colorado theater shooting
An 18 year old from Baton Rouge was shot in the knee in the Colorado movie theater shooting. Bonnie Kate Pourciau was on a church trip passing through the area when the shooting happened, according to...
View ArticleDeputies looking for shooter in overnight shooting near Crowley
Investigators at the Acadia Parish Sheriff's Office say they are expected to make an arrest in a shooting that happened around 1:00 this morning at The Meadows Apartments at 100 Meadows Lane near...
View ArticleFour Cited for Underage Drinking at Downtown Bars
Lafayette police cited four people for underage possession of alcohol during a search of bars. Officers checked eight downtown bars for underage patrons drinking alcoholic beverages. One citation was...
View ArticleLafayette High teacher accused of having sex with student
A Lafayette High School teacher has been arrested and charged with prohibited sexual conduct between an educator and student. Blaine Peltier, 31, a Theatre Arts Instructor at Lafayette High School is...
View ArticleUS forecast: Hot, dry weather to linger into fall
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The unusually hot dry weather that has gripped the nation will not let up its stranglehold over the next few months, federal weather forecasters said Thursday.And that means the...
View ArticleBoater Missing in Lake Fordoche
A boater is missing in Lake Fordoche after the he was thrown from his vessel. Agents with the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries say the boat hit a fixed object in the water, tossing the man in the...
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