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Lafayette City-Parish Government Notebook
Lafayette City-Parish President Joey Durel and his administration are putting the final touches on the budget for fiscal year 2012-2013. Durel says the administration is making tweaks to the budget...
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Summer Pattern This Week
A more typical summer pattern is expected for Acadiana this week as stronger high pressure takes residence across the region.Rain chances will be closer to 20-30% over the next several afternoons with...
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2012 Acadiana Kick-Off Tour Starts Monday, July 30th
With summer slowly fading, it is time for high school football to heat up in Acadiana. Prep teams will take to the field for the first time next week and KATC will be there. It's time once again for...
View ArticleTeen arrested in connection with bomb threat at Dollar General
A 13-year-old girl is facing a charge of communication of a false bomb threat after a Dollar General store was evacuated in Lake Charles this morning.It happened around 11:30 a.m. at the Highway 14...
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National Night Out in Duson
National Night Out in Duson will be held on August 7, and the Duson Police Dept is accepting any donations to help put on the community event. Anyone interested in assisting the Police Dept Youth...
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Sally Ride, America's first female astronaut, has died
WASHINGTON (AP) - NASA: Sally Ride, America's first female astronaut, has died.According to Ride's company website, Ride lost her 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer. "Sally lived her life to the...
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Some voucher schools to face performance score
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A slice of the private schools in Louisiana's statewide voucher program will face performance scores similar to public schools and could face penalties for low performance, but...
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Largest oil-spill health study needs volunteers
HOUMA, La. (AP) - Scientists studying long-term effects of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill are looking for 15,000 more people who helped with the cleanup, even for one day. Nearly 25,000 former oil spill...
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UL Lafayette receives federal grant for bike path
UL Lafayette will receive $456,291.00 from the Federal Transit Administration to extend a bike path across the campus. Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr. M.D., R-South Louisiana, announced the grant...
View ArticleCalcasieu residents encouraged to use Solid Waste Convenience Centers for...
The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury's Public Works Department encourages all residents of Calcasieu Parish to utilize the two Solid Waste Convenience Centers regarding disposal of residential debris as a...
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Duson Police Now Calling a Runaway Teen A Missing Person
Fifteen-year-old Keiosha Felix has been missing for three months. She was last seen at her aunt's house in Duson. Duson police say they thought she was a runaway because one side of the family said...
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Houston man convicted of rape in Lafayette district court
Ted Dwayne Stevens, Jr., 47, of Houston, was convicted of aggravated rape and second degree sexual battery in the 15th Judicial District Court on July 20. "On December 19, 2010, an officer from the...
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Opelousas City Court will pursue 12 year-old case against Lavergne
Another parish preparing to bring Brandon Lavergne in to answer charges. Last week, we told you about a domestic violence allegation that never saw the inside of a courtroom in St. Landry Parish. It...
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Lafayette among Nation's fastest growing cities
A study ranks Lafayette among Nation's fastest growing cities. "If you're looking for a job, Lafayette, Louisiana is the place to go," said Lafayette City-Parish President Joey Durel.According to an...
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UL's Chase Compton Named Alaska League's Player of the Year
A strong performance in the Alaska Baseball League this summer has landed Ragin' Cajuns rising junior Chase Compton lofty honors. On Monday, it was revealed that Compton was named the 2012 Alaska...
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Former Cajun Danny Farquhar Part of Ichiro Suzuki Trade to Yankees
Ichiro Suzuki is headed to a new team and, after all these years, maybe a shot at playing in the World Series. The New York Yankees acquired the star outfielder from the Seattle Mariners in a trade...
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3 Dogs Missing From Plaza Village Subdivision
2 female chocolate labs and 1 male winnie dog named Heather Choco and Marley went missing this afternoon from their home in Plaza Village subdivision. If you have any information about their...
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Delcambre Boy Struck By Lightning Showing Signs of Improvement
Landon Broussard, the Delcambre boy who was struck by lightning last month while vacationing with his family in Alabama, is showing signs of improvement.WPMI-TV in Mobile, AL reports Landon still has...
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Should Lafayette Switch to Twice a Week Trash Pickup?
Everyone has it and everyone pays to get rid of it -- your trash. But is Lafayette getting what it's paying for? Some council members think garbage pickup should change from once a week to twice a...
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Fatal Shooting in Youngsville
Just after 11:30 last night at a residence in Cedar Hill Circle a woman and her live in boyfriend got into a heated exchange which led to a fight between the two. According to Youngsville police the...
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