Ron Paul campaign to challenge all Louisiana delegates
The Ron Paul 2012 campaign is preparing to challenge the entire slate of Louisiana's 46 delegates selected to attend the Republican National Convention next month in Tampa, Fla.Paul's campaign asserts...
View ArticleLafayette Woman Receives First Lady Award
The Supriya Jindal Foundation for Louisiana¹s Children is proud to announce that Mrs. Shana Zanyk of Lafayette, Louisiana is the latest recipient of a First Lady Award. This award is given...
View ArticleTwo Opelousas City Employees Charged with Crimes Fired
Two Opelousas city employees accused of theft have been fired. The Opelousas Board of Aldermen fired Terrell Griffin and Leonard Hammond. Griffin is accused of using a city vehicle to steal a...
View ArticleHot & Dry...Tropics Show Signs of Life
Acadiana's weather has become hotter and drier as the month of July comes to a close with drier than normal conditions likely to continue through mid-week. Rain chances look to stay in the 10% range...
View ArticleMan's Dying Wish for $500 Tip Inspires Charity
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- As Seth Collins finished his penne pasta at a Lexington restaurant, he called over the waitress to fulfill his brother's dying wish.He explained to her that his 30-year-old...
View ArticleTerry Joseph Guilbeau: May 1, 1956 - July 29, 2012
Broussard- A Mass of Christian Burial for Mr. Terry Joseph Guilbeau, 56, will be held at 2:00PM on Wednesday, August 01, 2012 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Broussard, LA with Rev. Bill Ruskowski,...
View Article10th Annual "Kuts for Kids"
Cox and 100 Black Men to host school supply drive in partnership with 10th Annual "Kuts for Kids"Free haircuts and stuffed backpacks to first 250 kids Lafayette - On Sunday, August 12, 2012, 100 Black...
View ArticleState: 350 new jobs coming to Camp Minden site
CAMP MINDEN, La. (AP) - A planned maintenance facility for military vehicles at a north Louisiana National Guard training site is forecast to create 350 new jobs. Tiburon Associates Inc. and the state...
View ArticleNew reality show about nutria hunters
Meet some of the cast members of the new show "Rat Bastards." The nutria hunters live in St. Landry Parish, and KATC's Erin Steuber caught up with them in Opelousas. Their show premieres tomorrow on...
View ArticleCourt reverses worker's $300K sex harassment award
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A federal appeals court has thrown out a $300,000 court award for an iron worker in a sexual harassment lawsuit filed against Boh Brothers Construction Co. The worker won the award...
View ArticleSafety becomes first player to leave Penn State
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Penn State backup safety Tim Buckley is the first Nittany Lion to transfer in the wake of the NCAA sanctions against the university. North Carolina State released a statement...
View ArticleMan arrested in Keiosha Felix's case in EBR jail until Aug. 24
Leon Wilkerson, the man Duson police charged with second-degree kidnapping and simple rape in missing person Keiosha Felix's case will stay in the East Baton Rouge Parish Jail until Aug. 24. Wilkerson...
View ArticleFundraiser for Franklin firefighter
A fundraiser will be held for a Franklin firefighter. Brandi Lege, Event Coordinator with the Franklin Fire Department says:Louis Boudreaux has been serving our community and the surrounding areas...
View ArticleLSU Hospitals Facing Cuts, UMC Fared Better Than Expected
Cuts to LSU hospitals around the state starting today. LSU health officials laid out a plan friday to cut $50 million from public hospitals and clinics. Cutting back in areas like faculty recruitment...
View ArticleArrests in stealing prescription pads and selling pills
Rayne police arrested five people and are looking for two others accused of illegally getting their hands on prescription pills and selling them. The pills are worth $37,300. One of the suspects,...
View ArticleNew show puts Nutria hunters in the national spotlight
A new show premiering Tuesday, July 31 on Spike TV, will put Nutria rat-hunting in the national spotlight. KATC's Erin Steuber spent time with the cast and explains why the show is far more than just...
View ArticleNASA to athletic Mars rover: 'Stick the landing'
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) -- It's NASA's most ambitious and expensive Mars mission yet - and it begins with the red planet arrival late Sunday of the smartest interplanetary rover ever built. Also the...
View ArticleLouisiana's Own American Idol, Joshua Ledet, Returns on "Idol" Tour
American Idol fans traveled from hundreds of miles away Monday in order to see the top ten from last season take the stage at the Cajundome. Louisiana's favorite American Idol, Joshua Ledet was back...
View Article"Spags" Has Saints Defenders Trying New Roles
When Steve Spagnuolo came to New Orleans this year, he brought a philosophy that includes asking players to do things they've never done, as long as he believes they can do them. "That's part of...
View ArticleSaints' Arrington Knows His Time Is Now
Saints receiver Adrian Arrington has been on the bubble ever since New Orleans took him in the seventh round of the 2008 draft. But with a spot opening in the receiving rotation after Robert Meachem...
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