Texas A&M Freshman, Incoming Utah Player Killed In Auto Accident
Texas A&M said Tuesday that redshirt freshman Polo Manukainiu and a friend who was joining the Utah football team this fall were among three people killed in a single-car rollover crash in the...
View ArticleSaints WR Morgan Hopes To Atone For DUI
METAIRIE, La. (AP) - Sounding contrite and determined to atone for his DUI, Saints wide receiver Joe Morgan said he is working hard to win a starter's job in training camp while dealing with the...
View ArticleThe Colomb Foundation's Financial Troubles
We're hearing from the founder of an Acadiana non-profit, which could owe the state hundreds of thousands of dollars. State Treasurer John Kennedy is ordering 36 non-profits across the state to pay...
View ArticlePelicans Sign Deal With 2nd Round Pick Withey
METAIRIE, La. (AP) - The New Orleans Pelicans say 7-foot center Jeff Withey has signed his rookie contract. Citing team policy, the club is not releasing the terms of the deal with the former Kansas...
View ArticleLARC: Summer Carnival
LARC's Acadian Village hosts its 2nd Annual Summer Carnival fundraiser to benefit LARC. The 2 day event will feature carnival rides, water play and fun jumps, pony rides, games, prizes, and many other...
View ArticleLafayette Parish Sheriff's Office Daily Arrest Report
This report contains the daily arrests for Jul 31, 2013Name: Acosta, LuisCharge: FugitiveArresting Agency: Jefferson County TxAddress: 00 Blk Homeless Lafayette, LaName: Allen, MarshallCharge: Issuing...
View Article19th Annual Women of Excellence Banquet
The Lafayette Commission on the Needs of Women presents its Women of Excellence banquet at the Frem Boustany Center October 4, 2013. This event will celebrate women that have improved and given...
View ArticleUnited Way of Acadiana: Stuff the Bus
Stuff the Bus aims to ready kids for school Community-wide school supply drive to benefit children in four parishes (Acadia, Lafayette, St. Martin and Vermilion). This school supply drive is a 3-day...
View ArticleCajun & Creole License Plates
Tomorrow many new laws passed in the legislative session go into effect. From culture to French language, Cajun pride was the focus of several bills during the legislative session. As of tomorrow...
View ArticleSt. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office Daily Arrest Report
According to St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert, during the last 24 hour reporting period the Sheriff's Office responded to 44 complaints and reports the following arrests:Ryan Jerome Spivey, 32,...
View ArticleSt. Mary Parish Narcotics Arrest Report
According to St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert the Narcotics Division made the following arrests:Rebecca Lynn Hanks, 29, 714 Gabriel St. Patterson, LA was arrested on July 30, 2013 at 3:49 pm on the...
View ArticleFormer strip club employee expected to change plea
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - A former Carencro strip club employee has indicated in court documents that he will change his plea in a federal investigation into drug dealing and prostitution at the club....
View ArticleLawmakers traveling to conferences this summer
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The Louisiana Legislature will pay at least $40,000 over the next few weeks for 19 lawmakers to travel to different conferences and gather with colleagues from other...
View ArticleAttorney tapped to be N.O. traffic court judge
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The Louisiana Supreme Court has appointed an attorney to temporarily serve as an Orleans Parish Traffic Court judge.The high court announced Tuesday that Michael C. Darnell will...
View ArticleLSU at Alexandria workers to get one-time pay hike
ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) - Employees of LSU at Alexandria will be receiving a one-time bonus, rather than the recurring pay raise that will be doled out to workers at LSU's main campus in Baton Rouge.LSU...
View ArticleChild found abused, walking alone on Houma street
HOUMA, La. (AP) - Terrebonne Parish sheriff's deputies say a 10-year-old boy was found starving and scarred as he walked alone along Grand Calliou Road Tuesday morning, and his father now faces child...
View ArticleMaurice man pleads guilty to counterfeiting
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - A 31-year-old Maurice man has pleaded guilty in federal court to counterfeiting $100 bills.Brandon Lee Landry faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and...
View ArticleFranklin Daily Arrest Report
The Franklin Police Department responded to 19 complaints over the past 24 hours and made the following arrests: 7/30/13 @ 11:51 AM, Linda Marie Higgins, 52, of Cayce St., Franklin, La. was arrested...
View ArticleSt. Landry Parish Arrest Report
This is the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrest report for July 31, 2013. Jessica Nicole Guillory Gioe, age 31, 325 Bayou Dr., Port Barre, LA, speeding, driving under suspension, 2 bench...
View ArticleJudge delays lawsuit in Medicaid contract dispute
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A state judge has delayed a Maryland company's lawsuit that challenges the Jindal administration's abrupt cancellation of its nearly $200 million contract to process Medicaid...
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