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Teen pleads guilty in Utah soccer ref death
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A teenager charged with killing a Utah soccer referee over a call during a game pleaded guilty Monday to a charge of homicide by assault in a case that brought new attention to...
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Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association to Award Scholarships
Louisiana Cup Day will take place on Saturday, August 17 at Louisiana Downs in Bossier City and the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association will award two scholarships, each valued at $1,000,...
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Deputies escort residents back to Lawtell homes for emergency supplies
As of 1 p.m., a staging area has been set up at the Yambilee building on U.S. 190 so residents can be escorted into the evacuation zones to get emergency medication or other supplies from their homes...
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A list of the Top 20 party schools in the US
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - The Princeton Review released its annual college rankings on Monday, including the 2014 edition of the Top 20 party schools in the nation. 1. University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa...
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Former Festival International director lands at Townsquare Media
Former Festival International executive director Dana Baker has returned to the Lafayette spotlight. Baker, who resigned from the Festival post in June, will now served as live events manager for...
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New Orleans jail, police reform cases in 2 courts
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Lawyers for the city of New Orleans have made their case to a federal appeals court as they try to get out of an expensive agreement with the U.S. Justice Department to overhaul the...
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ICE seeks public help to identify individual connected to federal investigation
DALLAS - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) is urgently seeking the public's help to identify the pictured individual who may have knowledge...
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Relief well drilling starts after Gulf blowout
HOUMA, La. (AP) - Workers have started drilling a relief well to secure a gas well that blew out in the Gulf of Mexico last month off the coast of Louisiana. The federal Bureau of Safety and...
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Embassies still shut, US tries to pinpoint targets
WASHINGTON (AP) - American spies and intelligence analysts on Monday scoured email, phone calls and radio communications between al-Qaida operatives in Yemen and the organization's senior leaders to...
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Taft set to close for a week
Tom Carroll, the Director of the Public Works Department, announced today the closure of E. Taft Street at the SE Evangeline Thruway beginning tomorrow, Tuesday, August 6, 2013 until Tuesday, August...
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Amazon founder Bezos to buy Washington Post
WASHINGTON (AP) - Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos is buying The Washington Post and other newspapers for $250 million. The longtime publisher, The Washington Post Co., announced the deal Monday. Bezos...
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Genesis sees rail car growth
NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) - Genesis Energy expects to be handling as many as 36,500 rail cars annually at its terminal in Natchez by the end of the year. Genesis Energy President Steve Nathanson tells The...
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Groundbreaking for new ammonia plant in Waggaman
WAGGAMAN, La. (AP) - A groundbreaking ceremony in Waggaman marked the start of an ammonia plant for explosives maker Dyno Nobel International. Gov. Bobby Jindal's office says Dyno Nobel plans to begin...
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Union Pacific issues update to train derailment
The following statementr regarding the train derailment is from Union Pacific:Lawtell Accident UpdateTwenty-six rail cars derailed from a train that was travelling on the rail line that parallels...
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Louisiana black bear: new population stats
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Two new studies indicate that Louisiana black bears are gradually becoming more numerous, with the three main populations totaling about 500. Whether they can survive without...
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Alice Boucher, J.W. Faulk deemed academically unacceptable
Alice Boucher and J.W. Faulk elementary schools have been deemed academically unacceptable. This is the second consecutive year both schools have been rated an "F" by state standards.State policy...
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National Night Out Against Crime 2013
On Tuesday, August 6, 2013, residents throughout Lafayette Parish are invited to join forces with the Lafayette Police Department, the Lafayette Sheriff's Office and thousands of communities...
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2 Boys Dead After Python Escapes Store
Police say two young boys are dead after they were strangled by a python that escaped its enclosure at a pet store in Canada.Royal Canadian Mounted Police Const. Julie Rogers-Marsh said Monday the...
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Judge raises concern about data meddling at Angola
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A federal judge questioned Monday whether state officials damaged independent data collection of temperatures on Louisiana's death row by trying adjustments that could have...
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LCG to decide on Broussard water settlement, new charter commission
The Lafayette Consolidated Government will have a full slate tomorrow night as it holds a special meeting to hear about a possible settlement to its long-running battle over water bills with the city...
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