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Police say bicycling suspect led them on chase
Police say a man suspected of stealing soft drinks and beer from a store fled on a bicycle and led a police cruiser on a chase before being caught. A business called Thibodaux police Sunday to report...
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Lafayette Parish Daily Arrest Report
Name: Aggison, NicholasCharge: Open Glass ContainersArresting Agency: Lafayette City MarshalAddress: 100 Blk Ann STR Grand Coteau, LaName: Alejandro, JohnnyCharge: Owi VehicleArresting Agency:...
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School Bells are Ringing in St. Mary Parish
Believe it or not, summer has come to an end and school bells are ringing. St. Mary is the first Acadiana Parish to start school this year.This morning students and teachers head back to class with...
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St. Bernard / St. Francis Food Drive
The Breaux Bridge Lions Club is hosting a St. Bernard / St. Francis Food Drive. The drive will be held at St. Bernard School on August 10, 2013 from 8am - 5pm. Â
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St. Martin Parish Daily Arrest Report
Cazelot, Kit 22100 block of Theresa DrSt Martinville, LAHOLD FOR50-ST MARTIN SHERIFFClay, Dwayne 351000 block of Joe Leblanc RdBreaux Bridge, LAFAILURE TO APPEAR; FAILURE TO APPEAR50-ST MARTIN...
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Acadian Culture Day
Vermilionville Hosts Free Culture Day in Celebration of Acadians Richard Guidry to be honored The community is invited to join the Bayou Vermilion District's Vermilionville as they celebrate their...
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Rapides school board approves school choice plan
Parents of students of failing schools will have more freedom in choosing where their students attend this year. The Rapides Parish School Board approved a school choice plan on Tuesday, which state...
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2 Alexandria hospitals to take over Huey P. Long
A preliminary plan has been agreed on for two Alexandria hospitals to take over services currently provided by Huey P. Long Medical Center in Pineville. Christus St. Frances Cabrini Hospital and...
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Tangipahoa committee OKs hike in driver ed fees
The Tangipahoa Parish School Board's finance committee has approved raising the school district's fees for its driver's education course. The committee approved hiking the fees to $400, up from $350....
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Sorrento joins search for untaxed properties
The Sorrento Town Council has decided to give $2,000 to the Ascension Parish Assessor's Office to help pay for aerial photography technology designed to help identify unmarked and untaxed properties...
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Baker accepts offer for health services at school
The Baker School Board has approved an agreement with Capital Area Human Services District to provide behavioral health services and training for students at Baker Heights Elementary School and their...
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Council declines to limit rural members authority
The Lafayette City-Parish Council has shot down a proposal that would have opened the door to limiting the authority of rural council members over issues within the city limits of Lafayette. The...
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Hammond council approves fixes to pay plan
The Hammond City Council has approved recommendations made by the Management Advisory Group to make fixes to the current pay plan. The plans, for both civil and non-civil service employees, would...
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Thibodaux council rejects higher tax rate
Thibodaux residents won't be seeing their taxes go up in the next year, but city services are going to be reviewed because of budget issues. The Thibodaux City Council on Tuesday rejected a measure to...
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Crab trap proposal advances
The Louisiana Shrimp Task Force is recommending fishermen be allowed to accidentally catch four active crab traps and not have to return them to the ocean until they're done fishing. The task force, a...
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New Orleans man arrested on federal drug charge
A New Orleans man charged with possession with intent to sell methamphetamine is suspected of smuggling drugs into New Orleans on commercial airline flights from Texas. The U.S. Drug Enforcement...
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Jefferson Parish School Board approves new budget
The Jefferson Parish School Board has approved a new operator, Celerity Education Group, to charter an existing public school in the 2014-15 school year. Also on Tuesday, the board approved with...
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Parents arrested after deserting baby girl
New Orleans police have arrested the parents of a baby girl who was found deserted in the parking lot of a convenience store. Police say Jasmine Jones and Leonard Martin were arrested and booked with...
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Caddo superintendent search to start over
Mary Nash Robinson will serve as Caddo schools' superintendent, but not in the way she had originally intended. The Caddo Parish School Board once again remained in a 6-6 deadlock vote between...
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Oakdale man charged with child porn possession
An Oakdale man is behind bars on child porn possession charges. State police say an investigation led to the arrest of 61-year-old Timothy Wade.Officials say computers and software seized from Wade's...
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