Lightning to Blame for House Fire in Scott
On July 3, 2012 at 6:00 the Scott Fire Department responded to a reported house fire located at 3513 W. Gloria Switch Road. Upon arrival at 6:10, units observed heavy smoke and fire coming from the...
View ArticleSaints Sign 6th Round Pick OG Andrew Tiller
New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis says the club has agreed to terms on a four-year contract with sixth-round draft choice Andrew Tiller, an offensive guard out of Syracuse. The...
View ArticleNFL Denies Player Appeals In Saints Bounty Investigation
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has rejected the appeals of four players suspended in connection with the league's bounty investigation of the New Orleans Saints. In a ruling handed down on Tuesday,...
View ArticleNFL Arbitrator Rules in Brees's Favor of Franchise Grievance
Drew Brees gained additional leverage in his protracted contract talks with the New Orleans Saints on Tuesday when an arbitrator in Philadelphia ruled in Brees' favor in a dispute over how much the...
View ArticleUL Basketball Names Shawn Forrest as Assistant
Shawn Forrest, a 14-year collegiate coaching veteran who spent the last four seasons at North Texas, has been named assistant men's basketball coach at the University of Louisiana. The announcement...
View ArticleMamou's Kaleb Manuel Pitches Cane Cutters to 1-0 Win
The Cane Cutters stayed on the right track tonight with a shutout win against the Woodlands Strykers. The game was all about pitching tonight as the Cane Cutters scored the only run of the game. The...
View ArticleHorse Farm Deal Finalized
The Lafayette City-Parish council voted Tuesday night to finalize the acquisition of the UL horse farm.In the deal, LCG will pay $6-million to UL for the land and also give the university Youth Park...
View ArticleEureka! Physicists celebrate evidence of particle
GENEVA (AP) - To cheers and standing ovations from scientists, the world's biggest atom smasher claimed the discovery of a new subatomic particle Wednesday, calling it "consistent" with the...
View ArticleLafayette Parish Sheriff's Office Daily Arrest Report
This report contains the daily arrests for Jul 04, 2012Name: Batiste, LionelCharge: Warrant/Bench WarrantArresting Agency: Lafayette Parish Sheriff'S OfcAddress: 700 Blk N Bienville Lafayette, LaName:...
View ArticleCoconut Fruiti Pops Recall
A recall is being held by Fruiti Pops, Inc. There is concern that eagg yolk may be in 178 dozen Fruiti Pops 4 ounce Classic Coconut frozen dessert bars. People who have an allergy or severe...
View ArticleCameron beaches fare badly in groups survey
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - An environmental group's annual look at water quality at the nation's vacation beaches rates Louisiana's among the most contaminated. The report by the Natural Resources Defense...
View ArticleActing Up "in Acadiana" 2012/2013 Acting Classes
Acting Up (in Acadiana) announces that its classes begin the week of September 10, 2012. Acting classes are available for students ages 7-adult. Individual acting coaching can be arranged. All...
View ArticleUK court: Mulcaire must reveal phone hacking names
LONDON (AP) - A private investigator convicted of hacking phones for a Rupert Murdoch-owned tabloid must reveal who at the newspaper ordered him to do it, Britain's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday....
View ArticleMystery disease in Cambodia kills 61 children
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - Health officials in Cambodia are searching for the cause of a disease that has killed more than 60 children. The Health Ministry and the World Health Organization said in a...
View ArticleObama to celebrate July Fourth at White House
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama will be celebrating the nation's 236th birthday Wednesday at the White House. The president returns from Camp David in the morning. He will deliver remarks at...
View ArticleRomney breaks from vacation for July Fourth parade
WOLFEBORO, N.H. (AP) - Mitt Romney is taking a break from vacationing at his lakeside estate to march in the local Independence Day parade - and to see and be seen by the news media as well as...
View ArticleNungesser upset parish not told before spray drill
POINTE A LA HACHE, La. (AP) - Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser is upset that the parish wasn't notified before an apparent drill for pilots who spray oil spills dispersants. And he doesn't...
View ArticleToday in History for July 4, 2012
Today is Wednesday, July 4, the 186th day of 2012. There are 180 days left in the year. This is Independence Day.Today's Highlight:On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was adopted by...
View ArticleLineman survives shock at Vidalia
VIDALIA, La. (AP) - A long-time Vidalia electrical lineman was hospitalized with third-degree burns after touching a live wire outside the city's municipal complex. The Natchez Democrat reports that...
View ArticleGrand Isle to residents & visitors: conserve water
GRAND ISLE, La. (AP) - Jefferson Parish officials are asking Grand Isle residents and visitors to use as little water as possible for the next few days because a water transmission line in Bayou...
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