Update: Search for escaped inmate continues
ABBEVILLE- The Evangeline Parish escaped inmate has been located.This morning at 11:45 a.m., the United States Marshal's Violent Offender Task Force, with the assistance of Louisiana State Police,...
View ArticleSecond arrest in copper theft
Sheriff Bobby J. Guidroz announced another arrest related to the copper thefts in the Melville area. Christopher D. Holeman was booked into the St. Landry Parish Jail and is facing a charge of felony...
View ArticleAngelique Racca Appointed to Fill Her Father's Seat on Broussard City Council
Broussard, LA - Last night, the Broussard City Council held a special session to appoint a council member to fill the vacancy created by the untimely death of District 1 Councilman Terry Guilbeau at...
View ArticleSaints Pre-Season Games Available in HD on LUS Fiber
LAFAYETTE, LA - Lafayette sports fans looking to for the Saints pre-season football games in High Definition can find them on LUS Fiber. Digital video subscribers can watch the pre-season game...
View ArticleVan Eaton & Romero Names Ordoyne Accounting Manager
LAFAYETTE, LA - August 8, 2012 - Bill Bacqué, CEO of Van Eaton & Romero, recently announced that Denise Ordoyne has been named Accounting Manager of the area's largest real estate firm."Across...
View ArticleJeanerette Shooting Leaves Two Wounded
Jeanerette police are investigating a shooting that took place early Wednesday afternoon. The incident occurred on Georgia Street just before 1:00. Police Chief Marvin Grogan says two people were...
View ArticleParish Council Names New Attorney in Lawsuit
The St. Landry Parish Council has a new attorney representing them in their lawsuit against Parish President Bill Fontenot. The Council voted last night in an emergency session to appoint John...
View ArticleCox Sports Television Kicks Off Saints Preseason Thursday
NEW ORLEANS - The 2012 NFL Preseason on Cox Sports Television begins Thursday night as Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints take on Tom Brady and the New England Patriots live from Foxboro, Mass. The...
View ArticleAfter school programs at Boys & Girls Clubs starting up
Boys & Girls Clubs of Acadiana's after school programs are about to kick off. The after school programs will run from 3:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. We have openings for youth ages 6...
View ArticleJindal's natural resources secretary resigns
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Gov. Bobby Jindal's natural resources secretary, Scott Angelle, has resigned from the job that he's held for more than eight years. Jindal's office announced Angelle's decision...
View ArticleGood Chance of Storms Through Friday
A weakness in the sub-tropical ridge should allow for another good chance of daytime showers and thunderstorms for Acadiana's Thursday. A frontal trough will drop southward in the same weakness...
View ArticleFour arrested in grocery store robbery
According to Vermilion Parish Sheriff Mike Couvillon, four people have been arrested and booked into the Vermilion Parish Correctional Center as a result of an early morning Armed Robbery which took...
View ArticleFormer Homer housing director arrested
HOMER, La. (AP) - Federal prosecutors said Wednesday a 33-year-old former executive director of the Homer Housing Authority and five other people have been charged with embezzling more than $300,000...
View ArticleUniform Drive Outfits Nearly 600 Students
Many students this week will head back to school, but some don't have basic needs like school supplies or uniforms.The Salvation Army put together a drive two weeks ago but as KATC's Chris Welty found...
View ArticleIceGators Sign Tough Guy Tyler Barr
Tyler Barr, a native of North Vancouver, British Columbia, played four years of junior hockey in the BCHL (British Columbia Hockey League) and the AJHL (Alberta Junior Hockey League) proving himself...
View ArticleFree health fair set for August 25
The Lafayette Chapter of 100 Black Men and Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center are hosting a FREE health fair for the general public on Saturday, August 25 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. in Pride...
View ArticlePolice not saying why Lavergne was out of jail
KATC found records showing suspect Brandon Lavergne was checked-out of jail for nearly nine hours. In those same nine hours, police uncovered a body they believe is Mickey Shunick. The person accused...
View ArticleLa. charter school changing pregnancy policy
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A Louisiana charter school is changing a policy that kicked pregnant students out of class and required them to be home-schooled, the school's board chairman said Wednesday. No one...
View ArticleSaints, Patriots bring 3 top TEs to same field
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - Three off the NFL's best tight ends could play in Thursday night's preseason game between the New Orleans Saints and the New England Patriots. The teams practiced together for...
View ArticleBody Believed to be Mickey Shunick Taken to LSU FACES Lab
Police believe the body found in Evangeline Parish Tuesday is that of Mickey Shunick. Today, Lafayette Coroner Keith Talamo confirmed that the body is a woman. Since the body was buried for so long...
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