May 8th, 2018Faced with the real possibility that University Hospitals and Clinics(UHC) could be shutting down, officials are showing the public what's at stake if the state legislature can't find a way to fund it.
"If the hospital closes, it will feel like the U.S. just took my social security. How will I live with no health facility that has...
May 8th, 2018Happy Tuesday! The heat is on...and there doesn't look to be an end in sight anytime soon!
Temperatures continued to crank into the upper 80s to the lower 90s today for high temperatures today. Well above the average of 84-85 across the area. More heat & increasing humidity on the way. Also, abnormally dry stretch of weather...
May 8th, 2018It's the largest recruitment event in South Louisiana.
"It covers all industry sectors, all occupations and all different levels," said Ryan Lagrange, Manager of Workforce Development, LEDA.
From Verizon Wireless to the Lafayette Fire Department, over one hundred companies came ready to hire.
"Last year, approximately 200 job...
May 8th, 2018Jen, Mitch and their daughter, Dorothy Reed stopped by the News 15 station to tell us about their friend Hyedee Lin. Hyedee is a local artist as well as a mother who has been battling stage 3 breast cancer since 2014. Friends and fellow artists have organized a silent auction Saturday May 12 starting at noon at Deuxième Vie Creative in...
May 8th, 2018Mary Huebner stopped by the News 15 studio Tuesday morning to give us details on the 3rd Annual A Dog's Day Out event on Saturday May 12, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Ranch Outlet. Camp Bow Wow will be giving $10 baths, they'll be free snow cones, crafts and face painting. The money raised and two tons of dog food will go to local shelters.
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May 8th, 2018
Mother's Day is Sunday May 13 and while families are spending it together, for those who are serving our country, the holiday is celebrated a little differently. News 15's Megan Woods spent some time with two U.S. Marine Corps Mothers to find out how different will be this year with their sons serving.
"Mother's Day has another...
May 8th, 2018A local law firm has found a way to give back to the community - two wheels at a time.
For the fourth consecutive year, the Laborde Earles Law Firm will give away bikes and helmets to children in the Alexandria and Lafayette communities. The giveaway is part of the law firm’s “Bike It Forward” event, which promotes community...
May 8th, 2018This is the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office arrest report for May 8, 2018:
Derrick Martin Bellard, age 26, 11757 How 103, Port Barre, LA, criminal trespass; resisting an officer; attempt; simple burglary. Arrested by Port Barre Police Dept..
Travis Jude Bergeron, age 28, 1061 N. Portage Hwy, Arnaudville, La, entry or...
May 8th, 2018St. Mary Parish Sheriff Scott Anslum advises that over the last reporting period, the Sheriff’s Office responded to 42 complaints and reports the following arrests:
Emily Borel, 24, 342 David Road, Bayou Vista, LA was arrested on May 4, 2018 at 8:13 pm on a warrant for battery of a dating partner. The warrant was issued following an...
May 8th, 2018Meet Raven who is only 10 weeks old and looking for her forever home. Macie Zoble, a volunteer with Animal Aid for Vermilion Area stopped by the station to tell us a little bit about Raven and some of their upcoming events.
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May 8th, 2018Organizers from the St. Landry-Evangeline United Way talked about the Comme Ci, Comme Ca Yard Bird Cook-off that will be held Saturday, May 12th from noon until 6p.m. in the Downtown Opelousas Courthouse Square. All proceeds from the event will go back to United Way. For more information, log on to www.uwsle.org
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May 8th, 2018Growing with Eli: Our Journey into Life and Light, by Chad Judice is the third book in an inspiring and heartwarming set of books that tell the story of a Lafayette, La., couple and their child, Eli, who was born with a birth defect called spina bifida. This volume tracks the boy’s growth from infancy to a healthy, happy youngster, now...
