February 23rd, 2019A stand off that lasted several hours between Lafayette Police and a man at an apartment complex has ended in an apparent suicide.
On February 23, 2019 at approximately 4:44 am Lafayette Police responded to a local apartment complex in the 200 block of Republic Ave. in reference to a domestic disturbance in progress with weapons. Upon...
February 22nd, 2019(NBC News) Police in Jupiter, Florida have charged New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft with solicitation of prostitution as part of a months-long human trafficking investigation.
Kraft faces misdemeanor charges for two visits to the Orchids of Asia day spa, the last coming about a month ago. Police say they have video evidence to...
February 22nd, 2019It was more pie in the eye than pie in the sky on the UL Lafayette campus today.
Music students at the university hosted "pie a professor. Allowing students to smack pies into the faces of their favorite professors.
The event supported the music program.
Sigma Alpha Iota member Lauren Wise says the event beneifts philanthropic and...
February 22nd, 2019Well when the population grows, so too must the infrastructure, and wastewater treatment is no different.
LUS is in the process of adding to the existing wastewater treatment plant on West Bayou Parkway; which is expected to increase sewage capacity for 2,000 more units. The project will take up to six years to complete and will cost...
February 22nd, 2019Tens of thousands of Louisiana Medicaid recipients have gotten letters telling them they might be kicked off the taxpayer-funded health program.
A new computer system that better monitors the income of medicaid recipients is behind the letters, according to the Associated Press.
State health officials say the new system keeps...
February 22nd, 2019LAFAYETTE - Downtown Lafayette officials are buzzing about the potential for expansive residential developments in the coming years.
One of the main obstacles to development is sewage capacity, leaving city officials to figure out what to do with the you know what.
"It's all over in the surrounding area, it doesn't just impact...
February 22nd, 2019After a brief hiatus, The Krewe Des Chiens Parade is ready to roll ...or trot... yet again.
The dog parade started back in 1998 and took a break last year. But tomorrow afternoon dogs in colorful costumes will fill the streets of downtown lafayette. It serves as a chance for local dogs to celebrate Fat Tuesday while raising money for...
February 22nd, 2019Welding students from high schools across Acadiana competed today at South Louisiana Community College for a chance to vie in the state Future Farmers of America welding championship.
The top eight teams today will move on to a regional competition, with a state title on the line after that.
Rayne Highschool Agricultural teacher Max...
February 22nd, 2019Chief Neal Lartigue reports an early morning shooting.
In the early morning hours of Sunday, February 17, 2019 at approximately 12;45 a.m., Officers with the Ville Platte Police Department responded to shooting at a business on South Chataignier Street.
Upon arrival Officers learned that an altercation led to shots being...
February 22nd, 2019Lafayette, LA - Festival International de Louisiane has released its 2019 performance lineup. This year's artists will include some of the world’s most talented and influential performers, such as Dobet Gnahoré (Ivory Coast), Moonlight Benjamin (Haiti), and the United States' very own master of funk pedal steel: Robert Randolph &...
