A shoplifting suspect took his chances running across I-10 in Breaux Bridge over the weekend instead of facing arrest, Police Chief Rollie Cantu said. 34-year-old Luke Martin fled from a Walmart loss prevention officer after he allegedly took several items from the store, ran through a car dearlership lot, and across I-10. According to Cantu, […]
LAKE ARTHUR, La. (KLFY)- An 18-year-old Lake Arthur man is accused of beating his girlfriend and kicking her car multiple times. On July 20, 2019, Lake Arthur Police Department was called to the 700 block of Calcasieu Avenue in reference to a disturbance. Officers arrived on scene and detained a suspect. Deputies later arrived and […]
He faces charges including sexual battery and kidnapping. A man accused of a sexual battery and obscenity while posing as a ride-sharing driver has been identified and arrested. Randy Terrance, 48, of Kenner, surrendered to Jefferson Parish authorities on Sunday. In addition to sexual battery and obscenity counts, he was also booked with second-degree kidnapping, […]
Eldest member of famous musical family known as Poppa Funk influenced generations of musicians in various musical styles during his six-decade career NEW ORLEANS, (WWL-TV)- Art Neville, the eldest member of the city’s first family of funk, famous for founding and performing with seminal music groups the Meters and the Neville Brothers, died Monday, according […]
(Ashley White/The Advertiser)- Hurricane Barry brought a 7-foot storm surge in some parts of south Louisiana and dropped more than 20 inches of rain in one parish, according to a preliminary report from the National Weather Service. The storm, which made landfall July 13 as a Category 1 hurricane, also caused flooding and power outages in […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)- The Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating 16-year-old Matthew Domingue, of Lafayette. Domingue was last seen July 21, 2019, and may be traveling to Texas. He is described as 5’7″ and weighs 185 pounds. If you have information on the teen’s whereabouts, contact the Lafayette Parish […]
Equifax settlement includes up to $425 million in consumer restitution following investigation into 2017 data breach BATON ROUGE, LA (Attorney General Jeff Landry’s Office)– Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry today announced that a coalition of 50 attorneys general has reached a settlement with Equifax as the result of an investigation into a massive 2017 data […]
The unsettled weather from the weekend, spills into the start of the work week. Scattered showers and storms are likely later today with more scattered rain for Tuesday morning. A rare July cold front will move through Acadiana tomorrow and will drop far enough south that the entire area sees much cooler and less humid […]
Lainey Trahan of Abbeville High School benched 310 pounds on February 22 right here in Lafayette at the Blackham Coliseum. That is the most any girl has ever benched in the state of Louisiana in the history of power-lifting. She started powerlifting her freshman year of high school to continue a tradition her older sister […]
United States Navy Veteran Brandon Francis was away from his property when Barry left its mark last weekend. Friends and Family sent video to Francis showing the action as it was taking place. While he could not believe how much damage was done, he says he is a firm believer that he and his family […]
(CBS NEWS)- The plastic straw has been at the forefront of conversations about damaging man-made waste but cigarette butts have turned out to be an even bigger problem. An estimated 4.5 trillion butts are littered globally each year, The BBC reports, and their effects are incredibly harmful. A study led by Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge found that cigarette […]
Recently released police body cam video is showing a different perspective on the arrest of a New Orleans musician captured on camera, that went viral. Body cam footage shows moments before arrest. Eugene Grant is back to making music. But not before making headlines recently. The musician was arrested on Frenchmen Street on July 8th. […]
PHILADELPHIA (CNN NEWSOURCE) – A man climbed a 19-story building in Philadelphia during a fire to reach his mother who was trapped on the 15th floor. Smoke filled the 19-story high rise at 4445 Holden Street as people rushed out of the building. Jermaine got a call from him his sister that their mom, who […]
A Gretna police officer is causing controversy with a Facebook comment about a U.S. representative that was published and then deleted this week. According to WWL-TV, its partners at The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate, Gretna Police Department officer Charlie Rispoli posted a fake news article with a comment on his Facebook this past week […]
(CNN Newsource/KSAT)- Six children were treated for smoke inhalation after a bus returning from church camp burst into flames. It happened in San Antonio, Texas, according to CNN-affiliate KSAT. Dozens of teenagers – ranging from the age of 12 to 17 – were inside the bus until they heard what sounded like a blown tire. […]
(CBS NEWS)- Costa Rica has issued a national alert about tainted alcohol after 19 people were confirmed to have died over the past few weeks from methanol poisoning. The government says several alcohol brands have been tainted with methanol, a poisonous alcohol found in solvents and antifreeze. Since early June, 14 men and five women […]
HOUSTON, TX. (KTAB, KRBC, CNN Newsource) – Deputies say three horses were killed when the man who was driving the farm trailer they were in smashed into a light pole. It happened late Thursday night. Police believe the driver was drunk and driving fast. He’s in the hospital with life-threatening injuries. Investigators say that if the […]