Police are investigating a double shooting that happened Tuesday afternoon at the corner of Landry and Wade Street in Breaux Bridge. “Several subjects were involved in a physical altercation. At some point during that altercation, one man subject brandished a hand gun and shot two male victims,” Detective Taylor Boutin said. Police arrived to the […]
Hurricane Dorian diverted thousands of passengers on two Norwegian Cruise Line ships into New Orleans Tuesday afternoon. The cruises were supposed to end in Florida, but the Coast Guard made the call to close the docks at Port Canaveral and Port Miami. The ships docked in New Orleans as they waited for the Florida […]
WEST MONROE, La. (9/3/2019) — Ah, Labor Day weekend. A time to relax. A time to spent time with family. However, for one Ouachita Parish couple, they put the labor in Labor Day weekend by having a baby they didn’t know was coming. Macharia and Veronica Howell’s weekend changes when Veronica started getting stomach pains. […]
The Lafayette Fire Department is investigating a burglary followed by an arson at a home in the 300 block of Joan Street. The fire started around 9 a.m. Tuesday. When firefighters arrived, they found heavy smoke and flames venting through the front windows. Officials say they were able to confirm that an elderly man who […]
Minnis said he flew over the Abaco Islands and expects to do the same in Grand Bahama as soon as the weather clears.
Lafayette Mayor-President Joel Robideaux has about four months before the mayor-president elect moves in. Public forums for those candidates are ramping up. Parish election officials say it’s important that voters are informed before election day October 12. The five candidates for Mayor-President are: Carlee Alm Labar, Simone Champagne, Josh Guillory, Carlos Harvin and Nancy Marcotte. […]
A shooting range in Youngsville was robbed over the weekend and investigators say the suspects stole a large number of weapons. Law enforcement sources have confirmed to News 10 that over 40 handguns were stolen from Sentry Defense, as well as several other weapons. Youngsville Police Chief Rickey Boudreaux says whoever stole the guns probably […]
One person suffered critical injuries in an apartment fire before dawn Tuesday in Lafayette. About 2 a.m., firefighters responded to an apartment fire in the 1400 block of W. Willow Street. The fire was reported by a neighbor who noticed smoke coming from the apartment, officials said. Firefighters arrived and found the apartment filled with smoke due […]
DERIDDER, La. (AP) — A district attorney in Louisiana has cleared three police officers of criminal wrongdoing in the February shooting death of a 21-year-old. The American Press reports Beauregard Parish District Attorney James Lestage declared in a Friday report that the actions of detectives Kristopher Pruett, Daniel Rick and Gene Clark were justified when they shot Gary Clark […]
HERSHEY, Pa. (WHTM) – A 16-year-old girl who received a special hospital visit from the Jonas Brothers when she couldn’t make their concert in Hershey says it was an experience she’ll never forget. Lily Jordan spoke about her special moment on Tuesday. She had tickets to Saturday’s concert but couldn’t go because of her chemotherapy […]