BALL, La. (KALB) – The Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office has cited a Town of Ball mayoral candidate who is also the pastor of the Esler Pentecostal Church for theft following a complaint made back on Sept. 16. Roger Toney, 69 of Pineville, the former mayor of the Town of Ball, who is also running for mayor […]
AVOYELLES PARISH, La. (KALB) – A candidate for State Senate District 31 was arrested last week by the Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office, following a hit and run, in which he was a passenger in the vehicle. According to the sheriff’s office, Douglas Brown was the passenger in Danielle Ducote’s car on Highway 114 in Hessmer, when […]
(CBS News)- Some of President Trump’s strongest supporters in the Republican Party, including South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, are condemning his decision to remove U.S. forces from outposts in northeast Syria in order to clear the way for a Turkish incursion. Graham even threatened U.S. action against Turkey if it invades Syria and attacks the […]
TAMPA (WFLA) – The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Python Action Team has now removed 900 Burmese pythons from the wild in Florida, including a large 18 foot, 4-inch long female python – the largest ever captured by the team. The adult-female python weighed in at 98 pounds, 10 ounces and was caught on […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)- Right now President Donald Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., is in Acadiana to rouse Republican voters. The rally is underway inside the Cajundome Convention Center in Lafayette.Trump Jr. has joined Republican candidates for governor Ralph Abraham and Eddie Rispone. .@DonaldJTrumpJr tells groups in #Lafayette to get out and vote Saturday. #geauxvote pic.twitter.com/9pZciCPuzP […]
LAFAYETTE, La. – John Bel Edwards continues to hold onto his lead in a new poll in the Louisiana Governor’s race. The latest poll, conducted by JMC Analytics and Polling, shows Edwards leading with 45 percent. Eddie Rispone is second with 20 percent and Congressman Ralph Abraham is third with 19 percent. This is the […]
One year after Brett Kavanaugh became a Supreme Court justice, the nation's highest court announced it will hear its first abortion case with Kavanaugh on the bench.
NEW YORK (CBS) — A federal judge has rejected President Trump’s challenge to the release of his tax returns for a New York state criminal probe. Judge Victor Marrero ruled Monday. He said he cannot endorse such a “categorical and limitless assertion of presidential immunity from judicial process.” The returns had been sought by Manhattan District […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – Two women have been arrested after a verbal altercation turned violent Friday. According to deputies with the East Baton Rouge Sheriff Office, two women, Stephanie Sharp and Brittany Camel, arrived at a trailer park located at 14740 Florida Boulevard where they engaged in a verbal and physical altercation with several […]
QUITMAN, Texas — Justin Glenn Thompson, 40, of Hineston, Louisiana, was arrested Wednesday on a felony cattle theft indictment out of Cass County, Texas. Special Rangers of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association and Wood County deputies made the arrest at the Wood County Courthouse. Thompson was booked and later released on a $40,000 […]
A bicyclist was struck and killed in a crash late Sunday evening in Opelousas. According to State Police, it happened around 8:15 on the I-49 Service Road near Chevis Road, north of 190. The driver remained at the scene and is now being questioned by police, PIO Thomas Gossen said. So far, no charges have […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s U.S. Sen. John Kennedy says the federal Treasury Department will expand its work to pay out nearly $26 billion in unclaimed savings bonds. The Republican senator pressed the federal agency to do more to get people the money that belongs to them. That includes about $340 million in U.S. […]
President Donald Trump said in a Sunday tweet that he intends to visit Louisiana later this week to stump for the two Republican candidates who are attempting to unseat Gov. John Bel Edwards. Registration for the event is now open. Attendees can RSVP at donaldjtrump.com/events. Attendees can register for up to two tickets per mobile phone […]
A bicyclist was killed in a hit-and-run collision in Lafayette on Tuesday, October 1. Police say 19-year-old Kirk “Poppie” Broussard of Lafayette was cycling in the area of Pont de Mouton near Acadian Hills when he was struck by a vehicle. Anyone with information about the driver or the car involved in the crash is […]
In St. Martin Parish, the first annual Phillipfest took place this afternoon to raise awareness for distracted driving. The foundation is celebrating the life of a little boy who captured the hearts of everyone he met. Phillip touched those who needed a friend, a smile or just conversation in his nine years of life. Phillip […]
The St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office is searching for a woman reported missing by family. Crystal Bell Edmond was last seen Friday at her residence on Pine Loop in Opelousas. According to a SLPSO social media post, Edmond could possibly be driving a brown 2013 Buick SUV with a Louisiana license plate: LA28: 216CJK. She […]
Here in Acadiana, fountain memorial funeral home Saturday set up a table outside Adrian’s Supermarket in Lafayette for its annual “Wreath Across America” ceremony in December. A representative along with two girl scouts were collecting donations to help buy wreaths for the gravesites of local veterans. Fountain Memorial has a little over 700 such sites […]
Saturday was the last day to cast your ballot early in Louisiana’s primary election scheduled for October 12. According to the Secretary of State’s Office, 12,111 Lafayette Parish residents showed up to cast early votes. The turnout represents roughly 8 percent of all registered voters in the parish. The highly-contested race for mayor-president of Lafayette […]
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Teddy Bridgewater passed for 314 yards and four touchdowns and the New Orleans Saints beat Tampa Bay 31-24 on Sunday to keep Bridgewater unbeaten in three starts for the Saints this season. With Bridgewater getting increasingly accustomed to playing for the injured Drew Brees, he had his best game yet for […]