More than 2,000 confirmed cases of lung injury caused by vaping have been diagnosed across the country. NEW ORLEANS — Someone in Louisiana died from a vaping-related lung injury, according to the Louisiana Department of Health. The LDH confirmed the vaping-related death Monday, Nov. 18. This is the first death in Louisiana, but there have […]
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Pastor Lawrence Levy with Freedom World Church says he will be sheltering homeless in the Hub City during the cold weather. The church is asking for donations such as food and blankets to help house the homeless sheltering there. Levy says he’s offering to shelter as many homeless as he’s able to and anyone who […]
Lafayette Police confirmed a bomb threat at Lafayette High School, earlier this week, was false and that an arrest was made. The suspect, whose identity cannot be released because of age, has been charged with terrorizing. The bomb threat led to an evacuation of the school shortly at 7:50 a.m., as students were still being […]
ATLANTA — It’s no secret that Target fans take their trips to the store seriously. Very seriously. There are even, apparently, psychological reasons behind why people flock to the retailer for what they describe as “mini-vacations” to their “happy place.” But one man’s lament about his Target-obsessed wife’s trip is definitely striking a chord online. Jeremy Tuck shared a […]
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The New Orleans Saints played with the urgency of a team determined to get back on track. “You lose a game, you move forward. The next game can’t come quick enough,” coach Sean Payton said Sunday after the NFC South leaders rebounded from an ugly loss to last-place Atlanta with a […]
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — The mother and grandmother of Michael Brown spoke for the first time to WFXR News late Friday afternoon and made a plea for Michael to turn himself in. Brown is accused of killing his mother’s boyfriend in Franklin County on Nov. 9. Vanessa and Diane Hanson’s interview was emotional, with Vanessa […]
Port Barre police are searching for two suspects following a Sunday night police chase where shots were fired at officers. According to Police Chief Deon Boudreaux, officers were following a late model blue Buick around 6:30 p.m., Sunday which then led to a pursuit. During the pursuit through Opelousas, Boudreaux said, OPD officers got involved […]