LAFAYETTE, LA — The Lafayette City-Parish Council approved three raises for public sector jobs in Tuesday night’s meeting. The Lafayette Fire Department is getting a $2.6M raise, the City Marshal office is getting a $137K raise, and all Lafayette Consolidated Government employees who report to the council is set to get a 5% raise pending […]
For years, an Iberia Parish woman has struggled getting to and from her home because the road is in terrible condition. The private road is just outside of Loreauville near Highway 679. We spoke to residents about the issue and share their story in this Dial Dalfred report.
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) -- South Dakota is trending. On Monday, the state announced a new campaign to tackle the state's methamphetamine epidemic. It's called "Meth. We’re On It."
A 46-year-old Breaux Bridge man was fatally struck by a vehicle Tuesday evening, according to the St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office. Shawn Talley was walking in the 1000 block of Huval Lane in Cecilia when he was struck and died at the scene, Major Ginny Higgins said. Higgins said Talley was alone when the crash […]
AMC Theatres has fired three employees after an incident happened during a screening of “Harriet.” A lawyer representing the 504 Queens, a nonprofit organization, mailed a letter to AMC on Nov. 7, detailing the incident, WDSU announced. According to the letter, 15 members of the charity claimed they were discriminated against after three employees publicly […]
A controversial incident happened Monday evening in the courtroom of the Town of Church Point. The chief of police and his officers got up and walked out of the courtroom when one particular case was found not guilty by the judge. One witness present said, “It’s like it was the biggest form of unprofessionalism that I ever […]
Breaux Bridge will have a new one-cent sales tax increase. The sales tax increase was on the ballot Saturday, and it passed with 67% of voters’ support. “I’m all for it. We need to work on our roads. We need the police department to have extra money to spend so they can do their job,” […]
TONTITOWN, Ark. (KNWA) — Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) confirms to KNWA that agents raided the Duggar’s Tontitown home last week. An HSI spokesperson said, “[I do not dispute the information that] HSI was present there [Duggar home] pursuant to an on-going federal criminal investigation.” The reason for the raid was not disclosed by HSI and […]
Statewide Motor Vehicle offices will remain closed on Wednesday morning, November 20 for ongoing network restoration, Louisiana State Police announced. As electronic services are restored and tested for full operational capabilities, afternoon office openings will be evaluated and announced to the public. As officials with the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles and the Office of […]
A student at Ville Platte High School is accusing a teacher of inappropriate contact. Ville Platte police confirm they are investigating those allegations. News Ten’s Alece Courville talks with the student about what happened in the classroom. “Whenever we get our hair done or our makeup done, he would say ‘you pretty, looking good today’ […]