A 1-year-old dressed as an Elf on the Shelf doll garnered so much attention at a New Orleans hotel that she stopped foot traffic within its halls. Baby Elliot’s parents dressed her as an Elf on the Shelf around last Christmas when she was three months old, and her father, Garic Jenkins, said their family […]
BREAUX BRIDGE, La. (KLFY)- The Breaux Bridge Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying suspects in separate theft in investigations. Both incidents occurred at the Walmart within city limits, Breaux Bridge Police Chief Rollie Cantu said. If you have any information that can help identify these suspects, call (337) 332-2186 or message […]
Jeff Davis Parish Sheriff’s officials have announced the arrest of the last of seven escapees from the Acadiana Center for Youth, in Bunkie, LA. The seven juveniles escaped on November 17, 2019. Authorities say, Wednesday night around 10:30 pm Jeff Davis deputies located and arrested the 17-year-old. Deputies say they received information that the teen […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – She’s 18 and she’s carrying the world on her shoulders. With both of her parents gone, this Albuquerque teen is a full-time caretaker. “He’s amazing. He’s autistic as well as being nonverbal. He is just my world,” said 18-year-old Mackenzie Sydow, as she speaks about her younger brother, Michael. Now a […]
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – A Shreveport police officer has been arrested on suspicion of DWI. Police chief Ben Raymond released a statement Thursday saying “Shreveport Police Officer Sheena Morris was arrested for suspicion of DWI by deputies with the Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office during the early morning hours of December 17, 2019. She was placed […]
COUSHATTA, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — Two people are dead after a late-night fire in Coushatta. Firefighters responded to the blaze out around 10 p.m. Wednesday in the 100 block of East Carroll St. After the fire was put out the bodies of two people were discovered inside the building. State Fire Marshal deputies are investigating the […]
Arnaudville Middle School will be dismissing at 9:30 AM December 19 due to a power outage. If your child attends Arnaudville Middle School, buses will be transporting them home or they may be picked up at the school.
(CNN) — Police in Washington State have charged a 25-year-old man in the murder of a transgender teen missing since June. The suspect is currently facing second degree murder charges. Investigators say they don’t believe that the murder was premeditated– but the suspect could eventually face hate crime charges as well. According to court documents […]
A local man is giving back to the community in a big way. 'Tis the season of giving. Whether it's food, toys, or in this case, cars.
(CNN) — Thursday, December 19th is National Regifting Day! It’s always celebrated on the Thursday before Christmas. The truth is… Not every gift is a success, which leads to the practice of re-gifting. There are some general rules for re-gifting: Make sure the present is unused and in its original packaging. Don’t regift if the […]
SAN DIEGO (AP) – An estimated $312 million worth of cocaine seized from smugglers in the eastern Pacific Ocean has been brought to San Diego. About 18,000 pounds of the drug was offloaded Wednesday from the Coast Guard cutter Bertholf. The huge haul resulted from interdictions by the crews of five cutters between mid-October and […]
A 59-year-old Lafayette man has been indicted on a rape charge stemming from an incident that occurred in February of this year. Rogers J. Trahan will face charges of rape (second-degree) of a 16-year-old. If convicted, he faces up to 40 years in jail.
Abbeville Police have made two additional arrests relating to the homicide of Jacoby Lee that occurred in August. On Wednesday, a grand jury indictment was handed down against Amanda Nicole Rice and Jontae Marie Kelly, both of Abbeville. Rice and Kelly were officially charged with accessory to 2nd degree murder by harboring a known fugitive. […]
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! We have a gift for those who have an annual tradition of driving around town, hoping to find a magnificent lights and ornaments display. Take a drive down Beverly Drive in Bendel Gardens, Lafayette to check out these festive lights.
GULF BREEZE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man who once spent a Christmas without electricity is paying it forward literally. He paid the power bills for 36 families with past due accounts. Mike Esmond says he will never forget the Christmas he and his three daughters spent in 1983 without heat and power because he […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)- A Lafayette grand jury indicted a 52-year-old Carencro man on multiple aggravated rape charges involving victims under 13. Steven Broussard is accused of assaulting child victims between 2001 and 2017, according to court documents. Broussard remains in the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center on four counts of aggravated rape, one count of aggravated […]