LASALLE PARISH (KTVE/KARD) -- Officials of the LaSalle Parish Sheriff's Office announced that authorities are still searching for Phillis Ann Crockett who was reported missing over 16 years ago. According to authorities, Melba Gene Nation contacted deputies of the Caldwell Parish Sheriff's Office on Friday, August 24, 2007, to report her daughter missing. Nation advised [...]
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) has announced that beginning Tuesday, Sept. 5, work will begin on a $21.10 million project to rehabilitate two sections of US-90.
Officials with Marathon Petroleum announced Monday, Aug. 28 that the fire at the Garyville Refinery has been extinguished.
The Lafayette Parish School System (LPSS) announced on Monday that Beryl Wagner has been appointed as the next principal of Duson Elementary School.
Officials report the Tiger Island Fire has been 50% contained, and firefighters received some help from Mother Nature overnight.
Schools across Evangeline Parish were on lockdown Monday morning due to threats made through email about pipe bombs on all the campuses.
Myra Horton, 30, of St. Martinville, was charged with one count each of Second Degree Battery and Riot, authorities said.
Tropical Storm Idalia is forecast to intensify into a hurricane on Monday, the National Hurricane Center said.
The summer surge has some people – who haven't donned a COVID mask in months – wondering if they should dust off their N95s.
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Looking for wildfires across the state? Try using the wildfire tracking system. According to a social media post from Louisiana State Police, residents can use the Wildfire Aware tracking site to follow where wildfires are and their current status. The information comes from 22 data layers coming from authoritative sources [...]
LIVINGSTON, La. (BRPROUD) -- Students will return to the classroom in Livingston Parish Tuesday after Monday closures due to a bomb threat emailed to schools. Livingston Parish Public Schools' superintendent said "no viable threat" was found after law enforcement checked campuses. The school system is working with the Louisiana State Police Fusion Center to investigate [...]
LIVINGSTON, La. (BRPROUD) - Public schools are closed in Livingston Parish due to bomb threats. Livingston Parish Public Schools released this statement with details about the closure. This morning at 5:14 AM multiple employees and schools received a threatening email, alleging bombs placed in schools. This email has been reported to the State Fusion Agency [...]
Relief from the extreme heat has finally arrived in Acadiana as temperatures return closer to normal levels over the next 7 days. The weather is slightly cooler this Monday morning as a few showers fade away. Highs today are expected to only reach into the mid 90s, after topping out at 110° on Sunday in [...]
Tropical Storm Idalia (ee-DAL-ya) formed in the western Caribbean Sea over the weekend. Sustained winds are at 65 mph this morning as it starts its northward track toward the eastern Gulf of Mexico. A frontal boundary that is currently across the Louisiana coast will play a pivotal role in steering Idalia away from Louisiana and [...]
According to Melville Fire Chief Cole Ponthieux who was on the scene assisting, the fire occurred on Chance Road, off of I 10 and U.S. Highway 71, around 2 p.m. and took approximately three to four hours to contain.
The Office of Louisiana State Fire Marshal reports that an 84-year-old woman is dead after being rescued from a brush fire in the Folsom area on Sunday, Aug. 27.
Two adult males that had a mutual female acquaintance got into a heated argument. One of the males got a handgun and began firing several rounds striking the male victim and a female that was in the area.
BALDWIN, La. (KLFY)-- The Chitimacha Tribe, Baldwin and St. Mary Parish District 11 Fire Departments are currently responding to a large grass fire on the Charenton Levee. According to firefighters, the fire is under control. More details will be shared when it becomes available.
As of writing, Lafayette Regional recorded a high temperature of 107 degrees and New Iberia a high temperature of 108 degrees. At the very least, this ties the hottest temperature ever recorded in Lafayette and ties the all-time record high of 107 degrees, set back in 1901. I have a feeling our "official" high will [...]
“Prayer is powerful,” he said. “I know Louisianans will come together to help those who have lost so much in these difficult days.”
The Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office and Louisiana Department of Correction have tracking K9s searching for the escapees.
A Louisiana man has been arrested in connection to a large brush fire in Tangipahoa Parish.
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