Eunice man, 79, killed in Acadia Parish crash
A Eunice man was killed in a single-vehicle crash early Friday morning in Acadia Parish, authorities said.
A Eunice man was killed in a single-vehicle crash early Friday morning in Acadia Parish, authorities said.
The two teens, both 16-year-old boys, were arrested and charged for illegal discharge of firearms, aggressive criminal damage to property and illegal possession of a firearm by a juvenile, according to Lafayette Police.
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Gov. Jeff Landry on Friday, Jan. 19, credited U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-Louisiana) with helping to find a way to end the state's jungle primary system. On Thursday, the state Senate pared back a bill approved by the House. Friday morning, an amendment was added that would let independents and no-party [...]
Angel Cardona, a man hired as a teacher and coach at St. Thomas More High School in Lafayette before being arrested and charged with sex crimes, may have a plea deal in place.
The Louisiana Department of Health has officially verified two fatalities resulting from winter weather in Sabine and Rapides parishes. The deceased in Rapides Parish was identified as a 36-year-old male, while the Sabine Parish victim was a 73-year-old female. Both tragic deaths were attributed to hypothermia and were conclusively declared weather-related by coroners.
An Arctic front has moved through the area and temperatures are currently dropping behind it. We'll see highs in the upper 40s to lower 50s for this afternoon with mostly sunny skies and breezy northerly winds. Winds could be in the 10-20 mph range, gusting as high as 25-30 mph at times. With clear skies [...]
There's no timeline for construction to start.
Mayor Sampson "Poncho" LeJeune said getting approved for the Clearance Program grant to tear down blighted properties is something the town desperately needs.
"It feels great," Xavier said.
"We are St. Landry Parish, and we are Opelousas proud," Shauna Sias said. "We need to start moving in the direction to be proud of something."
Fire officials determined the fire was accidental.
Enforcement agents with the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited a Charenton man for alleged deer hunting violations on Sunday.