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New Report Shows 64% Of All Federal Arrests In 2018 Were Of Non-Citizens

Almost all (99.7%) of the non-citizens prosecuted in U.S. district court were prosecuted for something other than first-time illegal entry...

Waitr Launches All-New App for Android and iOS

The new, updated restaurant food delivery app from Waitr is designed to create a more personalized and engaging user experience. (Photo: Business Wire)

Former Louisiana Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco Dies At 76

Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, who led Louisiana through Hurricane Katrina as her state’s first elected female governor, has died at 76.

Women Arrested on Terrorism Charges After Incident at LPSS Elementary School

One woman is facing terrorizing charges stemming from an incident which prompted Tuesday’s closure of a Lafayette Parish elementary school... Read More »

15 Illegal Aliens Arrested In New Orleans Using Fake Documents

NOLA U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested 15 illegal aliens, including one unaccompanied minor, suspected of using fraudulent documents at the Gulf Coast Safety Council in St. Rose, La. Read More »

Louisiana Commercial Shark Possession Limit Increase

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries increased the daily possession limit for commercially harvested large coastal sharks from 45 to 55 per day... Read More »

Two Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Corrections Deputies Arrested

Dennis Brasseaux & John Gradnigo were booked into the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center on charges stemming from a recent investigation into the introduction of contraband into LPCC Read More »

MARTINIS 2019: MIXOLOGY FOR A GREAT CAUSE

Tickets are still available for Healing House’s “Martini's 2019", set for tomorrow (August 17th) at the Doubletree in Lafayette, but they must be purchased no later than TODAY!!! Read More »

Livestock Theft in St. Landry Parish

Richard P. Breaux of Cankton, La., has been arrested by the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry Livestock Brand Commission and charged with 11 counts of theft of livestock. Read More »

U.S. Border Patrol Boat Takes Fire In Rio Grande Valley

More than 50 shots fired at U.S. Border Patrol Agents patrolling the Rio Grande River this morning from the Mexican riverbank... Read More »

Love Our Schools In NEED of Volunteers TODAY & TOMORROW

Twenty volunteers are needed at EACH of the following schools to help with preparation work and set up for Saturday’s Love Our Schools Serve Day... Read More »

White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area Youth Waterfowl Lottery Hunts Announced

These free LDWF-sponsored hunts are provided as a quality experience for young waterfowl hunters. To be eligible for the lottery & hunt, applicants must be between 10-17 years old... Read More »

Arrest Made in Attempted Murder Case

Cedric James Blackwell (24) of Lafayette has been arrested for the shooting of Lamajor Cormier that occurred July 31st on Paul Breaux Ave. @ Cooper Dr. in Lafayette... Read More »

Princeton Review Again Rates UL Lafayette Among Nation’s ‘Best’

The Princeton Review has placed the University of Louisiana at Lafayette among the top 13 percent of the nation’s four-year colleges for undergraduate education... Read More »

U.S. Border Patrol Arrests MS-13 Gang Member In Lake Charles

A Guatemalan citizen suspected of being an MS-13 gang member remains in federal custody after being arrested July 20 by U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Lake Charles Station... Read More »

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