State Police Arrest Evangeline Parish Man On Charges Of Child Pornography

49-year-old Chad T. Manuel of Basile was arrested for charges related to the possession/possible production of images of child pornography... Read More »

Senate Passes The National Defense Authorization Act For The 2020 Fiscal Year

The United States Senate today passed the National Defence Authorization Act for the Fiscal Year 2020 with a bipartisan vote of 86-8... Read More »

Waitr Cuts Nearly 100 Office and Management Jobs Nationally

According to multiple sources, Waitr, the Lafayette-based food delivery service laid off nearly 100 employees nationally... Read More »

ExxonMobil and Global Thermostat to Advance Breakthrough Atmospheric Carbon Capture Technology

Technology removes carbon dioxide from industrial sources and the atmosphere. Companies to evaluate potential scalability. Applications could extend across multiple industrial sectors... Read More »

Driver Killed in Single Vehicle Crash in St. Martin Parish

Single vehicle crash on LA Hwy 341 takes the life of 38-year-old Ryan Shrimpf of Arnaudville... Read More »

LA Supreme Court Asked to Hear Lawsuit On Lafayette City-Parish Council's Ordinance To Fix Boundary Errors

Lawyers file appeals requesting the Louisiana Supreme Court hear the lawsuit that brings in question the Lafayette City-Parish Council Ordinance which corrects inadvertent errors in district boundary lines... Read More »

Update: Second Suspect Sought for Off-Duty Officer Shooting Turns Himself In

Wanted fugitive Ronald J. Guidry turned himself in to the Lafayette Police Department at approx 2:00 am on June 26, 2019... Read More »

Imprisoned Lafayette Attorney Daniel James Stanford Disbarred

Stanford was found guilty in 2014 for his part in an elaborate scheme to sell synthetic drugs via Lafayette-based stores including Curious Goods LLC. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Read More »

Louisiana: Operation Broken Heart Produces 63 Arrests for Child Exploitation

Initiative to identify, apprehend, and prosecute those who produce, distribute, receive child pornography; entice children for sexual purposes; engage in sex trafficking of children; sexually abuse children... Read More »

ICE Arrests 52 Criminal Aliens & Immigration Violators In South-Central Texas During 4-Day Enforcement Surge

More than 67% of the aliens arrested (35) by ICE deportation officers during this enforcement surge had prior criminal histories... Read More »

New Iberia Attorneys Suspended After Pleading Guilty Of Not Filing Federal Tax Returns

A former team of New Iberia Attorneys, Lucretia Patrice Pecantte & Lynden James Burton have been suspended following Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceedings... Read More »

LA Dept of Agriculture Reminds Farmers To File Tax Exempt Forms Before New Law Begins

LA Dept of Agriculture and Forestry is reminding farmers to apply for certification as a commercial farmer with the LA Dept of Revenue by June 30, 2019. New law goes into effect July 1, 2019 Read More »

Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Lafayette City-Parish Council in Charter Boundary Lawsuit

Third Circuit Court of Appeal ruled (2-1) in favor of the Lafayette City-Parish Council in a lawsuit that brought in question an Ordinance correcting inadvertent errors in district boundary lines... Read More »

Another Broken Egg Cafe Set for Explosive Growth

Largest, fastest-growing franchised daytime cafe in the U.S. is poised and ready for rapid expansion... Read More »

Walmart To Pay $282 Mil For Violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

Walmart agreed to pay $144 mil to settle the SEC’s charges and approx. $138 mil to resolve parallel criminal charges by the U.S. Depart. of Justice -- a combined total of $282 million. Read More »