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Lafayette Parish Road Closures

Jul 14, 2019 10:27AM ● By News Desk

Road closures in Lafayette Parish as a result of Tropical Storm Barry

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Lafayette Parish Officials Recommend Voluntary Evacuation For Specific Residents

Jul 12, 2019 02:26PM ● By News Desk

LCG is highly recommending a voluntary evacuation for Lafayette Parish residents living in manufactured housing/mobile homes, low lying areas, those with special needs and those who require uninterrupted electrical power...

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Acadiana Should Take Precautions for Upcoming Storm

Jul 10, 2019 03:05PM ● By News Desk

South Louisiana: With rainfall totals estimated to be 10 to 15 inches this weekend, Acadiana residents are urged to prepare for high water and moderate to high winds...

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12 Louisiana Men Arrested for Internet Crimes Against Children

Jul 01, 2019 12:27PM ● By News Desk

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry’s Office has arrested 12 Louisiana men for child exploitation (click for complete story and photos)...

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Waitr Cuts Nearly 100 Office and Management Jobs Nationally

Jun 27, 2019 04:20PM ● By Staff Writer

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

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ExxonMobil and Global Thermostat to Advance Breakthrough Atmospheric Carbon Capture Technology

Jun 27, 2019 01:50PM ● By Press Release

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

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Driver Killed in Single Vehicle Crash in St. Martin Parish

Jun 27, 2019 09:20AM ● By Staff Writer

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

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

Jun 24, 2019 04:36PM ● By Staff Writer

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

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Louisiana: Operation Broken Heart Produces 63 Arrests for Child Exploitation

Jun 24, 2019 03:30PM ● By Staff Writer

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...

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

Jun 24, 2019 03:01PM ● By Staff Writer

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

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Arrest Made in Off-Duty Officer Shooting

Jun 19, 2019 02:16PM ● By Staff Writer

United States Marshals Service Violent Offender Task Force arrested 21-year-old Romeion Glaude of Lafayette in a drive-by shooting case of an off-duty Duson police officer...

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Chef Nathan Richard Crowned 2019 King of Louisiana Seafood

Jun 19, 2019 11:07AM ● By Press Release

Chef Richard will now represent LA in the 16th Annual Great American Seafood Cook-Off in New Orleans to defend the title currently held by Chef Ryan Trahan - Blue Dog Café in Lafayette.

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Hundreds of Louisiana Students to Receive Millions in Debt Relief

Jun 15, 2019 01:39PM ● By Press Release

AG Jeff Landry Announces Settlement with ITT Tech Student Lender - Agreement will secure $2,818,341.00 in debt relief for 285 former ITT Tech students in Louisiana...

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Pellerin Named General Manager at Blue Dog Café

May 30, 2019 04:43PM ● By Press Release

Mitchell Pellerin has been named General Manager of Blue Dog Café in Lafayette, La. Pellerin brings national market and brand expertise to the 20-year-old popular eatery...

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Broussard Elementary Student Left On School Bus At Truck Stop

May 15, 2019 02:25PM ● By Flint Zerangue, Sr.

LPSS has confirmed that a school bus driver has been placed on administrative leave after leaving a sleeping 7-year-old Broussard Elementary School student on their bus earlier today...

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