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Famed Louisiana Novelist Dies At 86

Nov 05, 2019 04:04PM ● By News Desk

Dr. Ernest J. Gaines, a Louisiana native whose literary works included "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman," and "A Lesson Before Dying," has passed away at 86...

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Louisiana Students Score Below National Average On Standardized Tests, Though Improving In Some Areas

Oct 31, 2019 01:11PM ● By News Desk

Louisiana students tied for 47th in fourth-grade math on the National Assessment of Educational Progress -- Louisiana eighth-graders were 42nd in math...

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Cajun Navy 2016 Changes Name

Oct 26, 2019 05:34PM ● By Flint Zerangue, Sr.

Cajun Navy 2016, one of the most decorated and transparent independent search and rescue organizations in the U.S. has decided to change its name to Pinnacle Search and Rescue...

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Woman and Toddler Killed in St. Landry Parish Crash

Oct 25, 2019 03:06PM ● By News Desk

Troopers were able to determine that Michael Shane Guidry’s actions leading up to the crash were negligent...

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Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge Celebrates 100 Years of Conservation

Oct 24, 2019 11:46AM ● By News Desk

Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge, located in Cameron and Vermilion parishes in southwest Louisiana, has long been managed as a haven for wildlife, avian and fish species celebrates 100th...

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Vacant McKinley Street Bar Destroyed by Fire

Oct 24, 2019 09:46AM ● By News Desk

Lafayette firefighters responded to a commercial fire early Thursday morning at the corner of McKinley Street and Cleveland Street...

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UPDATE: America’s Cajun Navy Founder, John Billiot Arrested For Felony Theft

Oct 22, 2019 04:18PM ● By Flint Zerangue, Sr.

John A. Billiot Jr, a resident of Scott, Louisiana was arrested for allegedly using donated funds for personal items...

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Animal Shelter Partners to Offer Free Rabies Vaccinations for Dogs

Oct 22, 2019 12:41PM ● By News Desk

FREE Drive-Thru rabies vaccinations for dogs this Saturday, October 26, 2019. The event will be held in the parking lot of the CAJUNDOME from 8 a.m. until noon...

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Cleco Receives 2019 Leaders In Philanthropy Award for a Corporation

Oct 21, 2019 10:53AM ● By News Desk

Cleco is the recipient of the 2019 Leaders In Philanthropy Award for a Corporation presented by Community Foundation of Acadiana (CFA) and sponsored by Hancock Whitney Bank...

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Victim Identified In Martin Luther King Drive Homicide - One Arrest Made

Oct 21, 2019 10:04AM ● By News Desk

Lafayette Police have identified the victim of Sunday's shooting as 22-year-old Trevon T. Adams (B/M) of LFT... One arrest has been made, 22-year-old Bri’ani L. Doucet (B/F) of LFT...

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Ragin’ Cajuns Water Ski Team Earns Seventh National Title

Oct 17, 2019 10:19AM ● By News Desk

Winning Ways: The team bested 12 other teams during a recent competition in Rio Linda, California...

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Louisiana Man Among Those Arrested During Takedown Of Worlds Largest Known Darknet Child Pornography Site Funded By Bitcoin

Oct 17, 2019 09:33AM ● By News Desk

Dozens of minor victims who were being actively abused by site users rescued...

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Twenty-Three LPSS High School Students Named to the LA Music Educators Association All-State Ensembles

Oct 17, 2019 08:30AM ● By News Desk

After two rounds of auditions, 23 LPSS students have been selected to participate in LMEA All-State ensembles later this year in Baton Rouge...

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LCG Launches Digital 311 Lafayette Services

Oct 16, 2019 03:21PM ● By Flint Zerangue, Sr.

LCG's new 311 Lafayette Services portal is an online non-emergency service's reporting site for Lafayette Parish... "See Something, Say Something"

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LDWF Makes Chronic Wasting Disease Testing Service Available to Hunters

Oct 15, 2019 04:43PM ● By News Desk

Hunters seeking to have their harvested deer tested for CWD should complete a new online form and submit tissue from the animal to the nearest LDWF Field Office...

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