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Lafayette
Hazardous Situation Happening Now in Broussard
Posted 8:27 PM 5/18/2013 by katc
Hazmat and multiple police units are on the scene in Broussard for a drug investigation that has turned into a hazardous situation. The event is happening on Heart D Farm Road in Broussard. We have a crew on the way and will have more information as soon as it becomes available.
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Lafayette
Lafayette Police Officer Dies in Motorcycle Crash
Posted 6:48 PM 5/18/2013 by katc
A single vehicle crash on LA Highway 3000 north of Interstate 10 which claimed the life of a Lafayette man and off duty Lafayette Police Officer. Troopers say on May 18, 2013, shortly before 2:00 p.m., 45-year-old Richard "Ricky" Rees, an off-duty Lafayette Police Lieutenant, was driving a 2013 (More) • Video (1)
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Lafayette
Camellia Boulevard Closed For 5K Race
Posted 2:17 PM 5/18/2013 by katc
A heads up for drivers heading down Camellia Boulevard this evening: the road will be closed at 5:30 for a 5K run/walk happening down the street. Take caution if heading in that area later.
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Lafayette
Meet Lafayette's Own Gates Millennium Scholar
Posted 10:27 PM 5/17/2013 by Erin Steuber
Today marked the last day of classes for high school seniors across Lafayette. And with graduation right around the corner seniors are getting ready for the summer, and then college. But one Northside High School student doesn't have to about paying for his education all thanks to Bill Gates.
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Lafayette
Who'll win the Powerball?
Posted 6:32 PM 5/17/2013 by Allison Bourne-Vanneck
Excitement is growing over the Powerball jackpot, which has sky-rocketed to $600 million. It's now the second largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history and ticket buyers everywhere are lining up hoping to snag the winning numbers.
It will take a lot of luck, but many are hopeful that they (More) • Video (1)
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Lafayette
Bike path on Chemin Metairie in the works
Posted 6:14 PM 5/17/2013 by Tonya LaCoste
The City of Youngsville wants to build a bike path on Chemin Metairie Parkway. "We have a tremendous demand," Mayor Wilson Viator said. Viator says the bike lanes would be on each side the parkway. He says the road is busy with weekend cyclists, so much so, every Friday a street sweeper cleans (More)
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Lafayette
Cruise Cancelled After Military Orders; Couple Fights for Refund
Posted 6:08 PM 5/17/2013 by Chris Welty
A military family from Carencro, stationed overseas in Germany is fighting Carnival Cruise Lines for a refund.
The couple was set to go on a Mediterranean cruise but received military orders they could not leave Germany.
So, should they receive a refund? After KATC made a phone call (More) • Video (1)
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Lafayette
Motorcyclist pinned under vehicle in critical condition
Posted 4:54 PM 5/17/2013 by Tonya LaCoste
A motorcyclist is in critical condition after being pinned under an SUV in a crash this morning in Milton on LA 92 near LA 733.
The driver of a Harley Davidson motorcycle hit the side of a Honda Pilot when the driver of the SUV turned into a driveway. The motorcycle hit the SUV, and the (More)
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Lafayette
Sex Offender Accused of Being Peeping Tom
Posted 4:14 PM 5/17/2013 by Ian Auzenne
A Scott man is in the Lafayette Parish Jail after he was allegedly caught committing a lewd act while watching three children through a window. Deputies say a woman inside the house saw 43-year-old Patrick Anderson looking through a window in the 4100 block of Landry Road while she was taking a bath. That lady then walked outside and found Anderson outside her children's window. Anderson, who is convicted as a sex offender, is being held on $25,000 bond.
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Lafayette
Bus Driver Mire Pleads No Contest to DWI Charge
Posted 4:01 PM 5/17/2013 by Ian Auzenne
The bus driver who allegedly got behind the wheel drunk has pleaded no contest. Kenny Mire entered the plea today in Lafayette City Court. Mire was sentenced to a suspended six-month prison sentence and 12 months of supervised probation.
Mire was arrested in September 2009 on the DWI charge. He allegedly drove his own vehicle drunk before getting behind the wheel of his bus. He has been on paid leave since the incident.
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Lafayette
Powerball Fever Hits Acadiana
Posted 3:29 PM 5/17/2013 by KATC
Excitement is growing over the Powerball jackpot, which is up to $600 million and continues to climb. KATC's Allison Bourne-Vanneck? finds out from ticket buyers what they would do with so much money.
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Lafayette
Update: Ambassador Caffery Mobile home destroyed
Posted 1:48 PM 5/17/2013 by Tonya LaCoste
Fire destroyed one mobile home and damaged two neighboring mobile homes. Lafayette firefighters put out the fire at 2114 Ambassador Caffery, lot #18 Thursday night. "When firefighters arrived heavy flames were coming from the mobile home," Lafayette Fire Dept. Public Information Officer Alton (More)
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Education
UL Graduation Schedule Released
Posted 3:23 PM 5/17/2013 by KATC
Undergraduate, graduate and doctoral candidates will receive diplomas during the University of Louisiana at Lafayette's Spring 2013 Commencement ceremonies.
The university's General Assembly will take place at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 18 in the Cajundome.
All graduates are required (More)
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Education
UL Announces Outstanding Graduates
Posted 3:12 PM 5/17/2013 by KATC
Eight students will be honored during Spring 2013 Commencement ceremonies as the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Alumni Association's Outstanding Graduates.
Every spring and fall semester, deans from the eight academic colleges each nominate a student as an Outstanding Graduate, based (More)
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Lafayette
Non-Profit Agency to be Created in Mickey Shunick's Memory
Posted 1:54 PM 5/17/2013 by Ian Auzenne
On the eve of the first anniversary of Mickey Shunick's disappearance, her friends have announced two projects that will be launched in Mickey's memory.
In a press release, the family and friends of Shunick said that a new non-profit foundation will be started in her name. This (More)
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