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St. Mary
Stephensville Elementary School Stands Out in LEAP Testing
Posted 9:00 PM 5/24/2013 by Erin Steuber
Today marks an extra special day for the eighth graders graduating from Stephensville Elementary School in St. Martin Parish. For the first time since 1999, every eighth grader passed their English LEAP test and was able to graduate. But not only did every eighth grader pass the high stakes test (More)
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Iberia
Update on New Iberia attempted suicide crash involving infant
Posted 7:12 PM 5/24/2013 by Tonya LaCoste
The three-month-old and 37-year-old man had minor injuries and were treated and released from the hospital. The man accused of crashing into them is still in the hospital but will be soon be released.
Dwayne Shaw will then be the sheriff's office custody and booked into jail. Many Facebook followers have questioned why wasn't Shaw charged with attempted murder. His current charges were determined after investigating deputies consulted with the district attorney.
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Parish President Says Parish Overlooked Law
Posted 7:09 PM 5/24/2013 by Akeam Ashford
The recent violence following an Acadia Parish trail ride, and death threats of retaliation in St. Landry Parish, has forced officials to cancel the 'Kountry Bunnies' trail ride. St. Landry Parish President, Bill Fontenot, says he had to cancel the trail ride because the group didn't get all the (More) • Video (1)
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Vermilion
Two elderly women robbed at gunpoint; suspects caught
Posted 7:02 PM 5/24/2013
Three arrests, including a juvenile, have been made in connection with the early morning armed robbery of two elderly women.
Vermilion Parish deputies say just after 11:00 am, a call came in regarding an armed robbery at a home off Andrus Road near Maurice.
Sheriff Mike Couvillon (More)
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Lafayette
Mills & Angelle still up in the air, met their goal but not going home
Posted 7:00 PM 5/24/2013 by Tonya LaCoste
State Senator Fred Mills and Public Service Commissioner Scott Angelle have been on a billboard since 5:00 this morning raising money for Louisiana Family Forum's Child Adoption campaign.
Angelle and Mills were supposed to come down from the billboard after raising $10,000, but they've (More) • Photos (2)
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St. Martin
Arnaudville Boil Water Advisory
Posted 6:53 PM 5/24/2013
On Tuesday, May 28th, the Town of Arnaudville will have an interruption of part of its water system to tie in a new line and install a fire hydrant. The water will be turned off from 8:00 AM until 12:00 Noon, but residents should be prepared to not have water until 3:00 PM. The area affected will (More)
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Sports
Michigan Walks Off In Game 1 Supers Win Over Louisiana
Posted 6:43 PM 5/24/2013 by UL Sports Information
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - At one point, down to their last strike, the Ragin' Cajuns softball team used a two-run home run by Brianna Cherry in the seventh and a solo-home run from Matte Haack in the eighth inning to take an extra-inning lead, but ultimately fell to the Michigan Wolverines (49-10), 4-3 (More)
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Sports
Robichaux's Jewel, Long Ball Carry Louisiana Past USA 9-2
Posted 6:41 PM 5/24/2013 by UL Sports Information
LAFAYETTE - Austin Robichaux pitched a complete game four-hitter and Caleb Adams delivered a game-changing home run to lead the Ragin' Cajuns baseball team to a 9-2 victory over No. 24 South Alabama in a winner's bracket game in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament here at M.L. "Tigue" Moore (More)
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Covering Louisiana
Study tabled on I-49 South alternative route
Posted 6:32 PM 5/24/2013
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - A proposal to study an alternative path for Interstate 49 South that would bypass Lafayette appears dead for this year. State Rep. Terry Landry, D-Lafayette, and state Rep. Mike Huval, R-Breaux Bridge, filed a legislative "study request" asking the Louisiana Department of (More)
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Lafayette
Woman Finds Note with KKK Reference
Posted 6:26 PM 5/24/2013 by Chris Welty
A Lafayette woman is scared after she says she found a threatening and racist note on her front door.
The note made references to the KKK and implied she should move.
April Cox found the note Tuesday night at her home on Essie Street, off Willow in North Lafayette. Police are (More) • Video (1)
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Around Acadiana
The Bank is now taking donations for OK tornado victims
Posted 6:02 PM 5/24/2013 by KATC
You can now donate money to Oklahoma tornado victims at any The Bank locations. Please make contributions to the nonprofit organization Concern Citizens. The group is in the process of organizing a drive for food and items.
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Lafayette
Oklahoma Relief Efforts, Acadiana Donations
Posted 5:53 PM 5/24/2013 by Allison Bourne-Vanneck
FEMA teams are on the ground in Moore, Oklahoma this evening, surveying damage and talking to tornado survivors.
The Oklahoma Senate approved a bill to provide tax breaks to property owners who suffered losses in the storm.
The bill also provides sales tax breaks for businesses that (More) • Video (1)
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Covering Louisiana
JPSO: Father apparently kills teen son, then self
Posted 5:24 PM 5/24/2013 by AP(PHOTO COURTESY: MGN ONLINE)
Jefferson Parish sheriff's deputies say a 52-year-old man apparently shot his 16-year-old son in the head and then turned the gun on himself in their home in River Ridge.
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St. Landry
Man wanted by Port Barre police
Posted 5:10 PM 5/24/2013 by Tonya LaCoste
Port Barre police are looking for 24-year-old Wayne Bolden, Jr. He's wanted for battery on a police officer and resisting an officer, according to Port Barre Police Chief Deon Boudreaux.
Bolden also has a warrant issued through the 19th Judicial District Court in East Baton Rouge Parish for contempt of court for failure to appear for probation revocation hearing. Anyone knowing his whereabouts is asked to call Port Barre Police Dept. at 337-585-6212.
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Vermilion
Crash temporarily shuts down WB lane of LA 14
Posted 5:01 PM 5/24/2013 by MELISSA CANONE
Westbound lane on LA 14 is shut down due to a single car accident that happened after 4:00 pm today in front of Kaplan High School. Chief Boyd Adams said there were two occupants injured in the vehicle and one of them is being transported to a local hospital by AirMed. Adams added, both occupants (More)
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