Lafayette Parish News

• Lafayette

  UPDATED: Lafayette superintendent's job evaluation will be public

  

  Posted 9:20 PM 6/18/2013 by Tina Macias

  Lafayette Parish schools superintendent Pat Cooper says he's changed his mind and will allow his job evaluation to be held in public during a Lafayette Parish School Board meeting on Wednesday.

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• Lafayette

  Lafayette woman charged with child desertion

  

  Posted 12:49 PM 6/18/2013 by Tina Macias

  A Lafayette woman is behind bars today after she allegedly went to the store and left her two young children home alone for at least 30 minutes Monday.

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• St. Landry

  Elbert Guillory explains why he switched to the Republican Party

  

  Posted 12:39 PM 6/18/2013

  VIDEO ATTACHED: Louisiana Senator Elbert Guillory (R-Opelousas) explains why he recently switched from the Democrat Party to the Republican Party.

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• Lafayette

  Lafayette, Broussard reach accord in land dispute

  

  Posted 11:53 AM 6/18/2013 by Associated Press

  LAFAYETTE | A long-running land dispute between Lafayette and Broussard over annexations in southern Lafayette Parish has been tentatively settled.

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• Lafayette

  Coalition Expands to Lafayette to Help Understand Healthcare Reform

  

  Posted 11:07 AM 6/18/2013 by MELISSA CANONE (PHOTO COURTESY: MGN ONLINE)

  Healthcare, community, business, trade and faith-based organizations from the Lafayette area will gather for a formal launch of the Louisiana Healthcare Education Coalition on Thursday, June 27.

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• Lafayette

  National EMS Academy to offer first responder courses

  

  Posted 10:49 AM 6/18/2013

  The National EMS Academy will be holding a Heartsaver, First Aid, CPR, AED course, teaching the critical skills needed to respond to and manage a variety of emergency situations.

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• Lafayette

  Lafayette man accused of burglarizing car

  

  Posted 10:46 AM 6/18/2013 by KATC

  LAFAYETTE, La. - A 21-year-old Lafayette man was caught in the act of burglarizing a car, according to Lafayette Police Department Spokesperson Cpl. Paul Mouton.

  On June 18, 2013, at 1:20 am, LPD responded to the 100 block of Belle Fontaine in regards to a car burglary incident. When (More)

  
  

• Lafayette

  Young people touting green lifestyle on 'Ride for the Future'

  

  Posted 10:21 AM 6/18/2013

  Seven young adults from across the United States are in Lafayette for a week as part of Ride for the Future, a 500-mile journey from New Orleans to Houston drawing attention to society's deadly addiction to coal, oil, and gas and to highlight the harms being imposed upon Gulf Coast (More)

  
  

• Lafayette

  Public's assistance sought in locating suspect in Valero robbery

  

  Posted 10:10 AM 6/18/2013 by KATC

  Lafayette Police are asking for the public's assistance in solving an armed robbery that happened on June 17, 2013 at 10:25 p.m. at the Valero store in the 2300 block of Ambassador Caffery Parkway.

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• Arrest Reports

  Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office Daily Arrest Report

  

  Posted 6:24 AM 6/18/2013 by Cecilia Stevenson

  This report contains the daily arrests for Jun 18, 2013

  Name: Arnaud, PaigeCharge: FugitiveArresting Agency: Lafayette Parish Sheriff'S OfcAddress: 300 Blk Andre ROA Scott, La

  Name: Barnard, ChristopherCharge: Hold For ExtraditionArresting Agency: (More)

  
  

• Lafayette

  Lafayette, Broussard reach accord in land dispute

  

  Posted 4:25 AM 6/18/2013 by AP

  A long-running land dispute between Lafayette and Broussard over annexations in southern Lafayette Parish has been tentatively settled. Allan Durand, an attorney representing Broussard in the dispute, said the settlement, if finalized, calls for Lafayette to void its annexation of one tract (More)

  
  

• Education

  LPSS Could Start Year with New Discipline Policy

  

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  Posted 8:42 PM 6/17/2013 by Erin Steuber

  The Lafayette Parish School System could start the year out with a new discipline policy after discipline issues caused dozens of teachers to leave the profession last year.

  The Consequences to Behavior Policy, as it's called, is just that, a guide that will make sure students know (More) • Video (1)

  
  

• Lafayette

  Lafayette Robbery & Sexual Assault

  

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  Posted 6:08 PM 6/17/2013 by Allison Bourne-Vanneck

  The search is on for suspects --- after a Lafayette woman was sexually assaulted and robbed early this morning at an apartment complex on Belle Fontaine Drive around 1 a.m. But she wasn't the only victim in the incident. The female victim and a male were standing between two buildings at this (More) • Video (1)

  
  

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• Lafayette

  Judge to decide if records to be sealed in Landon Broussard case

  

  Posted 4:53 PM 6/17/2013 by Dwayne Fatherree

  Attorneys in the Landon Broussard murder trial presented arguments over whether or not the records in the case should be placed under seal going forward.

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• Lafayette

  Victims robbed, sexually assaulted at apartment complex

  

  Posted 2:55 PM 6/17/2013

  Lafayette Police are looking for two men who robbed several people at an apartment complex, before sexually assaulting one of them.

  Police say around 1:00, Monday morning, they responded to a call at an apartment complex in the 100 block of Belle Fontaine Drive. A male and female victim (More) • Photos (2)