Posted 9:37 PM 5/19/2013 by KATC
According to the Acadia Parish Sheriff's Office, at 8:17 this evening shots were fired at the Chevron Station off of Highway 35 in Branch. Deputies say, three people were hit by gunfire. Two of the victims have non life threatening injuries. We are told the third is currently in critical (More)...
Posted 8:36 PM 5/17/2013 by Akeam Ashford
In the wake of the Sandy Hook massacre, schools nationwide are taking steps to better protect student and teachers, including here in Louisiana.Yesterday, the Louisiana legislature, unanimously passed House Bill (HB) 718, also known as the 'Crisis Management Response Plan'.
The bill (More)...
Posted 9:43 PM 5/16/2013 by Akeam Ashford
Drive-in movie theatres are a thing of the past, but not this weekend. Downtown Lafayette Unlimited (DLU), is partnering with the family who brought the original theatre to Lafayette.
The Michot's opened the first theatre in 1950, which was located on Pinhook Road, just past Verot School (More)...
Posted 6:38 PM 5/15/2013 by Akeam Ashford
The Lafayette Economic Development Authority (LEDA) held their 18th annual job fair, giving job seekers an opportunity to meet face to face with employers. The fair comes after the unemployment rate in Lafayette Parish is 4.1%, compared to 7.5% nationally. Even though the unemployment rate is (More)...
Posted 7:11 PM 5/14/2013 by Tina Macias
The Lafayette Parish School Board met today to discuss its budget and how to cover a $12 million shortfall projected for the fiscal year that begins July 1.
That shortfall likely will be cut in half through cost-saving measures that include increasing employees' health insurance premiums (More)...
Posted 11:13 PM 5/13/2013 by Steven Albritton
Monday, Girard park goers were met with graffiti on playground equipment. The writing has both drug references and sexually explicit drawings. Sadly, it's a problem that parks and rec is trying to keep up with at all of their parks.
"It's actually sad. You know the city spits out so much (More)...