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    Paul Breaux Middle School Mourning Loss of Fellow Student

    Paul Breaux Middle School Mourning Loss of Fellow Student

    Posted 2:52 PM 5/2/2013 by MELISSA CANONE

    Due to the abrupt circumstances of Abigail Vasquez, a student at Paul Breaux Middle School, passing the school has initiated a crisis and grief counseling plan to better serve the needs of those impacted by her passing.

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  • St. Martin

    Police: Breaux Bridge man wanted on two attempted murder counts

    Police: Breaux Bridge man wanted on two attempted murder counts

    Posted 6:23 PM 4/30/2013 by Tonya LaCoste

    A Breaux Bridge man is wanted for trying to shoot two people, according to Breaux Bridge Assistant Police Chief Terry Latiolais. Raphael Nadie, 21, is accused of firing the shots today in the 900 block of Landry Street. Nadie is wanted for two counts of attempted second degree murder.


  • St. Martin

    St. Martin Parish elections: school improvements

    St. Martin Parish elections: school improvements

    Posted 6:21 PM 4/30/2013

    Parishwide proposition No. 1

    To issue 20-year general obligation bonds not exceeding $40.3 million, and repayable by property taxes, to buy and improve land for buildings and playgrounds and other school facilities.

    Parishwide proposition No. 2

    To renew a 1-cent sales tax (More)


  • St. Martin

    Owner shot during home invasion

    Owner shot during home invasion

    Posted 4:19 PM 4/30/2013 by KATC(PHOTO COURTESY: MGN ONLINE)

    SMPSO is seeking the public's assistance in solving a home invasion that left the owner in stable condition due to a gunshot.

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  • MUSIC

    Hunter Hayes Returns To Acadiana

    Posted 10:56 PM 4/29/2013 by Steven Albritton

    It was a homecoming concert he's been waiting 21 years to make, Breaux Bridge native Hunter Hayes rocked the Cajundome Monday night. He opened up for Carrie Underwood on her "Blown Away" Tour.

    For Hayes, it was his first chance to perform in the Cajundome.

    "As of right now it hasn't (More) • Video (1)


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  • St. Martin

    Buglar Hits St. Martinville School

    Buglar Hits St. Martinville School

    Posted 11:59 AM 4/29/2013 by Ian Auzenne (Photo Courtesy: MGN Online)

    St. Martinville police are investigating a burglary at a local school. According to St. Parish Schools Superintendent Richard Lavergne, someone broke into the St. Martinville Early Learning Center Saturday morning around 4:30 and stole five digital cameras, two i-Pads, and a laptop computer. (More)


  • St. Martin

    Man Charged with Attempted Murder after Shots Fired at Apartment

    Man Charged with Attempted Murder after Shots Fired at Apartment

    Posted 1:28 PM 4/25/2013 by Ian Auzenne

    A St. Martinville man is behind bars on attempted second-degree murder charges following a shooting at an apartment complex. The incident took place Monday morning at South Meadows Apartments on South Martin Luther King Drive. Police say 37-year-old Kevin Joseph forced his way into an apartment (More)


  • St. Martin

    Attempted Murder Suspect Arrested during Drug Bust

    Attempted Murder Suspect Arrested during Drug Bust

    Posted 9:55 AM 4/25/2013 by Ian Auzenne

    A traffic stop in Broussard Wednesday led to a drug bust and the arrest of a Ferriday attempted murder suspect. Police say they pulled over 41-year-old George Green on US 90 for a traffic violation. During the stop, an officer smelled marijuana. A search turned up $360 worth of weed. According to the Concordia Parish Clerk of Court's Office, Green failed to appear for his 2009 trial on an attempted second-degree murder charge. He is being held in the St. Martin Parish Jail.


  • St. Martin

    Breaux Bridge man charged with felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile

    Breaux Bridge man charged with felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile

    Posted 6:05 PM 4/24/2013

    A Breaux Bridge man is charged with felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile and indecent behavior with a juvenile. Lafayette police arrested Dustin Durell Wiltz on a warrant for Breaux Bridge police.


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  • St. Martin

    Breaux Bridge Sex Crimes Suspect Arrested in Lafayette

    Breaux Bridge Sex Crimes Suspect Arrested in Lafayette

    Posted 4:22 PM 4/24/2013 by Ian Auzenne (Photo Courtesy: MGN Online)

    The U. S. Marshals Service and Lafayette police have arrested a man wanted in Breaux Bridge on sex charges. Dustin Wiltz is charged with felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile and indecent behavior with a juvenile. Breaux Bridge police say Wiltz had been on the run since March 15. Deputy marshals tracked him down today to a house in the 100 block of Irma Street where he was taken into custody.


  • St. Martin

    Plaques Stolen from Veterans' Graves

    Plaques Stolen from Veterans' Graves

    Posted 2:22 PM 4/24/2013 by Ian Auzenne (Photo Courtesy: MGN Online)

    A Cecilia graveyard has been hit by thieves who took plaques from the tombs of veterans. Earlier this week, the St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office took over the investigation into the thefts at St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery. Deputies say the thefts were not confined to one part of the graveyard. Anyone with any information about these thefts is asked to the St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office at 337-394-3071.


  • St. Martin

    Prescription drug take back event in St. Martin

    Prescription drug take back event in St. Martin

    Posted 12:23 PM 4/23/2013 by MELISSA CANONE (PHOTO COURTESY: MGN ONLINE)

    ST. MARTINVILLE - On Saturday April 27, 2013, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public its sixth opportunity in three years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous (More)


  • St. Martin

    St. Martin Sheriff's Office Looking for Missing Lafayette Man

    St. Martin Sheriff's Office Looking for Missing Lafayette Man

    Posted 8:38 PM 4/22/2013 by katc

    On April 22, 2013, Clinton Pittman, 29 years old, Lafayette, 5'9", 165 lbs., brown hair, hazel eyes, was reported missing to the St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office. Pittman, a resident of Lafayette Parish was last seen on Thursday, April 18, 2013, at 5:00 p.m., heading west on I-10 towards (More)


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  • St. Martin

    St. Martinville man accused of home invasion

    St. Martinville man accused of home invasion

    Posted 11:54 AM 4/19/2013 by KATC

    A 25-year-old St. Martinville man has been arrested for a home invasion that happened on early Thursday morning.

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  • St. Martin

    St. Martin Bridge Closing for Repairs

    St. Martin Bridge Closing for Repairs

    Posted 5:00 PM 4/18/2013 by MELISSA CANONE

    The bridge on LA 352 in St. Martin Parish at Bayou Amie between Hayes Street and Henderson Levee Road will be closed for repairs on Monday, April 22, 2013, for approximately 3 days, weather permitting.

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