St. Martin Parish News

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  BREAUX BRIDGE MAN ARRESTED AND BOOKED ON MULTIPLE DRUG CHARGES

  

  Posted 10:47 PM 3/28/2013 by KATC

  In St. Martinville, Deputies arrested a man on several drug charges.

  Deputies say, 31-year-old Stage Allemond was pulled over after allegedly making several traffic violations. That's when deputies say, Allemond admitted that he was in possession of methamphetamine. Deputies searched (More)

  
  

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  LDWF Answers Questions about Naming Bayou Teche a Historic Waterway

  

  Posted 1:53 PM 3/28/2013 by Ian Auzenne

  The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is considering designating the Bayou Teche as a historic and scenic waterway. Several of our viewers contacted us to express concern that such a designation would harm the local economy by restricting sugarcane farming and other industries tied (More)

  
  

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  St. Martinville teen starts duct tape craft business

  

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  Posted 6:25 AM 3/27/2013 by Elizabeth Hill

  Duct tape is no longer just for fixing leaky pipes or that busted screen door.

  14-year-old Brandon Alleman and his friends started making duct tape crafts as a hobby.

  "I figured hey, I could probably make things and sell them to kids at school and then I figured it could maybe be (More) • Video (1)

  
  

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  18-wheeler on fire on basin bridge

  

  Posted 7:54 PM 3/23/2013

  Update: Firefighters are working to put out a truck fire on I-10, eastbound, at mile marker 118 over the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge. State Police say a truck carrying produce had a blowout, then the vehicle caught fire. The driver did get out safely. All eastbound traffic is being rerouted north at I-49 in Lafayette. Louisiana State Police say the highway will be closed for the next five hours. 

  
  

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  Pedestrian accident near Breaux Bridge High School

  

  Posted 9:47 PM 3/21/2013 by KATC

  The St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office is on scene of a pedestrian accident near Breaux Bridge High School. Deputies say, the pedestrian was airlifted and taken to an area hospital, but their condition is unknown at this time. More details will be released when it becomes available.

  
  

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  Woman Wanted In Connection With Counterfeiting Operation

  

  Posted 3:42 PM 3/21/2013 by KATC

  Public's assistance sought in locating a woman that is accused of manufacturing counterfeit U.S. Currency.

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  St. Martinville man charged with possession of stolen things

  

  Posted 4:23 PM 3/20/2013 by KATC

  A St. Martinville man is behind bars for allegedly stealing a four-wheeler.

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  Cuts To Meals On Wheels

  

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  Posted 5:53 PM 3/19/2013 by Allison Bourne-Vanneck

  Cuts in Federal spending and the Older Americans Act will mean major cuts for Meals on Wheels programs throughout the state.

  Louisiana is losing about half a million dollars for all of its Meals On Wheels programs. The Cajun Area Agency on Aging serves just more than two thousand (More) • Video (1)

  
  

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  Public Assistance Sought in Identifying Theft Suspect

  

  Posted 3:51 PM 3/19/2013 by KATC

  The Breaux Bridge Police Department is seeking the public's assistance locating a suspect that stole a computer from Wal-Mart in Breaux Bridge.

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  Sheriff Ronald Theriot Announces 2013 Scholarship Program

  

  Posted 2:30 PM 3/19/2013 by MELISSA CANONE

  Sheriff Ronald J. Theriot will be awarding three $1000.00 College Scholarships. These scholarships will be awarded to one Senior at each of the following schools: Breaux Bridge High School, St. Martinville High School, and Cecilia High School. Applications were distributed to the three schools (More)

  
  

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  Local Meals on Wheels Program in Jeopardy

  

  Posted 1:56 PM 3/19/2013 by KATC

  The Cajun Area Agency On Aging is concerned about its Meals On Wheels program. Due to federal spending cuts and cuts from the Older Americans Act, Meals On Wheels in eight Acadiana parishes faces a loss of more than 10,000 meals effective July 1. KATC's Allison Bourne-Vanneck spoke to 92-year-old Lena Usie who's concerned because she relies on these meals daily.

  
  

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  Breaux Bridge woman accused of bringing contraband into jail

  

  Posted 4:11 PM 3/15/2013 by KATC

  Today, prohibited contraband was discovered in the St. Martin Parish Correctional Center in Breaux Bridge. According to authorities, Denise Songy, 41, of Breaux Bridge, was allegedly conspiring with an incarcerated inmate to smuggle prohibited contraband into the St. Martin Parish Correctional (More)

  
  

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  Breaux Bridge Shooting Suspect Turns Himself In

  

  Posted 3:45 PM 3/15/2013 by Ian Auzenne

  A Breaux Bridge shooting suspect is behind bars on attempted second-degree murder charges. Police say Mark Thomas turned surrendered Thursday. He is the alleged gunman in a March 3 shooting on Richard Street. Investigators say several shots were fired, but the intended victim was not hit. Thomas is being held on $42,500 bond.

  
  

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  Breaux Bridge Police Arrests

  

  Posted 3:40 PM 3/15/2013 by KATC

  Breaux Bridge Police Department have made the following arrest recently:

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  Former St. Martin Parish Councilman "Red" Higginbotham Dies

  

  Posted 12:59 PM 3/15/2013 by Ian Auzenne

  A longtime St. Martin Parish public servant has died. Lloyd "Red" Higginbotham passed away Thursday at his home. He was 86. Higginbotham served the Catahoula area for more than 40 years as a justice of the peace, police juror, and parish councilman. Higginbotham also owned Red's Levee Bar in the (More)