Posted 10:27 PM 5/17/2013 by Erin Steuber
Today marked the last day of classes for high school seniors across Lafayette. And with graduation right around the corner seniors are getting ready for the summer, and then college. But one Northside High School student doesn't have to about paying for his education all thanks to Bill Gates.
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Posted 7:08 PM 5/17/2013 by katc
At the end of each regular semester, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette recognizes those students named to the President's List and the Dean's List. Eligible students must be enrolled fulltime.
To be included on the Dean's List, students must earn a 3.5 GPA or better and to be (More)
Posted 6:38 PM 5/17/2013 by Press Release
HENDERSON, La. - The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) announced today that there will be intermittent lane closures on the I-10 Atchafalaya Basin Bridge from Friday, May 17, to Saturday, May 18, between the hours of 6 p.m. and 6 a.m., for a sweeping operation.
(More)Posted 6:32 PM 5/17/2013 by Allison Bourne-Vanneck
Excitement is growing over the Powerball jackpot, which has sky-rocketed to $600 million. It's now the second largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history and ticket buyers everywhere are lining up hoping to snag the winning numbers.
It will take a lot of luck, but many are hopeful that they (More) • Video (1)
Posted 6:17 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)
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Posted 6:14 PM 5/17/2013 by Tonya LaCoste
The City of Youngsville wants to build a bike path on Chemin Metairie Parkway. "We have a tremendous demand," Mayor Wilson Viator said. Viator says the bike lanes would be on each side the parkway. He says the road is busy with weekend cyclists, so much so, every Friday a street sweeper cleans (More)
Posted 6:08 PM 5/17/2013 by Chris Welty
A military family from Carencro, stationed overseas in Germany is fighting Carnival Cruise Lines for a refund.
The couple was set to go on a Mediterranean cruise but received military orders they could not leave Germany.
So, should they receive a refund? After KATC made a phone call (More) • Video (1)
Posted 5:58 PM 5/17/2013 by AP(PHOTO COURTESY: MGN ONLINE)
GRANBURY, Texas (AP) - Residents whose homes were torn apart or blown away by a North Texas deadly tornado can soon return to retrieve what belongings may be left and start cleaning up, authorities said Friday.
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O.J. Simpson's former lawyer is defending himself against allegations he botched the former football star's armed-robbery trial.
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Posted 4:54 PM 5/17/2013 by Tonya LaCoste
A motorcyclist is in critical condition after being pinned under an SUV in a crash this morning in Milton on LA 92 near LA 733.
The driver of a Harley Davidson motorcycle hit the side of a Honda Pilot when the driver of the SUV turned into a driveway. The motorcycle hit the SUV, and the (More)
Posted 4:50 PM 5/17/2013 by KATC
Hancock Bank and Whitney Bank will close a combined 40-45 branches across the company's five-state footprint of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. Whitney has 16 branches in Acadiana, and is in the process of vacating its regional headquarters in downtown Lafayette and (More)
Posted 4:42 PM 5/17/2013 by Tonya LaCoste
After pouring over a Louisiana State Police report, St. Martin Parish Assistant District Attorney Chester Cedars has determined St. Martin Parish Sheriff's deputies were justified in shooting Alvin Davis, Jr. The shooting happened on Sept. 28 during a sting operation in which investigators say (More)
Posted 4:38 PM 5/17/2013 by AP(PHOTO COURTESY: MGN ONLINE)
The attorneys for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev cannot take their own periodic photos of him, a judge ruled Friday, denying the request pertaining to "his evolving mental and physical state" and whether his statements to authorities after his arrest were made voluntarily.
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Posted 4:18 PM 5/17/2013 by AP
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A woman has been sentenced to 57 months in prison for bilking Gulf Coast residents by posing as a federal safety official after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
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