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• 8 Women Allege Rape, Harassment in Military Suit

  March 6, 2012 8:40 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Eight current and former members of the U.S. military are claiming they were raped, assaulted or harassed during their service and suffered retaliation when they reported it. A lawsuit being filed today in U.S. District Court in Washington accuses the military of having a "high tolerance for... more »

• Jennings 8 Will Be Featured on National TV Play Video

  February 29, 2012 12:06 AM

  The unsolved murders of 8 women in Jeff Davis Parish will be featured on national television Wednesday night. A crew with the TV show Dark Minds was in Jennings this past year, working to find out more information about the cases. "I go out and I try to dredge... more »

• Shreveport-Bossier shelters ready for 8,500

  June 14, 2011 10:10 AM

  SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - Officials in the Shreveport-Bossier City area say they will be ready with shelter space for about 8,500 people if a threatening Gulf coast storm prompts an evacuation this hurricane season. The Times of Shreveport says state officials have made shelter improvements since 2008, when poor shelter... more »

• Warehouse where 8 died was set for demolition

  December 29, 2010 8:25 PM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The abandoned New Orleans warehouse where eight homeless squatters died in a fire was on a list of properties slated for demolition, a city official said Wednesday. Jeff Hebert, the city's director of blight policy, said the city had tried since 2007 to get the property... more »

• 8 Killed in Fire in Abandoned New Orleans Building

  December 28, 2010 7:48 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A blaze in an abandoned building in New Orleans has killed 8 people. New Orleans Fire Department spokesman Greg Davis confirmed the toll early Tuesday. Fire Chief Charles Parent tells WWL-TV that survivors say the fire started when people burned wood in a barrel to stay... more »

• 8 Days of Giving

  December 21, 2010 9:22 AM

  Event Name: 8 Days of Giving Organization: United Blood Services Event Place: Lafayette donor center fixed site and mobiles Event Date: December 20-December 30, 2010 Event Time: UBS hours Event Phone Number: (337)235-LIFE Event Website: www.bloodhero.com Event Information: Lafayette fixed site: Monday 12/20-... more »

• Johnson & Johnson Recalls Tylenol 8 Hour Caplets in 50-Count Bottles

  October 18, 2010 6:03 PM

  NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) - Tylenol caplets are being recalled by Johnson & Johnson after some consumers complained about a musty or moldy odor. That makes 13 recalls in barely a year by the health care giant, mostly for more serious problems with its nonprescription drugs, contact lenses and hip... more »

• St. Mary Parish Daily Arrest Report- October 8, 2010

  October 8, 2010 7:46 AM

  St. Mary Parish Daily Arrest Report- October 8, 2010 Jason Jones 21 years old of 616 Eleventh St., Franklin was arrested on 10-7-2010 at 11:17 am on a warrant for Franklin Police Department for Criminal Trespass. Deputy was called to 623 Cypremort Road in Four Corners in reference to... more »

• Lafayette Parish Daily Arrest Report- October 8, 2010

  October 8, 2010 7:27 AM

  Lafayette Parish Daily Arrest Report- October 8, 2010 <--------- Sheriff's Daily Arrest Report ---------> Name: Babineaux, Megan Charge: Owi Vehicle Arresting Agency: Lafayette City Pd Address: 1800 Blk E Milton AVE Lafayette, La Name: Beale, Allen Charge: Domestic Abuse Battery Arresting Agency: Lafayette City Pd Address: 700... more »

• UPDATE-Amber Alert issued for 8-year-old Calif. Girl Reunited with Mother

  October 5, 2010 11:03 AM

  FRESNO, Calif. - An 8-year-old girl who was abducted while playing outside a Fresno home escaped from her captor Tuesday morning after a driver cut off the suspect's vehicle, police said. Elisa Cardenas was found in Fresno about 11 hours after she disappeared around 8:30 p.m. Monday, triggering a... more »

• 8 Candidates Vying for Lt. Governor's Seat

  September 27, 2010 11:04 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. - A crowded field of candidates is jockeying to fill the Louisiana lieutenant governor's seat and to be one step away from the governor's mansion But any winner in Saturday's special election will have to run again next year to hang onto the post. Eight candidates are... more »

• St. Mary Parish Daily Arrest Report- September 8, 2010

  September 8, 2010 7:35 AM

  St. Mary Parish Daily Arrest Report- September 8, 2010 Dung Van Pham 47 years old of 1602 Barrow St., Amelia was arrested on 9-7-2010 at 9:35 am on a warrant for Issuing Worthless Checks. Suspect turned himself into the Morgan City Sheriff's Office after learning of a warrant for... more »

• Lafayette Parish Daily Arrest Report- September 8, 2010

  September 8, 2010 7:32 AM

  Lafayette Parish Daily Arrest Report- September 08, 2010 <--------- Sheriff's Daily Arrest Report ---------> Name: Angelle, Dwayne Charge: Hold For Court Arresting Agency: Allen Parish So Address: 200 Blk Smithy ROA Sunset, La Name: Benjamin, Anishaquants Charge: Fugitive Arresting Agency: Lafayette Parish Sheriff'S Ofc Address: 300... more »

• Tonight I-10 West Reduced to 1 Lane From Mile Marker 122.5 to 121.5 Between 8 pm and 6 am

  August 24, 2010 4:08 PM

  Interstate 10 will be reduced to one lane in the westbound direction on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge near Butte Larose, in St. Martin Parish for the installation of communications equipment beginning tonight, August 24, 2010. The right lane will be closed between mile marker 122.5 and mile marker 121.5 between... more »

• UPDATE- Father of 8 killed in Scott Accident

  August 11, 2010 12:46 PM

  UPDATE- A benefit fund has been created at Community First Bank with the title Bradley Rosser Benefit Account. To donate, stop by the bank, or mail a donation to Community First Bank, Attn: Bradley Rosser Benefit Account, 535 Jefferson Terrace Blvd., New Iberia, LA 70560. If you have any questions... more »

• 8 men charged in drug ring linked to 4 murders

  August 6, 2010 9:40 PM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Eight New Orleans men have been indicted on racketeering charges for their alleged roles in a violent drug ring suspected of at least four murders. A 24-count indictment handed up Friday by a federal grand jury charges the men with engaging in a conspiracy to distribute... more »

• St. Mary Parish Norcotics Daily Arrest Log- July 8, 2010

  July 8, 2010 7:48 AM

  St. Mary Parish Daily Narcotics Arrest Report- July 8, 2010 Sandra Norris 42 yoa of 1013 A. St. Lot # 5, Franklin and Gwendolyn Bourque 46 yoa of 1105 Wilfred St., Franklin were arrested on 7-7-2010 at 6:25 pm for Possession of a Legend Drug without a Prescription and... more »

• St. Mary Parish Daily Arrest Log July 8,2010

  July 8, 2010 7:44 AM

  St. Mary Parish Daily Arrest Report- July 8, 2010 Juan P. Delangel 28 years old of 1744 Jenkins Road, Pasadena, Texas was arrested on 7-7-2010 at 11:45 am for Possession of a False Identification Card. Deputy was called to PHI in Amelia in reference to suspect attempting to board... more »

• Lafayette Parish Daily Arrest Log- July 8, 2010

  July 8, 2010 7:13 AM

  Lafayette Parish Daily Arrest Report- July 8, 2010 <--------- Sheriff's Daily Arrest Report ---------> Name: Abshire, Amy Charge: Contempt Of Court Arresting Agency: Lafayette Parish Sheriff'S Ofc Address: 1800 Blk W Third STR Kaplan, La Name: Aguilera, Anthony Charge: Hold For Court Arresting Agency: Lafayette Parish Sheriff'S... more »

• 8,000 Square Miles Of Closed Fishing Waters Reopened

  June 23, 2010 6:15 PM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - More than 8,000 square miles of closed fishing waters have been reopened in the Gulf of Mexico because no oil has been observed there. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Wednesday said the most significant opening is an area south of Mississippi, which was closed... more »

• Boy Arrested in Stabbing Death of 8-year-old

  June 11, 2010 9:37 AM

  ST. FRANCISVILLE, La. (AP) - West Feliciana Parish Sheriff J. Austin Daniel says investigators do not know a motive for an attack which left an 8-year-old boy dead, allegedly at the hands of a 16-year-old boy on a wooded trail in The Bluffs on Thompson Creek. Daniel said that the... more »

• St. Landry Parish Daily Arrest Log- June 8, 2010

  June 8, 2010 9:38 AM

  St. Landry Parish Daily Arrest Log- June 8, 2010. James Parker Sharp, age 43, 34 Lemmon St., Empire, La., arrested by Krotz Springs Police Dept., charged with illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and criminal trespass. Terry Laws, Jr., age 29, 322 Hwy. 107, Morrow,... more »

• Lafayette Parish Daily Arrest Log- June 8, 2010

  June 8, 2010 9:02 AM

  Lafayette Parish Daily Arrest Log-- June 8, 2010 <--------- Sheriff's Daily Arrest Report ---------> Name: Benit, Christion Charge: Simple Burglary Charge Arresting Agency: Lafayette Parish Sheriff'S Ofc Address: 200 Blk Brick ST Breaux Bridge, La Name: Bernard, Jennifer Charge: Warrant/Bench Warrant Arresting Agency: Lafayette City Marshal Address:... more »

• Man Sentenced to 8 years in Fatal Hit-and-Run

  May 25, 2010 9:17 AM

  LIVINGSTON, La. (AP) - A 49-year-old Prairieville man received an eight-year sentence in a hit-and-run fatality. Assistant District Attorney David Guidry said Adam J. May pleaded guilty to felony hit-and-run Monday and state District Judge Doug Hughes sentenced him to eight years at hard labor in the 2009 death of... more »

• Iguana Bill Stalled 8-3 vote

  May 11, 2010 3:41 PM

  A proposal to require caretaker education for anyone who buys an iguana at a pet store had been the subject of jokes in the Capitol, where the razzing extended to the purchase of a temporary pet iguana for the Senate. But on Tuesday, the House Commerce Committee stalled the Senate-approved... more »

• St. Landry Parish Arrest Report: March 8, 2010

  March 8, 2010 11:07 AM

  This is the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrest report for March 8, 2010. Timothy Lawrence Curette, age 22, 6266 Hwy. 71, Palmetto, La. Arrested for Driving While Intoxicated, Driving Under Suspension, Flight from an Officer, Possession of Marijuana, Speeding, Careless Operation. Wayne Anthony Green, age 30, 314... more »

• St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Arrest Report: February 8, 2010

  February 8, 2010 10:50 AM

  This is the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrest report for February 8, 2010. Robley Joseph Zenon, age 67, 1207 Irene St., Lafayette, La., charged with driving while intoxicated-2nd offense and ran a stop sign. William Scott McGrew, age 40, 4347 n. Sherwood Forest, Baton Rouge, La., arrested... more »

• January 4, 2009 PHI, Inc. Helicopter crash

  January 6, 2010 3:02 PM

  The National Transportation Safety Board will open its public docket Thursday on a January 2009 helicopter accident that killed 8 persons. On January 4, 2009, a Sikorsky S-76C++ helicopter (N748P), operated by PHI, Inc., crashed into swampy terrain just north of the Gulf of Mexico coastline near Morgan City,... more »

• Officers with Jeff Davis 8 investigation to be DNA tested

  December 27, 2009 5:41 PM

  In order to squash rumors in Jeff Davis Parish officers involved in the Jeff Davis 8 investigation will have their DNA tested against evidence in the cases. The murders have baffled residents and overwhelmed law enforcement. The community has even suspected that a member of law enforcement could be... more »