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• Tuition increase OK'd for 90,000 college students

  February 27, 2013 8:52 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The University of Louisiana Board of Supervisors has approved a 10 percent tuition hike at all nine of their campuses for the 2013-14 school year. The Advocate reports the average increase for in-state students will be $546, bringing a year's tuition to about $6,103. That's... more »

• Public Input on Proposed Hwy 90 Interchange Play Video

  July 17, 2012 11:10 PM

  Your brakes could soon get a "break" on Highway 90. The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development is considering the construction of an interchange at the intersection of Highway 90 and Highway 318 in Jeanerette. Plans include building an overpass of Hwy 90 over Hwy 318, or the opposite... more »

• Name Released in Fatal Accident

  October 16, 2011 11:40 PM

  We now know the name of the victim involved in the fatal motorcycle accident on Highway 90 Sunday evening. Louisiana State Police say that 35 year old Jeremy Latiola of New Iberia was traveling on US 90 Eastbound when he hit the back of an 18-Wheeler. Troopers say the... more »

• Suspicious Package Partially Shutdown HWY 182

  February 6, 2011 11:22 PM

  Quite a bit of police activity Sunday afternoon along Highway 90 in Broussard. This after a car refused to pull over for a deputy and the occupants of the car began to throw things out of the vehicle along the roadway. Not knowing what the material or what the... more »

• Johnston Closed for Railroad Repairs 9/27

  September 20, 2010 12:57 PM

  Beginning Monday, September 27, 2010, US 167 (Johnston Street), 0.1 of a mile west of US 90 (Evangeline Thruway) will be closed in Lafayette, Lafayette Parish for railroad repairs from 8:00 p.m. until 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 28, 2010. DOTD appreciates your patience and reminds you to please... more »

• Iberia Burglary Totals Nearly $50,000

  September 15, 2010 10:54 AM

  NEW IBERIA, La. (AP) - Two stolen potted palm trees and an all-terrain vehicle are among stolen items recovered by Iberia Parish sheriff's deputies after a four-month rash of burglaries across the parish. Lt. Ryan Turner, spokesman for the sheriff, says that investigators have arrested four people, one of them... more »

• US 90 Roadwork at LA 85 Continues

  August 30, 2010 10:53 AM

  Iberia Parish Near Jeanerette US90 roadwork at LA85 Wednesday / 8-25-10 / 2:00 pm to 7:00 am the following morning on US 90 Westbound Thursday / 8-26-10 / 2:00 pm to 7:00 am the following morning on US 90 Eastbound Monday / 8-30-10 / 2:00 pm to... more »

• UPDATE-Chemical Spill in Patterson-Hwy 90 West Reopens

  August 25, 2010 3:42 PM

  UPDATE- Westbound lanes have reopened. The Eastbound lane is still closed. The 18 wheeler was leaking methanol with aluminum chloride onto the Eastbound lane. Once realized what it was they reopened westbound lane. Highway 90 East in Patterson is still closed at this time. ----------------------------------- Sheriff Naquin... more »

• July 19, Day 90 of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill

  July 19, 2010 5:00 PM

  A summary of events Monday, July 19, Day 90 of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill that began with the April 20 explosion and fire on the drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, owned by Transocean Ltd. and leased by BP PLC, which is in charge of cleanup and containment. The blast... more »

• Lindsay Lohan Sentenced To 90 Days In Jail

  July 6, 2010 7:29 PM

  BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - A judge sentenced Lindsay Lohan to 90 days in jail Tuesday after ruling she violated probation in a 2007 drug case by failing to attend court-ordered alcohol education classes. Lohan burst into tears after the sentencing by Superior Court Judge Marsha Revel. Lohan was not... more »

• US 90 Morgan City Bridge Lane Closed

  March 25, 2010 11:27 AM

  This is to advise that US 90 Morgan City Bridge (Berwick to Morgan City) on ramp east bound as well as 1 lane on the bridge in St. Mary Parish will be closed for navigation light repairs on Sunday, March 28, 2010, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. DOTD appreciates... more »

• Foster Parents Provide More Than a Home

  November 25, 2009 1:36 PM

  Life has been a roller coaster for sisters Page and Ashley. They have been in adoption since last year around Christmas time, but have been in care for almost two years. In 2007, they lost their mother to a car crash on HWY 90. After their father chose not... more »

• Lafayette Woman In Critical Condition After Crash

  November 24, 2009 11:55 AM

  Iberia Parish- Yesterday (November 23, 2009), troopers with Louisiana State Police Troop I responded to a 3 vehicle crash on US 90 west of Darnell Rd. in Iberia Parish, that left one woman in critical condition. The eastbound lanes of US 90 were closed due to the crash, and did... more »