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Former Lafayette Youth Minister Being Detained Until Trial Play Video

January 13, 2012 6:46 PM

A former Acadiana youth minister facing child pornography charges heads to federal court today. Eric Manuel is accused of sexually exploiting at least four Acadiana teenagers. A federal judge ruled Manuel will remain in jail until his case heads to trial. It was Manuel's decision not to fight it. ... more »
Lafayette Lawmaker Heads House

March 29, 2010 4:23 PM

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The Louisiana House chose Lafayette Rep. Joel Robideaux as its No. 2 leader Monday, after an unusually tight and public battle over the job that had been decided behind the scenes for the last two decades. Robideaux, an independent, defeated Democratic Rep. Noble Ellington in... more »
Crawfish suit now in federal court

March 14, 2010 6:57 PM

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - A lawsuit claiming that pipeline dredging has hurt Atchafalaya Basin crawfish trappers is now in federal court. The suit alleges that ridges left along dredged areas, called spoil banks, have created stagnant, dead areas of water in the area known as Buffalo Cove. The... more »