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• Ask the Trooper 1/29/13 Play Video

  January 29, 2013 10:01 AM

  Trooper Stephen Hammons appears on GMA each and every Tuesday morning to answer all your questions. This week Trooper Hammons explains how to drive safely along side emergency vehicles. If you have any questions you'd like Trooper Hammons to answer e-mail them to: askthetrooper@katctv.com more »

• Ask The Trooper 12/11/2012 Play Video

  December 11, 2012 9:44 AM

  Trooper Stephen Hammons appears on GMA each and every Tuesday morning to answer all your questions. This week Trooper Hammons answered the following questions, watch the video to find out the answers. Question 1) What is the proper thing to do at railroad crossings with no lights or arms?... more »

• Teachers Ask for Help With Discipline Issues, Stress in Classroom Play Video

  November 7, 2012 11:41 PM

  With more than 140 arrests in Lafayette Parish Schools, and growing stress for teachers in the classroom, the Lafayette Parish School Board is turning it's focus to fixing disciplinary problems. Head of School Resource Officers(RSO), Sgt. Mark Francis, said the total number of arrests isn't out of the ordinary... more »

• Ask the Trooper 6/19/12 Play Video

  June 19, 2012 8:58 AM

  Trooper Stephen Hammons appears on GMA each and every Tuesday morning to answer all your questions. If you have any questions you'd like Trooper Hammons to answer e-mail them to: askthetrooper@katctv.com more »

• Lawmakers ask NFL to reconsider Saints penalties

  May 15, 2012 7:00 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The Louisiana Legislature is asking the NFL to reconsider the penalties imposed on the New Orleans Saints because of its bounty program. The formal request received final legislative passage with a 28-1 Senate vote Monday. In the resolution, lawmakers say there is "widespread public opinion... more »

• Ask the Trooper 4/24/12 Play Video

  April 24, 2012 11:01 AM

  Trooper Stephen Hammons appears on GMA each and every Tuesday morning to answer all your questions. This week Trooper Hammons answered the following questions, watch the video to find out the answers. 1) Can a person receive a ticket for running a red light if they are already in... more »

• Iberville officials ask for restoration of tax

  March 22, 2012 10:36 AM

  PLAQUEMINE, La. (AP) - Iberville Parish voters will decide Saturday whether to restore a lapsed, decades-old property tax that school system officials say is vital to pay for utilities, pest control, garbage collection and a number of other services. If the tax proposition were to fail, school Superintendent Ed Cancienne... more »

• Ask the Trooper - May 3, 2011

  May 3, 2011 10:19 AM

  Trooper Stephen Hammons appears on GMA each and every Tuesday morning to answer all your questions. This week Trooper Hammons answered the following questions, watch the video to find out the answers. Question 1) Can I get a ticket for texting at a red light? Question 2) Can... more »

• Ask the Trooper - April 26, 2011

  April 26, 2011 10:27 AM

  Trooper Stephen Hammons appears on GMA each and every Tuesday morning to answer all your questions. This week Trooper Hammons answered the following questions, watch the video to find out the answers. Question 1) I work 6 days a week and need to renew my driver's license. Do I... more »

• Ask the Trooper - April 19, 2011

  April 19, 2011 10:14 AM

  Trooper Stephen Hammons appears on GMA each and every Tuesday morning to answer all your questions. This week Trooper Hammons answered the following questions, watch the video to find out the answers. Question 1) Is it illegal to place a child seat in front of an air bag? ... more »

• City-Parish President Joey Durel's Weekly GMA Visit

  March 17, 2011 10:50 AM

  Parish President Joey Durel can be seen on GMA every Thursday around 6:40am to answer your questions. This week Joey Durel answered the following questions, please watch the video attached to hear the answers. 1)From Emile Miller: Can we change the floor plan for the new multifunction downtown post... more »

• City-Parish President Joey Durel's Weekly Visit

  February 17, 2011 10:12 AM

  Parish President Joey Durel can be seen on GMA every Thursday around 6:40am to answer your questions.This week Joey Durel touched up on the State of the Parish address. If you have a question for Joey Durel go to www.katc.com under the GMA tap and click "submit Joey Durel... more »

• Ask the Trooper

  February 17, 2011 9:31 AM

  Trooper Stephen Hammons appears on GMA each and every Tuesday morning to answer all your questions. This week Trooper Hammons answered the following questions, watch the video to find out the answers. 1. What is the best thing to do if someone is following you too close on the... more »

• Ask the Trooper

  February 8, 2011 10:17 AM

  Trooper Stephen Hammons appears on GMA each and every Tuesday morning to answer all your questions. This week Trooper Hammons answered the following questions, watch the video attached to this story to find out the answers. 1. Is it illegal to tint my rear taillights? 2. If I... more »

• Trooper Stephen Hammons weekly visit

  January 4, 2011 9:40 AM

  Trooper Stephen Hammons appears on GMA each and every Tuesday morning to answer all your questions. This week Trooper Hammons answered the following questions, watch the video to find out the answers. 1- Does my bicycle have to have a headlight on it? 2- Do I have to... more »

• Ask the Trooper 12-21-10

  December 21, 2010 9:26 AM

  Trooper Stephen Hammons appears on GMA each and every Tuesday morning to answer all your questions. This week Trooper Hammons answered the following questions, watch the video to find out the answers. 1. Does the law require me to move if I get in a crash? 2. Does... more »

• Repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Gets Final Approval in Senate

  December 18, 2010 3:38 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate has voted to overturn the military's ban on openly gay troops and sent the bill to President Barack Obama. He's expected to sign it into law next week, ending the 17-year policy known as "don't ask, don't tell." The Senate vote was 65-31. The House... more »

• Government Seeks Stay of 'Don't ask, don't tell' Ruling

  October 20, 2010 12:11 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration has asked a federal appeals court to immediately suspend a judge's ruling that overturned the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays. The administration says it wants the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in San Francisco to take action on... more »

• "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Policy Appeal

  October 13, 2010 11:20 AM

  ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT (AP) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates says abruptly ending the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy would have "enormous consequences" for the troops. A day after a federal judge ordered the Pentagon to cease enforcement of its policy barring gays from openly serving in the... more »

• Enforcement Stopped on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

  October 12, 2010 3:50 PM

  SAN DIEGO (AP) - A federal judge issued a worldwide injunction Tuesday stopping enforcement of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy, ending the U.S. military's 17-year-old ban on openly gay troops. U.S. District Court Judge Virginia Phillips' landmark ruling was widely cheered by gay rights organizations that credited her with... more »

• Ask the Trooper

  October 12, 2010 9:09 AM

  Trooper Stephen Hammons appears on GMA each and every Tuesday morning to answer all your questions. This week Trooper Hammons brought along, Jim Simon, the General Manager of American Sugar Cane League. If you have any questions you'd like Trooper Hammons to answer e-mail them to: askthetrooper@katctv.com more »

• Ask Joey Durel

  September 30, 2010 10:10 AM

  Parish President Joey Durel can be seen on GMA every Thursday around 6:40am to answer your questions. This week Joey Durel answered the following questions. Find out the answer in the video: "Mr. Durel I recently took a trip to Tyler Tx. and was pleasantly surprised at the... more »

• Ask the Trooper

  September 28, 2010 9:56 AM

  Trooper Stephen Hammons appears on GMA each and every Tuesday morning to answer all your questions. This week Trooper Hammons answered the following questions, watch the video to find out the answers. If two cars run a red light can you stop both? And if not which one... more »

• "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Policy Could Be Changing

  March 23, 2010 2:44 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell says that the Defense Department is close to changing how it enforces its policy on "don't ask, don't tell," which bans gays from serving openly. In February, Defense Secretary Robert Gates directed his legal counsel to... more »