Lafayette - Going to see the premiere of Julia Roberts' new movie Mirror Mirror? Then make sure you donate blood on your way in! United blood Services has teamed up with The Grand 14 to host a blood drive the night of the premiere and the first 15 donors will... more »
WASHINGTON (AP) - The economy slowed sharply in the first three months of the year as high gas prices cut into consumer spending, bad weather delayed construction projects and the federal government slashed defense spending by the most in six years. The Commerce Department said Thursday that the economy grew... more »
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Saints safety Malcolm Jenkins admittedly took a bad angle at the same time one of the cornerbacks slipped. That left Roy Williams wide open and sprinting down the field seemingly about the seal an incredible Thanksgiving comeback for the Dallas Cowboys. "Honestly, it could have been... more »
WASHINGTON (AP) - The climate phenomenon known as La Nina appears to be developing, threatening more bad news in the efforts to clean up the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. When a La Nina occurs there tend to be more hurricanes than normal in the Atlantic and Caribbean... more »
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour says he'll tell President Barack Obama the six-month moratorium on deepwater oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico could hurt the national economy. Obama is scheuled to arrive Monday morning in Gulfport, the first stop on a two-day trip to Mississippi, Alabama... more »
The tricky process of sealing an offshore oil well with cement - suspected as a major contributor to the Gulf of Mexico disaster - has failed dozens of times in the past, according to an Associated Press investigation. Yet federal regulators give drillers a free hand in this crucial safety... more »
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says there's cause for hope that the Gulf oil spill is slowing down, but she might be basing that on bad information. The Obama administration cabinet member was on the Alabama coast Tuesday and said tests indicated less oil and more... more »
In the early evening hours of November 19th, the Opelousas Police Dept Crime Suppression Team initiated a sting operation called Opelousas "Bad Girls Club".
The investigation was to target the arrest of females who walk the streets of Opelousas neighborhoods offering to sell themselves for money. These ladies are... more »