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• Investigators Suspect Fire is Politically Motivated Play Video

  November 8, 2012 10:48 PM

  A Leonville business burns to the ground; police say it could be arson and politically motivated. That fire happened early Wednesday morning. The flames broke out just hours after election results came in adding fuel to the fire that it was politically motivated. "It was completely down by... more »

• 30 Firefighters Extinguish 1- Story Blaze

  July 6, 2012 6:36 AM

  No injuries to report in a one story structure fire that happened at 1224 Zin Zin Rd. in Breaux Bridge, La. The house was fully engulfed just after 1:00pm, when 30 firefighters arrived on the scene. It took over 4 hours for fire crews from Breaux Bridge, Henderson, Evangeline and... more »

• Structure OK after blaze at Tyler Perry's studios

  May 2, 2012 10:24 AM

  ATLANTA (AP) - The structure of a large building at filmmaker Tyler Perry's studio is fine after part of it caught fire, sending flames into the night sky, authorities said. There were no reports of injuries from the blaze that began shortly before 9 p.m. Tuesday and burned through the... more »

• Mother Charged with Four Counts of Negligent Homicide Play Video

  April 23, 2012 12:11 AM

  In Rayne an overnight fire killed four children, all under the age of 8 and their mother is under arrest. Shaqueta McDade is looking at four counts of negligent homicide and police say her children were home alone when the fire started. "It was so bad. It was like... more »

• Man Facing 12 Counts of Arson in Kaplan Play Video

  February 4, 2012 11:34 PM

  In Kaplan, a major break in a string of arsons that have had residents on edge for years. 55-year-old Felecian Primeaux of Kaplan is facing 12 counts of arson, dating back to 2007. He was arrested at his home Saturday morning after police say the suspect was caught on tape.... more »

• Space Heaters to Blame for Two Area Fires Play Video

  January 30, 2012 12:22 AM

  This weekend, two Acadiana families lost everything in house fires. While those fires were in two different cities, there was one common and preventable factor. Just before noon Sunday morning smoke filled the air on Henkle Street in Jeanerette. For five years the Declouet family lived in this... more »

• Family of 8 Lucky to be Alive Play Video

  January 16, 2012 12:03 AM

  A family of eight is lucky to be alive after flames destroyed their home. The fire broke out Sunday morning at a home along Highway Ten in Washington. Literally everything this family owns is gone. "I just felt like it was the end of time the way it... more »

• Fire Destroys Historic Club Play Video

  January 15, 2012 12:05 AM

  A piece of history went up in flames Saturday morning. Flames engulfed what was once a popular nightclub on Pershing Street in New Iberia. Luckily, no injuries to report and the building hasn't been occupied in years. "Stevie Wonder, Al Green, Tina Turner, Ike and Tina. Oh there... more »

• Firefighters Make Special Rescue Play Video

  December 5, 2011 1:00 AM

  This time of year stories like a house fire might seem especially heart-breaking, but this story in Carencro has a happy ending. In all, crews from five different departments were called in to fight the fire. Flames taking just a matter of minutes to destroy a place, the Davis... more »

• Fire Destroys Home on Thanksgiving Day

  November 24, 2011 9:46 PM

  A major fire destroys a Lafayette home on Thanksgiving Day. Around 7 o'clock Thursday evening, the Lafayette Fire Department responded to a blaze in the twenty-five hundred block of Ambassador Caffery behind Everybody Rides. The mobile home was fully engulfed when crews arrived, and the fire did cause damage... more »

• Biggest Air Assault Yet Set for Texas Blaze

  September 9, 2011 9:00 AM

  BASTROP, Texas (AP) - Firefighters are planning their biggest aerial assault yet on a massive Texas wildfire that has destroyed nearly 1,400 homes and charred tens of thousands of acres. On Friday morning they plan to deploy a converted DC-10 jetliner capable of dropping 12,000 gallons of fire retardant on... more »

• Major Fire Rips Through Landry's Seafood & Steakhouse

  July 10, 2011 11:30 PM

  In Iberia Parish, a well known seafood and steakhouse went up in flames Sunday morning. It's still unknown what caused the fire at Landry's Seafood in Jeanerette. The fire started around one o'clock and several fire departments were on scene until 6:30 Sunday morning extinguishing the flames. "It's... more »

• Major Fire Rips Through Landry's Seafood & Steakhouse

  July 10, 2011 4:14 PM

  Just after one o'clock Sunday morning, a major fire riped through Landry's Seafood and Steakhouse in Jeanerette. The restaurant suffered major damage in the kitchen area, and severe water and smoke damage throughout the rest of the building. Nobody was inside at the time of the fire. KATC'S Chris... more »

• Blaze Destroys Historic Building

  June 21, 2011 6:51 PM

  Flames, smoke, and water ripped through the historic 100 year old Aurora Masonic Lodge building which also houses the Louisiana Medical Supply Company in New Iberia. "All I could see was smoke then, there were no flames protruding from the building, but then it didn't take long for the... more »

• Blaze Destroys Historical Building

  June 21, 2011 7:12 AM

  The Iberia Parish Fire Department is working to extinguish a blaze in the 200 block of Main Street in Historical Downtown New Iberia. The blaze broke out around 11:00 Monday night at the Aurora Masonic Lodge which also houses the Louisiana Medical Supply Company. Officials wouldn't allow our crew... more »

• Eight Families Displaced After Apartments Go Up in Flames

  May 28, 2011 12:22 AM

  At least eight families are out of their homes as of Friday night. That's after a fire at an apartment complex in the five-thousand block of West Congress Street in Lafayette. Tenants that we spoke with are very shaken up, and they say they've never seen anything like this... more »

• Church Rebuilding Groundbreaking

  April 18, 2011 12:07 AM

  It's been one year since flames destroyed Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Lafayette, and Sunday, the congregation embarked on a new beginning. With the turn of soil, parishioners are gearing up for the rebuilding of Our Lady Queen of Peace Church. This marking one year since... more »

• Major Fire Sends Two to Hospital Including a Fire Fighter

  March 27, 2011 11:52 PM

  A major fire in Abbeville sent two people to the hospital including a firefighter, but not before he was able to make a dramatic rescue. "There was so much smoke and flames" Justin Roy was on his way back home when he noticed smoke billowing over Robie Circle just... more »

• MISSING CHILD: 13 Year Old Tyler Blaze Murphy

  May 14, 2010 11:33 AM

  MISSING CHILD Endangered Runaway National Center for Missing & Exploited Children 1-800-843-5678 VA 22314 Tyler Blaze Murphy Age: 13 DOB: 12/26/1996 Race: White Hair: Sandy Eyes: Black Height: 4'11 Weight: 105 Missing from: Opelousas, LA Missing Since: 05/01/2010 Details: Tyler was last seen on May 1, 2010. He... more »