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• Bus Accident on Castillo Road and Gondron Road

  April 30, 2012 10:42 AM

  At approximately 8:00am a garbage truck and a school bus were involved in an accident at the intersection of Castillo Road and Gondron Road. There were 40 kids on board the school bus when the garbage truck struck the side mirror of the bus. Law officials and Acadian ambulance were... more »

• Ceclila Bus Accident; Two on Bus O-K

  December 6, 2011 1:08 PM

  Around 8 A.M. Tuesday morning, a St. Martin Parish special services school bus was struck by a car. The accident happened on Alcide Bonin Road, near Cecilia Primary School. The car reportedly was pulling out of a driveway when it hit the bus. One student and an aid were... more »

• School Bus Accident in Jennings

  February 1, 2011 5:09 PM

  There was a school bus accident in Jennings, around 3:00 this afternoon, on Dave Williams Road off of Highway 26. There were students on the bus at the time, but no injuries were reported. more »

• Lafayette Bus Driver Cited in Wednesday Crash

  January 26, 2011 6:12 PM

  Update: The bus driver was cited for failure to stop at a stop sign and operating an unsafe vehicle. Original Story: Lafayette Police tell us a bus from Fisher Early Childhood Development Center hit a home at the corner of Robley Drive and Broadmoor Boulevard. Police tell us the... more »

• Lafayette School Bus Accident

  January 26, 2011 5:27 PM

  School bus accident involving Acadian Middle School students. Angie Simoneaux with the Lafayette Parish School Board says it's a fender bender, and there no injuries. The bus is able to finish its route. Police gave the bus driver a ticket for failing to yield. more »

• Bus Hits Home in Lafayette

  January 26, 2011 3:57 PM

  Breaking News: Lafayette Police tell us a bus from Fisher Early Childhood Development Center hit a home at the corner of Robley Drive and Broadmoor Boulevard. Police tell us the bus was travelling east on Robley, and a SUV was traveling north on Broadmoor. The SUV stopped, then proceeded through... more »

• Port Barre Elementary Students Mourning Loss of Student

  December 7, 2010 7:32 PM

  Port Barre Elementary School students continue to mourn the loss of one of their kindergartener classmates. Five year old Karen Stoute passed away yesterday. She was critically injured in last week's crash---when a tractor trailer slammed into the back of her St. Landry Parish School Bus. Eleven Port Barre Elementary... more »

• Truck Company Meeting With Port Barre Residents

  December 7, 2010 7:24 PM

  Right now representatives with J.B. Hunt are at Port Barre Elementary meeting with parents and faculty from the school. J.B. Hunt is the company that owns the truck involved in that fatal bus crash on Friday. KATC Jim Hummel is there and will have the latest from St. Landry Parish... more »

• School Bus Fatal Accident

  September 29, 2010 10:28 AM

  A crash involving two vehicles killed a man from Texas and injured two school children. It happened Tuesday in Vernon Parish. Troopers responded to the crash around 3:45 pm, which occurred on LA Hwy 28 east of LA Hwy 8. The crash involved a 2010 GMC pickup, driven by Jimmy... more »

• Vermilion Parish School Bus Accident

  September 23, 2010 5:37 PM

  An update on the bus accident in Meaux has sent two students from Indian Bayou Elementary to the hospital with minor injuries. It happened at highway 700 and Gladu Road in Vermilion Parish. In addition two people in a Ford Explorer which was also in the accident are headed... more »

• Bus Accident In Evangeline Parish: State Police: "No serious injuries."

  September 13, 2010 2:39 PM

  A bus carrying 35 school children ended up on it's side in a ditch this morning on highway 1165 outside of Chataignier. According to State Police the driver failed to properly navigate a curve in the road, overcorrected and the bus toppled over. The kids, 29 from the local elementary... more »

• Bus Accident North Of Erath

  March 22, 2010 5:26 PM

  Update: A bus traveling northbound on LA 339 near Erath was involved in an accident with a pickup attempting to pass the bus as it turned left. The truck broadsided the bus, pushing it partially into a ditch. There were 30 kids on board, 10 with minor injuries. The bus... more »

• Lafayette School Bus Accident Sends Seven To The Hospital

  February 4, 2010 11:18 AM

  On February 4, 2010, at 7:45 am, officers with the Lafayette Police Department responded to the intersection of West Simcoe and Lafayette Street regarding a crash involving a school bus. Traffic investigators advise that a red two-door Pontiac was traveling south on Lafayette Street the wrong way on a one-way.... more »

• Carencro Bus Accident : UPDATE

  October 23, 2009 9:28 AM

  On October 23, 2009, at approximately 7:40am, officers with the Carencro Police Department responded to the 300 block of Veterans Drive in reference to a vehicle crash involving a school bus. Upon arriving on scene, officers discovered that a Lafayette Parish School bus, which was traveling east on Veterans... more »

• Bus Accident with Injuries

  October 8, 2009 9:24 AM

  8:34am: At this time State Police have confirmed that the two vehicle accident happened near US 90 and 318 in St. Mary Parish. The accident involves a school bus and a passenger vehicle. The 34 children on board the bus were not harmed, however, the driver in the passenger... more »