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• Wade Lohse Considered Most Wanted Man in Acadiana Play Video

  April 5, 2013 7:18 PM

  The US Marshal's Office is joining the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Department in the search for a man who ran off before his trial for vehicular homicide. Wade Lohse is on the run and authorities say he's armed and dangerous. Last week, he walked out of the Lafayette Parish Courthouse... more »

• Acadian Paramedics Honor Boy for Bravery After Crash Play Video

  November 13, 2012 11:54 PM

  Acadian Ambulance rewarded an unlikely hero Tuesday for his bravery and help after he and his family were involved in a car crash. He just nine years old when the accident happened, and the paramedics say not only did he keep calm, but he helped his older brother and grandmother... more »

• Fiery single car crash leaves 1 dead

  March 19, 2012 8:27 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - One person is dead following a fiery crash in Baton Rouge. WAFB TV reports the accident happened around 2:20 a.m. Monday Police say when officers arrived at the scene, they found a car on fire near a wooded area. Firefighters were called to put out... more »

• Survivor of Deadly Crash Says She Finally Has Closure Play Video

  March 8, 2012 11:33 PM

  The survivor of a deadly car crash said she finally has justice and closure two years later. The day after a former Ville Platte football coach pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide, the other surviving victim, Beth Zilbert speaks out, saying it was long overdue. In 2010, police said coach... more »

• Train vs.Car accident

  January 10, 2012 7:59 AM

  Breaking news this morning Troop D is currently working a trian vs. vehicle crash on US 190, MP 17 Beauregard Parish. The road way is closed at this time and will be closed at this time. more »

• Soccer Team Mourns Loss of Teammate Play Video

  November 12, 2011 11:31 PM

  Just days after a 12 year old Scott boy is killed in a bad car crash, he's remembered by friends, family and teammates. The crash happened in Kaplan on Tuesday and claimed the life of 12 year old Dylan Gary. He was an avid sports fan and Saturday, KATC'S... more »

• Delhi man killed in drag-racing related car crash

  June 13, 2011 9:47 AM

  DELHI, La. (AP) - State police say a high-speed crash in Richland Parish killed a Delhi man who was apparently involved in a drag race on Saturday night. Troopers say pickup had been racing another vehicle westbound on La. Highway 855 near Delhi when the driver lost control, running off... more »

• Fatal Car Crash

  October 9, 2010 11:46 PM

  A 21-year-old man was killed after crashing into a tour bus in Lafayette. The accident happened at 2:15 Saturday morning at the intersection of North University Avenue and I-10. Lafayette police say a tour bus was turning left onto I-10 when a car traveling north on University crashed into... more »

• Teen killed in car crash

  August 13, 2010 6:55 AM

  One person was killed and two others injured in a single-vehicle crash on La. Highway 500. State police say a pickup driven by 21-year-old Justin W. Cooper of Jena ran off the road early Thursday morning and overturned several times. Troopers say that 18-year-old Tiffany Wishum, a passenger in the... more »

• Amelia Fatal Car Crash

  July 16, 2010 12:38 PM

  AMELIA, La. (AP) - State police say a 42-year-old Gibson man was struck and killed by a car on La. Highway 182 near Amelia. Troopers identified the victim of Friday's accident as Troy Francois. Investigators say Francois was lying in the roadway in the accident occurred. The driver of the... more »

• Car Crash Kills 4 Near Pearl River

  July 9, 2010 1:27 PM

  PEARL RIVER, La. (AP) - State police say four people died when an 18-wheeler crossed the median on Interstate 59 near Pearl River and slammed head-on into a pickup. Troopers say all four occupants of the pickup, which carried a Mississippi license plate, died at the scene. The driver of... more »

• Eunice Man Dies in Car Crash

  June 22, 2010 11:56 AM

  TALLULAH, La. (AP) - State police say a 48-year-old Eunice man died in a head-on crash in Madison Parish. The News-Star reports that Harry Ingram was pronounced dead at the crash scene by the parish coroner's office. Troopers say the accident happened around 4:10 p.m Monday on U.S. Highway 65... more »

• Car Crashes intoTown-homes on Kaliste Saloom

  June 13, 2010 7:24 PM

  R esidents who live in town-homes at the intersection of Kaliste Saloom and Locksley woke up Saturday morning to find two of the housing units engulfed in flames. "I felt the ground shake and came outside,” Buddy Lablanc, a witness, said. “I said oh-my-god and the house was... more »

• UPDATE: Carencro Man Dies From Car Crash Injuries

  May 26, 2010 6:54 PM

  Mr. Walley died from the injuries he sustained in the crash which took place on May 25, 2010. This crash is still under investigation. --------------------------- PREVIOUS RELEASE: On this date approximately 8:43 p.m. officers with the Carencro Police Department responded to the 3600 block of NE Evangeline Thruway... more »

• Woman killed; 2 Hurt in 1 Car Crash

  May 17, 2010 7:23 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Baton Rouge police say a 45-year-old woman was killed in a one-vehicle accident on Interstate 110. Police tell The Advocate that Jackie Dalcour of Baton Rouge was driving a car south on the interstate at 7:20 p.m. Saturday when the car left the roadway and... more »

• Car Crash Kills Carencro Man

  April 27, 2010 6:41 PM

  On April 25, 2010, at 11:45 pm, officers with the Lafayette Police Department responded to the intersection of I-49 and East Butcher Switch Road regarding a single vehicle crash. A witness advised traffic investigators that a 1999 white Ford Mustang was traveling north on I-49, when he attempted to switch... more »

• Rayne Woman Killed in Car Crash

  April 20, 2010 6:15 PM

  On April 20, 2010, at 12:45am, officers with the Carencro Police Department responded to a single vehicle crash in the 3400 Block of N.W. Evangeline Thruway. April Fusilier, 34, of Rayne, Louisiana was heading south on I-49. For unknown reasons, the vehicle veered off roadway right, which caused the... more »

• Teens Death Connected to Morgan City Arrest

  October 9, 2009 9:41 AM

  HOUMA, La. (AP) - Terrebonne Parish authorities say they will continue an investigation begun in Morgan City that led to the arrest of a man accused of stealing a car that was later driven in a deadly crash. The investigation could reveal how a 15-year-old ended up behind the wheel... more »