According to the Vermilion Sheriff's Office, around 11:30 this morning they responded to a call from Gueydan High School about a possible bomb device. Deputies say a student had placed a small electronic device in one of the computer classrooms, and had informed friends of his intentions to place the... more »
There have been four emergency evacuations in Lafayette in less than a week, all due to calls about suspicious devices. The Mall of Acadiana was the most recent site of an emergency evacuation. And with so many shoppers packed into the mall for the busiest shopping week of the year,... more »
A suspicious device found in the Albertson's parking lot on Ambassador Caffrey in Lafayette has been been rendered safe Wednesday night. Lafayette Haz Mat crews say it was remains of a mobile meth lab.
Around 6:00 p.m. there was a report of a suspicious device in the parking lot.... more »
HOUSTON (AP) - A critical device at the center of an investigation to resign as governor last sumon didn't undergo a rigorous recertification process in 2005 as required by federal regulators, a worker responsible for maintaining the equipment told investigators Wednesday. Mark Hay of rig-owner Transocean said the blowout preventer... more »
WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Henry Waxman says that his committee's investigation into the Gulf oil spill reveals that a key safety device, the blowout preventer, had a leak in a crucial hydraulic system. The California Democrat said in a hearing Wednesday that the investigation also discovered that the well had... more »
Today at 1:00 pm Lafayette Fire Department responded to a call concerning an unusual device.
Behind the Holiday Inn Express off Ambassador Cafferey, a person was spotted on a mobile phone with an unusual device. The man hid the device under some moss.
Special Equipment used to determine... more »
The Morgan City Police Department was investigating a complaint of an individual passing counterfeit currency in the Morgan City area. The bills were in $20.00 and $100.00 denominations. Investigators developed 66-year-old Gary Click as a suspect and conducted a search of his home. During the search Investigators located and seized... more »