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• Major hurdles remain to end veteran homelessness

  November 12, 2012 4:03 AM

  CHULA VISTA, Calif. (AP) - Arthur Lute's arduous journey from his days as a U.S. Marine to his nights sleeping on the streets illustrates the challenge for the Obama administration to fulfill its promise to end homelessness among veterans by 2015. Lute has post-traumatic stress disorder from the 1983 bombing... more »

• Major Accident Outside of Cade

  April 25, 2012 6:54 AM

  Old Spanish Trail & Boudreaux rd, in the Cade area, are reported to have a major traffic accident. Air-med and a ground ambulance are en-route. We'll have more details when they become available. 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 »

• US Predicts 3 to 6 Major Atlantic Hurricanes

  May 20, 2011 7:55 AM

  MIAMI (AP) - U.S. government forecasters are expecting three to six major hurricanes from an above average Atlantic storm season. The National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration released its forecast for the 2011 season Thursday. Scientists say as many as 18 named tropical storms may develop. Six to 10 of those... more »

• UPDATE Major Fire in Carencro

  November 25, 2010 3:07 AM

  Several fire departments are still fighting an apartment fire in Carencro which broke out around 10:30 Wednesday evening on Desoto Road. At least 10 homes were destroyed in the blaze, and fire officials tell us there are no injuries to report at this time. Several departments and their equipment... more »

• Major Crash on I-10

  October 29, 2010 1:23 AM

  Four people are injured after a major accident on I-10. The accident occurred shortly after 11:00pm Thursday on I-10 Eastbound near Duson at mile marker 95. Two vehicles collided and veered off the road for unknown reasons. Louisiana State Police and the Duson Fire Department were on scene investigating... more »

• Hurricane Earl has Become a Major Hurricane

  August 30, 2010 12:18 PM

  MIAMI (AP) - Hurricane Earl has become a major hurricane in the Caribbean, reaching Category 3 status with maximum sustained winds near 120 mph (195 kph). Also, a new hurricane warning has been issued Monday for the Puerto Rican islands of Culebra and Vieques. Earl has been lashing the northeastern... more »

• Car explodes next to a major Mexican television network office

  August 27, 2010 10:12 PM

  MEXICO CITY (AP) - A major Mexican television network says a car has exploded in front of its offices in a northern state where officials are investigating the massacre of 72 Central and South American migrants. The Televisa network reports that the explosion happened early Friday in front of its... more »

• No Major Jackpot Winners in the LA Lotto and Multistate Powerball

  August 26, 2010 12:58 PM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - No one won the major jackpots in the Louisiana Lotto and multistate Powerball drawings Wednesday night. Louisiana Lotto players matching all six numbers drawn would have won or shared a $250,000 prize, which will rise to an estimated $275,000 for Saturday. Meanwhile, Powerball players matching... more »

• Major Study Charts Long-Lasting Oil Plume in Gulf

  August 20, 2010 6:21 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - A 22-mile-long invisible mist of oil is meandering far below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, where it will probably lester for months or more, scientists reported Thursday in the first conclusive evidence of an underwater plume from the BP spill. The most worrisome part is... more »

• No Winners in the Major Jackpots

  August 19, 2010 10:44 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The Louisiana Lottery Corporation reports that nobody won the major jackpots in the Louisiana Lotto and multistate Powerball drawings Wednesday night. Louisiana Lotto players matching all six numbers drawn would have won or shared a $900,000 prize. The prize will rise to an estimated $975,000... more »

• Expansion to Make Coast Major Meeting Competitor

  August 16, 2010 8:51 PM

  BILOXI, Miss. (AP) - A $118 million expansion and renovation of the Mississippi Coast Coliseum & Convention Center will bring Mississippi into the competitive fray for most of the biggest meetings in the United States, the center's executive director says. State officials, including Gov. Haley Barbour and U.S. Sen. Thad... more »

• No One Won The Major Jackpots In The Lotto And Powerball

  July 29, 2010 11:47 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - No one won the major jackpots in the Louisiana Lotto and multistate Powerball drawings Wednesday night. Louisiana Lotto players matching all six numbers drawn would have won or shared a $550,000 prize, which will rise to an estimated $625,000 for Saturday. Meanwhile, Powerball players matching... more »

• Former Interior Secretaries Say They Did Not Anticipate Major Oil Spills

  July 20, 2010 6:02 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Two former Interior secretaries told Congress Tuesday they did not anticipate an accident as large as the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. But Gale Norton and Dirk Kempthorne say no one else did either - including members of Congress who are now blaming the... more »

• BP Selling $7 Billion in Several Major Assets to Help Oil Spill Expenses

  July 20, 2010 4:26 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - BP PLC says it is selling several major assets to Apache Corp. for $7 billion to help pay the costs from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The proceeds will go towards a $20 billion fund to help pay cleanup costs and damages from the spill.... more »

• Finish Line in Sight for Major Financial Overhaul

  July 10, 2010 4:19 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Big changes are in store for the financial world from a government crackdown more than a year in the making. Democratic leaders in the Senate are trying to secure the final votes needed to pass legislation this coming week that would impose the most sweeping rules on... more »

• Louisiana Lottery Corporation Reports Nobody Won The Major Jackpots

  July 8, 2010 11:11 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The Louisiana Lottery Corporation reports that nobody won the major jackpots in the Louisiana Lotto and multistate Powerball drawings Wednesday night. Louisiana Lotto players matching all six numbers drawn would have won or shared a $375,000 prize. The prize will rise to an estimated $400,000... more »

• LUS Fiber announced its first major upgrade

  June 17, 2010 6:02 PM

  LAFAYETTE, La. - LUS Fiber announced its first major upgrade to its Fiber-To-The-Home and Business system at a press conference today. The new upgrade will feature a platform developed by world-renowned Microsoft, an industry leader in technology and entertainment. Microsoft Mediaroom is an IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) platform that is... more »

• World's Major Economies Disagree Over Taxing Banks For Future Bailouts

  June 2, 2010 8:14 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says the world's major economies disagree over taxing banks to pay for future bailouts. But he said the differences are narrowing in other areas of financial reform. Geithner said Wednesday he did not think the Group of 20 major industrial and developing countries... more »

• BP is in the middle of its first major pipe cut

  June 1, 2010 1:36 PM

  PORT FOURCHON, La. (AP) - Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen is saying that BP is in the middle of its first major pipe cut in the company's latest bid to contain the oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico. Allen, the national incident commander, said Tuesday that it could be... more »

• Carencro: Major Traffic Accident

  May 26, 2010 6:29 AM

  Yesterday at approximately 8:43 p.m. officers with the Carencro Police Department responded to the 3600 block of NE Evangeline Thruway in Carencro in reference to a major traffic crash. Officers investigated the scene and learned that a single vehicle with one occupant left the roadway Northbound on Interstate 49... more »

• Major Tomato Grower Sustains Damage

  May 20, 2010 9:36 AM

  OAK GROVE, La. - One of the largest tomato growers in northeastern Louisiana says he will have a thin crop this year after his plants were damaged by an apparent herbicide overspray from a crop duster. Charles Holley says his 900 tomato plants in West Carroll Parish haven't produced a... more »

• Worry That Gulf Oil Spreading into Major Current

  May 17, 2010 7:00 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Engineers finally figured out how to siphon some of the oil that has been spewing into the Gulf for almost a month, but it could be too late to stop the ooze from reaching a major ocean current that could carry it through the Florida Keys... more »

• Police Report No Major Incidents During Festival International

  April 27, 2010 6:50 PM

  The Lafayette Police Department reported only minor incidents occurring over the 5 day event of Festival International. Below is a list of the incidents reported and arrest made at the festival: A total of 2 arrestees were transported to the Lafayette Parish Correction Center. 1. 1 Arrest for Disturbing... more »

• Major fire in Scott

  February 12, 2010 12:47 PM

  Authorities in Scott are currently working a major commercial fire on Hwy 93 just north of I-10 at the Scott / Cankton exit. Lafayette fire officials reported that 10 to 15 storage trailers are already on fire, but more damage is possibly expected. Injuries are unknown at this time. A... more »

• Grambling School Grants

  September 21, 2009 9:49 AM

  GRAMBLING, La. (AP) - Grambling State University has gotten $1.5 million to attract more minority students to biomedical science programs. The National Institute of General Medical Sciences grant is for training opportunities to students majoring in biology, chemistry, physics, math or computer science. M.A. Himaya, head of the university's physics... more »