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• Kicks for Miles Break-a-thon

  March 29, 2012 11:34 AM

  Acadiana Karate and Miles Perret Cancer Services are teaming up once again to present the 7th Annual Kicks for Miles Break-a-thon will which will be held at Cajun Field on Saturday, March 31. Students of Acadiana Karate have been pre-selling boards to the public for $4 each with all... more »

• Dozens Kick to Raise Money for Miles

  April 9, 2011 7:36 PM

  Dozens of kids were kicking for a good cause Saturday afternoon. Acadiana Karate students held a "break-a-thon" at Cajun Field. They broke boards that were sold for 3 dollars each. For six years now, this fundraiser has generated thousands of dollars for the Miles Perret Cancer Services. This year,... more »

• Les Miles has a new 7-year contract at LSU

  January 12, 2011 12:28 PM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - LSU and Les Miles have agreed in principle to a new contract that will run through the 2017 season. LSU athletic director Joe Alleva says Miles' annual pay of a little more than $3.75 million will remain the same. Miles has won 62 games and... more »

• Alleva: Miles to Have Sole Call on LSU Changes

  November 30, 2010 12:28 PM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Whether there will be any changes to the LSU football coaching staff after this season will be totally up to Les Miles. Athletic Director Joe Alleva emphasized that on Monday. After an hour-long meeting with the sixth-year coach, Alleva said he and Miles did not... more »

• RANT: Miles Not Apologizing For Celebrating Win

  October 4, 2010 3:00 PM

  You've been RANTing all weekend about LSU's win over Tennessee. Now we want to hear it! Send your RANTs to hoyt at hoyt.harris@katctv.com. We could air them tonight! BATON ROUGE, LA. (AP) - Les Miles is not going to apologize for celebrating LSU's 16-14 victory over Tennessee last weekend,... more »

• Seepage detected two miles from BP's oil cap is coming from another well.

  July 20, 2010 4:17 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The federal government's oil spill chief says seepage detected two miles from BP's oil cap is coming from another well. There are two wells within two miles of BP's blowout, one that has been abandoned and another that is not in production. There around 27,000 abandoned wells... more »

• 4-Year-Old Girl Abducted Found Safe 70 Miles Away

  July 7, 2010 11:27 AM

  FENTON, Mo. (AP) - They're calling it another Missouri miracle - a 4-year-old girl abducted from her front yard and found safe 70 miles away more than 24 hours later. The FBI said witnesses late Tuesday saw what they thought was a little boy wandering around a suburban St. Louis... more »

• 8,000 Square Miles Of Closed Fishing Waters Reopened

  June 23, 2010 6:15 PM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - More than 8,000 square miles of closed fishing waters have been reopened in the Gulf of Mexico because no oil has been observed there. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Wednesday said the most significant opening is an area south of Mississippi, which was closed... more »

• Thick pools of oil washed up along miles of Pensacola Beach overnight

  June 23, 2010 12:53 PM

  PENSACOLA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Thick pools of oil from the spill in the Gulf of Mexico washed up along miles of Pensacola Beach overnight. Dozens of workers used shovels Wednesday to scoop up the oil and orange-tinged sand. There were a few sunbathers at the beach, but no one... more »

• Miles Perret Cancer Services Offers Support For Families

  February 26, 2010 7:21 PM

  Every year your chances of knowing and loving someone with cancer rise. Miles Perret Cancer Services hosted a wellness training today at city club in Lafayette. The goal is to show patients, family, and friends that there is support and hope for living a healthy and vital life even... more »

• RANT: Miles Takes Blame, Watch the video, and RANT!

  November 23, 2009 3:58 PM

  Who is at fault for LSU's loss? Watch the video, then RANT to hoyt.harris@katctv.com . We could air your opinion tonight at 10:00. Link to Monday's Press Conference LSU coach Les Miles took the blame for all that transpired in the final seconds of the Ole Miss game... more »

• OGHS PARTNERS WITH MILES PERRET

  November 13, 2009 12:32 PM

  Opelousas General Health System is proud to partner with Miles Perret Cancer Services to expand the Miles Strong program for people currently in cancer treatment. Miles Strong is a ten-week, small group exercise program, which began in December 2008 at Miles Perret Cancer Services in Lafayette. "Participants who have been... more »

• Winners of the Miles Perret/Clint Black Concert

  October 23, 2009 1:14 PM

  Over the past three days GMA has given away FREE Clint Black/Jaryd Lane tickets; congratulations to Jenny Broussard of Mire, Pam Benoit of Church Point and Barbara Meaux of Rayne. These lucky winners and a guest will enjoy a night of food, fun, and music held (rain or shine) downtown... more »