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• Police: Suspect Robert Heard Had "Violent Past" Play Video

  September 16, 2012 10:00 PM

  More information is coming to light about Robert Heard's criminal past. The Eunice man is accused of stabbing and killing his wife, Demetra Doyle Heard, early Saturday morning. "Earlier, even as a juvenile he has a very violent past," said Eunice Deputy Chief of Police Varden Guillory, Sr. "He... more »

• Lafayette Murder Case To Be Featured On National TV Play Video

  April 12, 2012 12:15 AM

  A Lafayette murder case will be featured on national television this weekend. Robert Stanley was shot and killed during a home invasion and robbery back in 2005. The case went unsolved for nearly three years, until DNA evidence helped detectives make a break in the case. The ins and outs... more »

• Handicapped Murder Victim Shot 15 Times

  August 10, 2011 11:57 PM

  Iberia Parish Sheriff Louis Ackal tells KATC that Robert Butler, the handicapped man found dead in his Angie Street home Tuesday, was shot 15 times. Wednesday morning, deputies arrested 18 year old Joey J. Rogers on a second-degree murder charge in the case. Ackal says Rogers and Butler knew one... more »

• Handicapped Man Shot and Killed in New Iberia

  August 10, 2011 12:29 AM

  Deputies in Iberia Parish are investigating the shooting-death of a man who was confined to a wheelchair. Family members identify the victim as 57 year old Robert Butler. He was found dead of several gunshot wounds in his home on Angie Street in New Iberia, just before 1:00 p.m. Tuesday.... more »

• Crowley Man Killed in Overnight Accident

  December 24, 2010 11:53 AM

  Press Release: Last night, at 8:02 p.m., Louisiana State Police Troop D responded to a one vehicle rollover crash on the Interstate 10 North Frontage Road just east of Louisiana Highway 102 (North Cutting Avenue) near Jennings in Jefferson Davis Parish that claimed the life of a Crowley man. Preliminary... more »

• Funeral Arrangements Finalized for Dr. Chastant

  December 15, 2010 4:45 PM

  A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 AM Saturday, December 18, 2010 at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in New Iberia for Dr. Robert Brown Chastant, D.D.S. 59, who died Monday, December 13, 2010 in New Iberia . Interment will follow in Lafayette Memorial Park... more »

• Autopsy Back for Dr. Robert Chastant

  December 15, 2010 10:56 AM

  The preliminary report is back on the autopsy of Dr. Robert Chastant. The coroner, Dr. Carl Ditch, says the cause of death appears to be multiple blunt force trama to the head and neck. It has been ruled a homicide. Ditch says the doctor was assaulted by a blunt object,... more »

• Timeline Released in Connection With Chastant Murder

  December 14, 2010 4:27 PM

  Monday 8:00 am - Dr. Robert Chastant left his home and is believed to have driven to his horse stables. 9:00 am- Missing persons report filed after Chastant does not report to work. 10:00 am- Chastant's vehicle found in New Iberia's Walmart parking lot. 9:00 pm -... more »

• Missing Doctor in Iberia Parish

  December 13, 2010 8:08 PM

  On December 13, 2010 at approximately 9:00 a.m. the Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office received a report of a missing person. It was reported to the Sheriff's Office that Dr. Robert Chastant (DOB 12/23/1950 Height 5'11" Weight 195) was due to report to his office this morning at 8:30 a.m., which... more »

• Oakdale Officer Arrested for Carnal Knowledge and Malfeasance

  October 22, 2010 6:47 PM

  From State Police: Today, Louisiana State Police Region 2 detectives assigned to the Lake Charles field office arrested an Oakdale man for carnal knowledge of a juvenile and malfeasance in office. On October 20, 2010, troopers were contacted by the Oakdale Police Department and asked to investigate a complaint... more »

• Robert Travis Scott appointed PAR head

  October 5, 2010 9:20 PM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Robert Travis Scott has been named president of the Public Affairs Research Council, an independent, nonprofit research and public policy organization in Louisiana. Scott is currently chief of The Times-Picayune's Baton Rouge bureau. He replaces Jim Brandt, who announced in July that he will retire... more »

• Robert Dudley Will Become BP's First American CEO

  July 27, 2010 11:41 AM

  LONDON (AP) - American Robert Dudley will become BP PLC's first ever non-British chief executive, the company said Tuesday as it reported a record quarterly loss and set aside $32.2 billion to cover costs of the devastating Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Ending weeks of speculation, BP confirmed that gaffe-prone... more »

• Villa Nova Barely Beats in Robert Moore in NCAA

  March 18, 2010 3:18 PM

  No. 2 seed Villanova survives 15th-seeded Robert Morris 73-70 in overtime in NCAA tournament. more »

• UL Basketball Coach Robert Lee Fired

  March 8, 2010 5:16 PM

  The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team was eliminated in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament over the weekend. Today, Head Coach Robert Lee is out. A press conference has been called for 10:00 AM Tuesday morning. It will be announced that Robert Lee will not be... more »

• Declaration of Emergency issued closing most hunting seasons

  December 18, 2009 4:47 PM

  Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Secretary Robert Barham has issued a Declaration of Emergency closing all hunting seasons, except waterfowl, in portions of southeast Louisiana due to flooding. LDWF has determined that floodwaters in the area could pose a potential risk of overharvest and safety risk to... more »

• Update: Fatal accident on US 190 West of Krotz Springs

  December 17, 2009 12:17 PM

  Iberia Parish- Last night troopers with Louisiana State Police Troop I investigated a two vehicle fatal crash on US 190 west of Krotz Springs. Killed in the crash was seventy four year old Leus Knott of Arnaudville, LA. Knott was not wearing his seatbelt and was killed when the... more »