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• Sobriety Checkpoint Scheduled in Lafayette

  March 15, 2012 9:43 AM

  Lafayette, LA - Saturday, March 17, 2012, from 9:00 pm until 3:00 am, there will be an OWI Checkpoint held by the Lafayette Police Dept., within the city limits. The checkpoint is to target impaired drivers under the influence of alcohol or any other dangerous substance. There will be a... more »

• 3 public hearings scheduled in Miss

  January 16, 2012 9:57 AM

  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Trustees have scheduled three public hearings in Mississippi on its oil spill restoration efforts. The meetings are scheduled for Tuesday in Jackson County at the Gautier Convention Center; Wednesday in Harrison County at Westside Community Center in Gulfport; and Thursday in... more »

• Postal closure public hearing scheduled

  November 1, 2011 7:21 AM

  LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - A public hearing is scheduled for Nov. 7 on the possible closure of the Lafayette mail processing and distribution center. The Advocate reports the U.S. Postal Service is considering closing mail processing facilities in Lafayette and New Orleans, consolidating operations in Baton Rouge as part of... more »

• Obama Scheduled to Take Part in MTV/BET Produced Youth Town Hall Meeting

  October 5, 2010 6:20 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - The MTV and BET networks say President Barack Obama is scheduled to take part in a youth town hall meeting broadcast from Washington on Oct. 14. MTV and BET are producing the program. The one-hour program will air live at 4 p.m. Eastern time. It also... more »

• Funeral Scheduled for Erath Pilot

  September 12, 2010 9:44 PM

  A funeral service will be held Tuesday for the Erath pilot killed when his small plane crashed in Las Vegas. 50 year old Douglas Touchet of Erath will be remembered at a funeral mass Tuesday morning at St. Anne Catholic Church in Youngsville. Touchet was killed earlier this... more »

• Rally Opposing Drilling Moratorium Scheduled

  July 21, 2010 8:40 AM

  LAYFAYETTE, La. (AP) - Organizers expect a big turnout at a rally to oppose the drilling moratorium in the Gulf of Mexico. The rally, scheduled for Wednesday morning at the Lafayette Cajundome, is expected to draw 15,000 to 20,000 people wanting to show concern about the halt of deepwater oil... more »

• Open House Scheduled to Answer Questions About Spill

  July 18, 2010 3:14 PM

  Representatives from the U.S. Coast Guard, BP, the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Environmental Protection Agency and other state and partner agencies responding to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill are scheduled to host an open house in Vermilion Parish Tuesday. The open house will... more »

• 6 Meetings Scheduled to Address Waterfowl Hunters on The Effect of Oil

  July 16, 2010 7:17 PM

  The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has scheduled a series of six meetings to address the concerns of waterfowl hunters about the effect of oil in coastal marshes and the upcoming hunting season. At the public meetings planned between July 26 and Aug. 3, LDWF will convey current... more »

• Barbara Walters Scheduled For Heart Surgery

  May 10, 2010 11:44 AM

  NEW YORK (AP) - Barbara Walters says she will have surgery later this week to replace a faulty heart valve. The television legend made the announcement Monday on ABC's "The View." Walters said she's known about her condition for a while and thought the time was right for the surgery... more »

• New Black Panther Party Scheduled to Protest Later Date

  April 8, 2010 11:39 AM

  Members of the new black panther party say they will not protest outside American Legion Hospital in Jennings . Activists say a black man was fired after he was accused of sexually harassing a white female. Now, they say they will protest the Jennings company who fired that... more »

• Black History Parade Scheduled For Sunday

  February 26, 2010 4:39 PM

  Mardi Gras is over but barricades are up again in Lafayette. A black history month parade is set for 2pm Sunday on Willow Street. The parade starts at Willow and the Evangeline Thruway. It rolls down Willow and wraps up at Truevine Ministries. more »

• Sobriety Checkpoint Scheduled In Lafayette

  February 24, 2010 4:35 PM

  On Friday, February 26, 2010, between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 3:00 a.m., the Lafayette Police Department and the Lafayette Sheriff's Office will be conducting an OWI Checkpoint within the incorporated limits of Lafayette. The purpose of the checkpoint is to target impaired drivers under the influence of alcohol... more »

• Krewe of Carnivale en Rio Party Scheduled For Feb 5th

  January 22, 2010 5:05 PM

  The Krewe of Carnivale en Rio is taking its Mardi Gras celebration to the next level. The krewe's parade "Rio Parada" is set for February 6th. The night before, Rio will party in Lafayette's Parc Sans Souci which is free and open to the public. The downtown party... more »

• Vermilion Street Scheduled Closure On Sunday

  December 18, 2009 11:29 AM

  Tony Tramel, Director of the Traffic and Transportation Department, announces the closure of the 200 block of Vermilion Street as well as the intersection of Vermilion and Jefferson Streets. The closure will begin at 11 a.m. Sunday December 20, 2009. Regular traffic flow with begin at 5 p.m. that evening. more »