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• Youngsville, Broussard building sports parks

  April 30, 2012 10:49 AM

  BROUSSARD, La. (AP) - Plans are still in development for new parks in the neighboring cities of Broussard and Youngsville in Lafayette Parish after voters approved last year sales taxes to fund recreation facilities in the two cities. The city of Youngsville is in the design phase of its... more »

• La. Tech to open expanded intramural sports center

  April 2, 2012 10:39 AM

  RUSTON, La. (AP) - Louisiana cwill soon approach health and fitness in a whole new way. The university is gearing up to unveil an extensive new addition to its Lambright Intramural Sports Center later this month, which will include an indoor competitive pool, an outdoor recreational pool with adjacent sundeck... more »

• Lawmakers Have Cost Concerns on School Sports Bill

  May 19, 2011 6:21 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A House committee has sidetracked an Alexandria lawmaker's proposal to require licensed athletic trainers at the football games of junior high and high schools, raising cost concerns and sending it to the House budget committee. Supporters of Democrat Chris Roy's bill say it would prevent... more »

• Here is the Louisiana sports schedule for Wednesday, April 6, 2011

  April 6, 2011 6:31 AM

  NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION: Houston at New Orleans, 7 p.m. MINOR LEAGUE HOCKEY: Central Hockey League Playoffs Bloomington at Fort Wayne, 6:30 p.m. Colorado at Quad City, 7:05 p.m. Bossier-Shreveport at Arizona, 9:05 p.m. COLLEGE BASEBALL: Bossier Parish CC at Lon Morris College, 1 p.m. Loyola at LSU-Alexandria, 2 p.m. (DH)... more »

• Little League Softball Comes to Lafayette

  February 2, 2011 11:21 PM

  It's a first for Lafayette, young girls taking the field to play little league softball. Coaches and parents said adding girls to Lafayette Little League is an important step in youth sports. Callie Gautreaux coaches the softball team at Teurlings High School, and will be helping out with the... more »

• Fake sports gear seized in New Orleans

  September 9, 2010 9:17 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - For some federal agents in New Orleans, the question as football season opens is not Who Dat, it's Where did dat come from? In a release Wednesday, the Customs agency said agents have recently seized fake sports merchandise and other counterfeit consumer products from city vendors.... more »

• Louisiana Ice Gators Return to Cajundome

  August 17, 2010 6:48 PM

  Louisiana Ice Gator fan, Ashton Langlinais has been rooting for the Cajun hockey team from the very start. He said he's fondest memory is "the original first game, nobody knew the rules. I guess we were more excited about the fights than the goals, so it was just a... more »

• Living Right: Adult Sports Injuries

  June 10, 2010 12:17 PM

  With adults trying to stay in shape amidst their busy lives, injuries are becoming more common. One local athlete, Gaye Alexander, now runs marathons, after doctors told her she would never run again. "He said ‘you know, your running career is probably done;' so of course I had... more »

• The Veronica Challenge: Pole Vaulting

  May 12, 2010 8:33 AM

  Watch KATC's Veronica White in her latest challenge: pole vaulting. more »

• The Veronica Challenge: Football Kicker

  March 31, 2010 8:32 AM

  Watch Veronica White try to kick a football down the field. more »

• New Orleans Saint Darren Sharper Plans Visit To Lafayette

  February 22, 2010 2:04 PM

  (Lafayette, Louisiana)- On Wednesday February 24th, Darren Sharper of the New Orleans Saints is headed to celebrate his NFL Super Bowl victory with all his supportive fans in Lafayette. He will be at the Lafayette Health Club where he will be launching his signature "Sharper Shake" shirts. Darren Sharper will... more »

• Woods makes his case as millions pause to watch

  February 19, 2010 12:42 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - Across the media landscape, time stopped for 13 1/2 minutes Friday as Tiger Woods took a swing at getting out of the rough with an extraordinary video apology for his sexual escapades, telecast around the world. Dozens of broadcast networks, cable news outlets and online streams... more »

• Gov. Daniels flies Saints flag for Super Bowl bet

  February 17, 2010 12:29 PM

  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels is flying a New Orleans Saints flag outside his Statehouse office after losing a friendly Super Bowl wager with Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal. Daniels' office says in a statement that the flag went on display Tuesday in the Statehouse atrium, where it will... more »

• New Rules For Student Athletes

  January 29, 2010 7:25 PM

  The Louisiana High School Athletic Association met in Baton Rouge to go over new policies for next school year. High school principals voted on two issues that have been on the minds of many high school sports fans. One issue was whether to let home-schooled kids play high school... more »

• Police: Woods at fault in crash, will get citation

  December 1, 2009 4:23 PM

  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Tiger Woods will get a careless driving citation for a car crash outside his Orlando-area mansion last week, but will not face criminal charges, the Florida Highway Patrol said Tuesday. Woods faces a $164 fine and four points against his driver's license. The citation will close... more »

• The Who playing the Super Bowl

  November 27, 2009 2:46 PM

  CYBERSPACE (AP) - Maybe you were too busy stuffing yourself with turkey to hear the news - they have announced who is going to play in the year's Super Bowl. It's not a team - it's a band. The NFL says The Who will be the halftime entertainment at the... more »

• Louisiana Pepperplex Receives Grant

  November 19, 2009 5:16 PM

  The reason behind the Louisiana Pepperplex is easy, sports. But it's purpose is something greater. "If we can keep our children busy the temptations of today's age will be a lot less," says Pepperplex founder Troy Comeaux. Six years ago Comeaux and a group of volunteers started the... more »

• Lawyer: Evidence illegally gathered against Cloutier

  November 11, 2009 11:39 AM

  LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - The attorney for Lafayette businessman is claiming the evidence against Eric Cloutier in a racketeering and money-laundering case was gathered without a valid search warrant. Attorney Daniel Stanford filed three motions asking a judge to suppress evidence against Cloutier. A hearing is set for Thursday. The... more »

• Veteran's Day Cut-a-Thon

  November 9, 2009 4:01 PM

  Veterans Day Cut-a-Thon: Sport Clips Haircuts will host a Cut-a-Thon Veterans Day Wednesday, November 11, during which $1 per haircut service, as well as collected donations, will be made to the Veterans of Foreign Wars' Operation Uplink program for soldiers to call home this holiday season. We have w... more »

• TV-The Onion

  November 6, 2009 8:56 AM

  NEW YORK (AP) - ESPN had better watch its back. Comedy Central has ordered a pilot from the satirical news magazine The Onion. The prospective half-hour scripted series will be based on The Onion's Sports Network, an online video series that parodies sports shows - especially those on ESPN. Onion... more »

• Flu Shots Available in Lafayette

  October 30, 2009 9:58 AM

  KATC has partnered with Lourdes in our year long "Living Right" campaign. On Saturday, November 7th, we will be giving out seasonal flu shots for $20 dollars. The shots will be administered at Academy Sports on Ambassador Caffery from 10:30am to 1:30pm. The supply is limited and given on a... more »