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• Community Coming Together in Search for Keiosha Felix; Vigil Sunday

  July 27, 2012 10:34 PM

  A candlelight vigil for missing Duson teen Keiosha Felix is set for Sunday. Friends, family and community members will gather at 6:00pm at the park in Duson, off of 4th Street. The 15-year-old girl hasn't been seen since April 30, 2012, and three people have been arrested in connection with... more »

• Cotton Valley to decide on Sunday beer sales

  March 16, 2012 9:54 AM

  COTTON VALLEY, La. (AP) - Voters in the northwestern Louisiana town of Cotton Valley will decide March 24 on whether to allow Sunday beer sales. The Webster Parish town's current law ends sales at midnight Saturday. The new law would allow beer sales starting at noon Sunday. Sales would be... more »

• Historic preservation expert to speak Sunday in NO

  March 7, 2012 7:00 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A National Park Service expert in historic preservation will make a free presentation Sunday about advances in historic preservation with a special focus on New Orleans. Kirk A. Cordell has been head of the park service's National Center for Preservation Technology and Training in Natchitoches since... more »

• Zachary Council tweaks Sunday alcohol ordinance

  February 29, 2012 10:45 AM

  ZACHARY, La. (AP) - The Zachary City Council has approved an amendment to the city's alcohol ordinance that will allow wine and liquor sales on Sundays, beginning at noon. Under current law, beer sales begin at 12:30 p.m. for stores and restaurants. Wine and liquor cannot be sold on Sunday.... more »

• Hunters: Sunday is 'Clean Out Your Freezer Day'

  September 23, 2011 6:56 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is urging hunters to donate frozen game and fish to the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank on Sunday. The department says it's also called "Clean Out Your Freezer Day". It's one of many Hunters for the Hungry programs... more »

• Big "Dough" for Pizza Parlors on Super Bowl Sunday

  February 7, 2011 12:03 AM

  While some hit up the bars and restaurants this Super Bowl Sunday, many chose to stay at home and order in. Pizza was a popular choice, and as KATC'S Chris Welty reports it was great for business. Phones were ringing off the hook at local pizza joints hours before... more »

• Payton Waiting Until Sunday to Decide Whether Pierre Thomas Will Play Against Carolina

  September 30, 2010 4:07 PM

  METAIRIE, La. (AP) - Saints coach Sean Payton says he'll wait until Sunday to decide whether hobbled running back Pierre Thomas plays against Carolina. Thomas missed his second-straight practice on Thursday with a left ankle injury that occurred during the Saints' 27-24 overtime loss to Atlanta last Sunday. While Payton... more »

• BP Well Permanently Sealed and Declared Dead by Sunday

  September 15, 2010 12:06 PM

  KENNER, La. (AP) - The U.S. government's point person on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill says the well that blew out is expected to be permanently sealed and declared dead by Sunday, nearly five months after a rig explosion set off the disaster. National Incident Commander Thad Allen told... more »

• Large Fire Burning in Lafayette

  September 12, 2010 4:53 PM

  Advanced Parts and Systems in Scott caught fire this afternoon and the flames spread quickly across the roof of the complex where the business is located. In all, 8 structures were affected; wrecking vehicles were on scene at the time of this posting. No one was inside the complex... more »

• Bridge on Ambassador Caffery to Close Sunday

  August 24, 2010 11:39 AM

  Ambassador Caffery Parkway will be closed at the Vermilion River crossing on Sunday, August 29, 2010, for bridge inspection from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Motorists should use alternate routes. more »

• Carencro Man Involved With Sunday Fatal Accident Turns Himself In

  July 13, 2010 11:51 AM

  LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - Scott police have arrested a 30-year-old Carencro man in connection with a fatal accident Sunday morning. Police tell The Advocate that the crash killed 32-year-old Harold Sonnier Jr. of Lafayette Parish. Police Chief Chad Leger said Sonnier was a passenger in a vehicle driven by Michael... more »

• Some Oil Spill Events From Sunday, July 4, 2010

  July 5, 2010 8:54 AM

  CHOPPY FOURTH Cleanup crews surveyed damage done by last week's hurricane while contending with choppy seas that idled many of the boats dedicated to keeping oil from hitting vulnerable beaches and marshes. Offshore skimming vessels were able to operate in Louisiana waters, but not off the coasts of Alabama, Mississippi... more »

• Spike's Guys Choice Saturday & the MTV Movie Awards Sunday

  June 4, 2010 11:46 AM

  LOS ANGELES (AP) - Katy Perry dripping with green slime. Jack Black, in his underpants, shooting fireworks from his crotch. Sacha Baron Cohen's alter-ego, Bruno, landing his bare backside on Eminem's face. These sure aren't Oscar moments. MTV Networks - which include Nickelodeon, Spike, Comedy Central and VH1 - specialize... more »

• Scientists: Spill could reach Fla. Keys by Sunday

  May 18, 2010 10:28 AM

  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - University scientists are forecasting that oil from the spill off Louisiana could reach Florida's Key West by Sunday. University of South Florida researchers said Tuesday the southern arm of the massive spill has entered or is near the so-called loop current, which circulates in the Gulf... more »

• February 21 is College Goal Sunday in Louisiana

  February 17, 2010 12:42 PM

  BATON ROUGE, La. - Louisiana's third annual College Goal Sunday will be held on February 21, 2010, from 2-4 p.m. at seventeen locations around the state. The purpose of College Goal Sunday is to provide students and their families with free professional assistance in completing the primary student financial aid... more »

• Houma Carnival Changes Due To Super Bowl Sunday

  January 27, 2010 1:27 PM

  HOUMA, La. (AP) - The krewes of Hyacinthians and Titans will roll an hour earlier so Houma residents can catch the Carnival parades and make it home in time for the Super Bowl. Hyacinthians will kick off at 11 a.m. Feb. 7, 90 minutes earlier than scheduled, followed immediately by... 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 »

• 2 dead in I-10 wreck: Update

  November 30, 2009 8:47 AM

  Troop I Press Release: Rayne- Last night, Troopers with Louisiana State Police Troop I investigated a crash that claimed the lives of two people on Interstate 10 west of Rayne. Killed in the crash were fifty six year old Kenneth Hicks of Northport, AL and forty nine year... more »

• Krewe of Rhea scraps parade

  November 12, 2009 8:57 AM

  METAIRIE, La. (AP) - Metairie's Krewe of Rhea has canceled its 2010 Carnival parade on Feb. 7, Super Bowl Sunday. Rhea captain Anna Marie Soto told The Times-Picayune Wednesday that krewe members felt turnout would be low, whether the 8-0 New Orleans Saints are in the game or not. They... more »

• Outreach Center: Hunters for the Hungry

  October 5, 2009 3:05 PM

  The Outreach Center's annual Hunters for the Hungry food drive will be held on Sunday, October 11th from 10AM to 3PM. Local sportsmen and their families are encouraged to "clean out your freezers" and donate frozen processed game and fish from the 2008 season. Collection sites will be set up... more »

• Big 3 Stories: Wednesday, September 23, 2009

  September 23, 2009 8:03 AM

  The Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating an attempted abduction. The Sheriff's Office tells KATC that two boys ---10 and 11 years old ---were riding their bikes around nine o'clock Sunday night when a white man in a car drove up next to them. The boys told the Sheriff's Office... more »