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• Long Time Vidrine Elem. School Janitor Dies in School Fire Play Video

  March 5, 2012 6:34 PM

  The small community of Vidrine is dealing with the death of a long-time elementary school employee, 58-year-old Donald Thomas. Firefighters said Thomas died in an early morning fire, after being trapped inside of the school's storage supply building. The building also serves as the break room and bathroom for the... more »

• Former Police Chief Passes Away

  May 7, 2011 11:34 PM

  A former Kaplan police chief has passed away. Thomas "Tommy" Guidry has died, after a battle with cancer. Visitation will be at Vincent Funeral Home, in Kaplan Sunday from 9 am until 10 at night. more »

• 2 Men Arrested in the Death of Thomas Jolivette

  February 10, 2011 11:20 AM

  Press Release- Lafayette Police have arrested Wesley James Monroe, Jr. (29) of Lafayette and Jermain Ason (18) of Lafayette, charging both men with 1st Degree Murder in connection with the November 6, 2010, death of Thomas Jolivette. Monroe is also being charged with Aggravated Kidnapping and Armed Robbery regarding an... more »

• Officials: Suspect lived unnoticed after 'death'

  November 5, 2010 9:43 PM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - After the skeletal remains of a slain Las Vegas girl were found in the woods of central Louisiana, the investigation led authorities to a startling conclusion: The man suspected of kidnapping her was supposed to have died 16 years earlier. As federal and state investigators mount... more »

• Pierre Thomas Out Again

  October 15, 2010 5:12 PM

  METAIRIE, La. (AP) - Saints leading rusher Pierre Thomas will miss his third straight game on Sunday in Tampa Bay while he continues to rehabilitate a left ankle sprain. Thomas says he still feels a little pain when he jogs or tries to make a lateral cut, but he also... 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 »

• More Charges for Scott Standoff Suspect

  September 28, 2010 11:30 AM

  New charges today for a man who barricaded himself in a Scott home on Lormand Drive for six hours. Authorities negotiated four hours with Thomas Bourque, 26, before he peacefully surrendered. He was a suspect in a Monday morning burglary at Meche's Family Drugs in Duson. Bourque is in... more »

• Acadiana Rig Worker is a Serial Rapist Suspect

  September 9, 2010 2:41 PM

  Detectives may have caught a serial rapist. A man arrested in Lafayette for attempted rape and aggravated burglary from an incident that occurred in Lafayette in December of 2009 is now wanted in the northeast for rapes there. John Paul Thomas, 26, faces new charges from the Newark Police Department.... more »

• Burglary Boost

  August 26, 2010 6:32 PM

  Burglars are terrorizing an Iberia Pariah town. Jeanerette police and marshals are working with residents to catch the criminals. Thursday, local officials held a town hall meeting to reassure the community that they are working to keep them safe. "We hear your cry we feel your frustration, we're frustrated.... more »

• Manslaughter Indictment

  July 30, 2010 6:26 PM

  There are new developments in the death of a St. Landry Parish toddler. 25 year old Napoleon Prudhomme was indicted this week for the manslaughter of 2 year old Marla Keys. The incident happened nearly three months ago, when Prudhomme was watching his girl friend's child. According to reports... more »

• Journalist Helen Thomas Retires Following Remarks She Made About Israel

  June 7, 2010 1:07 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Longtime Washington journalist Helen Thomas abruptly retired Monday as a columnist for Hearst News Service following remarks she made about Israel that were denounced by the White House and her press corps colleagues. The 89-year-old Thomas, dean of the White House press corps, has long been a... more »

• Audrey Menard appointed as STM's new principal

  February 18, 2010 12:30 PM

  Lafayette, Louisiana - February 18, 2010 - The Board of Pastors for St. Thomas More Catholic High School has named Audrey C. Menard as the new Principal of the school effective July 1. Rev. Louis J. Richard, Chancellor of St. Thomas More Catholic High School in Lafayette and Pastor... more »

• Rayne Police arrest two for narcotic possession

  February 11, 2010 2:52 PM

  Chief Carroll Stelly announced that his office has made 2 drug arrests as a result of a traffic stop on Monday February 8, 2010. Patrol officers initiated a traffic stop when they were affecting an outstanding arrest warrant on Jan Michael Thomas on West Branch and 2nd Street in... more »

• Eunice: 2 arrested after car chase

  January 7, 2010 1:28 PM

  January 6, 2010 1634 hours A Deputy Eunice City Marshal observed a silver colored vehicle operated by Michael Ray Thomas, East bound on US 190 at it's intersection with La 13 in the City of Eunice. Michael Thomas had an outstanding warrant issued by Eunice City Court for failing to... more »

• Car burglars charged with Attempted Murder

  November 27, 2009 10:55 AM

  Car Burglary Suspects Attempt to Strike Officer with Car On November 26, 2009, at approximately 11:15 pm, officers with the Lafayette Police Department were patrolling the parking lot of the downtown library when they came upon a vehicle burglary in progress. The suspect jumped into a waiting vehicle and... more »

• Train collision kills pastor and wife

  November 23, 2009 7:45 AM

  LE MOYEN, La. (AP) - Authorities say the Rev. Fanley Thomas and his wife, Florence, of Mamou, were killed when their car was hit by a train near St. James Baptist Church, where Fanley Thomas served as pastor. The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office received a call shortly after 7... more »

• DNA Helps Identify Suspect in Bank Robbery

  November 5, 2009 3:30 PM

  DNA evidence collected at the scene of the bank robbery has assisted authorities in identifying the suspect in the March 9, 2009, bank robbery. The suspect has been identified as Thomas L. Eugene (48) of New Orleans. Eugene is currently incarcerated in Escambia County Florida and charged with a similar... more »

• Calcasieu deputy arrested on sex charges

  November 4, 2009 12:05 PM

  LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) - Authorities say a Calcasieu Parish sheriff's deputy was fired after his arrest on rape and other sex charges. Sheriff Tony Mancuso said in a news release that a woman reportedly contacted the sheriff's office on Oct. 30 and said her juvenile daughter was having sex... more »