Students from across Acadiana were watching and waiting for a new Pope to be elected.
Our Lady of Fatima in Lafayette was on papal alert. Throughout the day they made announcements for teachers to turn their televisions to the news when they though a Pope would be elected. Teachers... more »
With just two weeks to go before election day, most polls show a dead heat between President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney. And with that, undecided voters could have a big impact on this election. But there's not much time to make up their minds.
A few undecided... more »
WASHINGTON (AP) - The government says nearly 250 people suspected of ties to terrorism bought firearms in 2010. The purchases were permitted under federal law. The 247 people who were allowed to buy weapons did so after going through required background checks. About the same number of people suspected of... more »
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana's Department of Wildlife and Fisheries warns duck hunters to watch out for oil spill cleanup work. Duck season runs Nov. 13 through Jan. 30. The department says the Coast Guard and spill response workers will start work late this weekend to reduce crowding at... more »
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says the military's ban on gays serving openly in the military will end on his watch.
Speaking at a town hall meeting of young adults Thursday, Obama said he believes anyone who wants to serve in the military should be allowed to do... more »
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - A retired circus chimpanzee is the Cezanne of simians, drawing crowds to a Brazilian zoo to watch him paint. The 26-year-old chimp called Jimmy has been producing surprisingly lovely paintings each day for three weeks at the Niteroi Zoo. Trainer Roched Seba said Monday Jimmy... more »
MIAMI (AP) - A hurricane watch has been issued for most of the North Carolina coast ahead of Hurricane Earl. Earl is a Category 4 storm with winds near 135 mph (215 kph). It's about 1,000 miles (1,605 km) south-southeast of Cape Hatteras, N.C. A hurricane watch is in effect... more »
The Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office would like to remind motorists in Iberia Parish that schools are opening and to watch for school buses and children at bus stops. Sheriff Ackal has deputies monitoring school zones for traffic violators; therefore, motorist should also be aware of their speed and obey posted... more »
NEW YORK (AP) - The future of BP PLC has shifted in recent days from a death-watch discussion to a debate about how valuable the British oil giant will be after it finishes paying for the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history. BP gained temporary control of its broken... more »
Residents of the Youngsville neighborhood Holliday Gardens have a real problem with traffic, theft, and property damage.
Those residents came together to figure out what can be done to curb these problems.
They met with both Lafayette Sheriff's and city police tonight about forming a neighborhood watch.
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