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• Northside HS Coach Keeps Job After "Bump" Allegations Play Video

  March 6, 2012 7:17 PM

  Northside High School Coach Tawanna Williams testified in her own defense Monday at an administrative hearing at the school board, after being accused of simple battery against a student. Police arrested Williams at school in May 2011, after a student accused her of intentionally bumping into her on campus.... more »

• Update: Cypremort Point Drowning

  July 17, 2011 11:50 PM

  A sad story out of Saint Mary Parish where a weekend cooling off from the warm temperatures turned deadly. A man drowned while swimming in the waters off Cyrpremort Point State Park Saturday night. What was supposed to be a fun day out on the water with family and... more »

• Montel Williams' Drug Paraphernalia Charge Dropped

  April 13, 2011 11:57 AM

  MILWAUKEE (AP) - A judge dismissed a drug paraphernalia possession charge against former talk show host Montel Williams, who was briefly detained at a Milwaukee airport in January after a search of his luggage turned up the type of pipe commonly used for smoking marijuana. Williams, who says he legally... more »

• Update: Murder Suspect Kills Himself, Victim's Family Reaction

  March 23, 2011 11:46 PM

  A murder suspect is found dead in St. Landry Parish Wednesday afternoon, over two weeks after the crime was committed. The family of the victim, Shantell Williams, said despite knowing who's responsible for their sister's death, they still don't feel like justice has been served. "It's like the moment... more »

• Baton Rouge Man Arrested for Rayne Robbery

  December 18, 2010 6:15 PM

  A Baton Rouge man was arrested for simple robbery in Rayne. On December 17, 2010, at 5:12 p.m., the Rayne Police Department responded to the Dollar General Store, 101 E Louisiana Avenue, in response to reports of a black male who reached across the counter and removed money from... more »

• Newly Released Video: Lee Roy Williams Explains Motive

  November 17, 2010 7:27 PM

  In his own words tonight, we hear why a man killed his four roommates in Lake Charles over Memorial Day weekend. KATC obtained a taped confession where 52-year old Lee Roy Williams Junior talks about what made him snap. Williams admitted to beating, stabbing and shooting Terry Banks, Jessica Eugene,... more »

• NPR gets earful from listeners on Williams firing

  October 22, 2010 9:50 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - NPR and its public radio stations around the country got an earful from listeners and angry citizens in the middle of pledge season Friday over its firing of commentator Juan Williams, receiving thousands of complaints and scattered threats to withhold donations. Still, a number of major stations... more »

• Details Released Today on Quadruple Murder

  September 30, 2010 1:09 PM

  A preliminary hearing was held in state district court Thursday for Lee Roy Williams Jr. He's charged with four counts of first degree murder. Today, we learned more about the killings. The four bodies were found on Labor Day September 6 at a home off Highway 14 in Calcasieu Parish.... more »

• Barber Shop Murder

  September 24, 2010 7:24 PM

  Iberia Parish deputies have two men in custody but are looking for more murder suspects tonight. Deputies say it happened Thursday night just before 10 on St. Mary Street. Four men wearing masks entered "Cliff's Impressive Cuts" demanding money. Then, one of the men shot barber and... more »

• Lake Charles Man Charged With Four Counts of Murder

  September 14, 2010 3:29 PM

  Lee Roy Williams Jr. was first named as a person of interest....he is now charged with four counts of first degree murder. The victims were discovered brutally killed in separate rooms last Monday in a trailer on Tom Hebert Road. Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Tony Mancuso said, "we have... more »

• Quadruple Homicide Suspect Update

  September 13, 2010 4:58 PM

  The suspect being held for a quadruple murder in Lake Charles has two court appearances Tuesday. Lee Roy Williams Junior, is currently being held in the Calcasieu Correctional Center on five million dollars bond. Williams was captured Thursday in Baton Rouge after a standoff with police. He's accused of trying... more »

• Chris Williams Status of Employment with University

  August 20, 2010 4:14 PM

  An update to a story involving former councilman Chris Williams and an investigation by the state legislative auditor's office. Williams' non-profit agency has had a contract for full time work with the federal disaster Housing Assistance Program since early 2008. Since December of 2009 that agency has also... more »

• "Double Dipping" Accusations Against Fmr. Lafayette Councilman Chris Williams

  August 19, 2010 12:21 AM

  Accusations have surfaced that former Lafayette Parish councilman Dr. Christopher Williams has ripped off the community by "double dipping" with multiple government-funded jobs. At issue, alleged time conflicts between his full-time job at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and contracts that his non-profit agency, The Lafayette Training Career Development... more »

• Suspected Cocaine Dealer in Morgan City

  August 18, 2010 11:07 AM

  Caffery Williams 45 yoa of 407 Garber St., Morgan City was arrested on 8-17-2010 at 9:53 am on warrants for Possession of Cocaine with Intent to Distribute, Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, suspect was additionally charged with Possession of Marijuana with Intent to... more »

• Julia Williams: Louisiana's Teacher of the Year 2011

  July 26, 2010 4:14 PM

  Julia Williams, a math teacher at Lafayette High School, has been named Louisiana's Teacher of the Year 2011. In January, Williams will take over from Louisiana Teacher of the Year 2010, Holly Boffy of Paul Breaux Middle School. This is first time in a decade, and only the third time... more »

• Breaux Bridge Man Beaten to Death

  June 30, 2010 12:03 AM

  A Breaux Bridge man has died of injuries sustained in an assault last week. Family members tell KATC, 62 year old Larry Williams was beaten into a coma early Thursday morning on Babineaux Street in Breaux Bridge. He underwent surgery in Lafayette over the weekend but died Sunday night. "Everybody's... more »

• Lost cell phone leads to pornography arrest

  February 22, 2010 10:43 AM

  On 02/20/10 the Morgan City PD received a complaint from an individual who found a cell phone on the ground at a local business. This individual stated that he looked through some of the information in an attempt to identify the owner and return it, and upon doing so noticed... more »

• Emile Devon Williams Funeral Service

  November 25, 2009 3:20 PM

  Celebration of Life Services for 13 year old Emile Devon Williams, will be held on Friday, November 27, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. at Fletcher Funeral Home Chapel, New Iberia, LA A resident of Jeanerette, LA Emile passed on Saturday November 21, 2009 in New Iberia, LA; he was a student... more »

• Troopers Arrest Driver Involved in Hit and Run

  November 23, 2009 1:11 PM

  Iberia Parish- Today, troopers with the Louisiana State Police Troop I arrested the driver involved in a fatal hit in run crash, which occurred on November 21, 2009, that left a New Iberia juvenile dead. During the on going investigation into the hit and run death of thirteen year old... more »

• Conquest of the Coastlands

  November 23, 2009 11:16 AM

  UL's Center for Innovative Learning and Assessment Technologies is working on a variety of science-based educational video games for middle school students. I spoke with the director, Doctor Douglas Williams, about its most recent game called Conquest of the Coastlands. Williams says that educational video games are a much more... more »