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      • Lafayette Parish
        LTS rolls out enhanced bus tracking system with mobile access
        Angie Simoneaux
        In Your Parish
        Check your calendar: School is starting!
        Lafayette Parish
        Retired Youngsville Police Chief Earl Menard has died

        In Your Parish

         
        • Acadia Parish teachers, students head back to school

          Anna Fischer

        • Sheriff Calls for Community Partnership as School Safety Efforts Ramp Up

          Joshua Moton

        • Tensions rise in Abbeville over redistricting map

          Penelope Lopez

        • Acadiana Boil Orders

      • Trump Tariffs

        Trump implements new tariffs, raising effective rate to highest since 1934

        Justin Boggs

        News

        Cameras to be installed in special education classrooms statewide.

        Anna Fischer
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        Weather

        Summer Break is Ending, But Summer Weather Remains

        Daniel Phillips
      • National News

        • United Airlines

          United Airlines grounds certain US flights after issue with computer systems

          Scripps News Group
        • President Donald Trump Feb 2025

          Trump plans 100% tariff on computer chips, likely increasing electronics costs

          Scripps News Group
        • NFL Sunday Ticket Lawsuit Football

          NFL will ban smelling salts and other ammonia products for the 2025 season

          Scripps News Group

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        Homepage Showcase

        From rice fields to whiskey shelves, Fruge brothers build grassroots legacy

        Jae Malbrough
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        Iberia Parish

        Westgate's WAMP Camp: Starting the school year right

        Katie Navarro
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        Weather

        Classic August set up: Monitoring the tropics and daily scattered storms

        Breyanna Lewis
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        Lafayette Parish

        Staffland Stages announces inaugural concert series

        KATC News
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        Lafayette Parish

        Services set for Lafayette businessman who died in glider crash

      • Rice Festival takes over downtown

        Acadia Parish

        International Rice Festival line-up released

        SLEMCO apprentice linemen at the Rodeo

        In Your Parish

        WATCH: SLEMCO apprentice linemen compete in rodeo

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        Evangeline Parish

        Arrest made in fire at senior living complex

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        Covering Louisiana

        Talks underway about housing immigration detainees at Angola

        Saints

        KATC to air Saints pre-season games

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        Lafayette Parish

        New law aims to remove dyes and additives from school cafeterias

        Christina Mondragon
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        Lafayette Parish

        One injured in Rayne shooting

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        Covering Louisiana

        State Troopers offer safety tips for motorists as school resumes

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        St. Landry Parish

        Opelousas General Health System Hosts its 13 Annual Community Baby Shower

      • SNAP benefits

        Lafayette Parish

        SNAP recipients get incentive to buy fresh food - as long as its at Walmart

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        Weather

        Showers popping up in the afternoon with little change this week

        Daniel Phillips
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        Lafayette Parish

        LPSS hosts Signing Day to welcome new resident teachers into the classroom

        Dwaun Johnson
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        Lafayette Parish

        LPSS, Lafayette 911 debut new mapping system to aid emergency response

        Dwaun Johnson
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        Weather

        Typical August pattern: scattered storms & watching the tropics

        Rob Perillo

        Iberia Parish

        New AI security systems installed across Iberia Parish schools

        Anna Fischer
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        Davis, Perry named to Doak Walker Award Watch List

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        Lafayette Parish

        Do you use LCG's website? They want to hear what you think!

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        St. Landry Parish

        UPDATE: Arrest made in Monday shooting

        KATC Digital Team
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        Weather

        Quiet pattern continues through the week

        Daniel Phillips
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        Vermilion Parish

        Nine year old honored for heroic actions in father's medical emergency

        Penelope Lopez
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        St. Landry Parish

        Woman hospitalized after shooting near Jefferson and Oak in Opelousas

        Dwaun Johnson
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        Lafayette Parish

        Lafayette Elementary celebrates new campus ahead of first day of school

        Dwaun Johnson
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        Lafayette Parish

        Lafayette families get a boost at back-to-school bash

        Dwaun Johnson
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        Iberia Parish

        Litter law expands reach: state park wardens can now enforce beyond the parks

        Katie Navarro
      • Vermilion Parish

        First Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Banquet honors local heroes

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        St. Mary Parish

        More Than Backpacks: Franklin Event Combines Giving and Gun Violence Awareness

        Joshua Moton
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        UL Sports

        Ragin Cajuns plan "takeovers" at local businesses

        Ragin Cajuns Athletics
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        Weather

        Typical August weather locally while Atlantic Tropics come alive

        Rob Perillo
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        St. Landry Parish

        OPD asking for tips in weekend shooting

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        Lafayette Parish

        Free digital books available for all LPSS students

        Jobie Lagrange
      • Louisiana State Police

        St. Martin Parish

        Two people killed St. Martin Parish crash

        KATC News
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        St. Landry Parish

        One injured in train crash

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        Jeff Davis Parish

        Motorcyclist killed in Jefferson Davis Parish crash

        KATC News
      • St. Landry Parish Sheriff

        St. Landry Parish

        Man accused of shooting wife turns himself in

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        St. Landry Parish

        Early voting underway for Opelousas election

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        UL Sports

        It's almost time: Single-game tickets on sale for Ragin' Cajuns Football

        Ragin Cajuns Athletics
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