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      • Weather
        It's August, and the weather is behaving that way
        Daniel Phillips
        National News
        Trump's DC police maneuver contradicted by crime statistics
        Scripps News Group
        Evangeline Parish
        Search underway for escaped Ville Platte inmate
        KATC News

        In Your Parish

         
        • RaceTrac proposal delayed in Breaux Bridge amid zoning dispute, ongoing lawsuit

          Anna Fischer

        • Opelousas Museum launches photo submission project

          KATC News

        • Big improvements coming to BSC

        • Acadiana Boil Orders

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        National News

        Multiple Texas students injured in school bus rollover crash

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Scripps News Life

        NY attorney general sues Zelle's parent company after feds drop fraud case

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        Trump says he'll escalate National Guard force in DC, continue crime crackdown

        Nathaniel Reed
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          Experts worry about wider impact of Kennedy’s cuts for mRNA vaccine development

          Simon Kaufman
        • Social Security

          As Social Security turns 90, Congress faces deadline to fix financial problems

          Stephanie Liebergen
        • US Immigration Detention

          Judge orders ICE to improve conditions for detainees at New York facility

          Kadia Tubman

        Scripps News
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        St. Landry Parish

        Opelousas General Health System Hosts its 13 Annual Community Baby Shower

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        Lafayette Parish

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

        Acadia Parish

        Acadia Parish teachers, students head back to school

        Anna Fischer
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        Weather

        Showers popping up in the afternoon with little change this week

        Daniel Phillips
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        Vermilion Parish

        Tensions rise in Abbeville over redistricting map

        Penelope Lopez
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        St. Martin Parish

        Sheriff Calls for Community Partnership as School Safety Efforts Ramp Up

        Joshua Moton
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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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        UL Sports

        Davis, Perry named to Doak Walker Award Watch List

        Ragin Cajuns Athletics
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        Lafayette Parish

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

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        In Your Parish

        Check your calendar: School is starting!

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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

        KATC News
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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
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        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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        Lafayette Parish

        Festivals Acadiens et Créoles music lineup released

      • Jail

        Acadia Parish

        Suspect arrested in Church Point homicide

        Lafayette Parish

        Exotic pet expo brings rare animals to Lafayette

        Anna Fischer
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        Lafayette Parish

        Lafayette High School releases updated traffic pattern

      • Kenneth Lee Vice

        Lafayette Parish

        Kenny “The Ragin’ Cajun” Vice has died

        School Bus

        In Your Parish

        WATCH: Drivers must stop when they see red lights on the school bus

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        Weather

        Late summer pattern taking hold of Acadiana this week

        Daniel Phillips
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        St. Landry Parish

        One person killed in head-on collision in St. Landry Parish

        KATC News
        St. Mary Parish Sheriff

        St. Mary Parish

        Three injured in Bayou Vista shooting Saturday evening

        KATC News
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        Weather

        Buzzing activity in the Atlantic while Acadiana copes with hot temperatures

        Breyanna Lewis
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