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      • In Your Parish
        Candlelight vigil held for victims of Mall of Louisiana shooting in Baton Rouge
        Joshua Moton
        Weather
        Heavy showers setting up for the end of the week
        Daniel Phillips
        Acadia Parish
        Acadia Parish man booked with child sex abuse for fifth time
        Katie Navarro

        In Your Parish

         
        • SOWELA Offering Free Pipefitting Training Program

        • School officials consider rezoning to limit student transfers

          Paris Flannigan

        • Redemption Run: Northside Christian eyes state title after heartbreak

          Jamarcus Fitzpatrick

        • Registration deadlines for May election loom

      • LPSS

        Lafayette Parish

        Lafayette High School dismissing early

        Crawfish Festival Grounds 2023

        St. Martin Parish

        Crawfish Festival returns to Breaux Bridge for 2026

        Taylor Toole
        Kevin O'Leary

        National News

        Kevin O'Leary pushes for more US data centers to rival 'adversary' China in AI

        Scripps News Group
      • National News

        • US Britain Royal Visit Trump

          Charles to address Congress and spotlight US-UK ties amid political tensions

          Scripps News Group
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          Most Americans doubt prediction markets can stop insider trading, survey finds

          Andrew Rafferty
        • White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting suspect

          How close was an alleged gunman to President Trump during the dinner shooting?

          Patrick Terpstra

        Scripps News
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        Lafayette Parish

        UPDATE: Coalition head declines meet with superintendent

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        In Your Parish

        In Your Parish Headlines: April 22, 2026

        KATC News
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        Weather

        Festival kicks off with spotty showers in the forecast

        Daniel Phillips
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        Lafayette Parish

        The anti-litter poster contest and cleanest school winners were announced

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        Lafayette Parish

        CEO Dr. Chris Williams gave neighbors a look inside the Sun Community Center

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        UL Sports

        Louisiana baseball seeking late-season surge to reach Sun Belt tournament

        Jamarcus Fitzpatrick
      • Evangeline Parish School Board approves pay raises

        Evangeline Parish

        Acadiana’s longest-serving Superintendent announces retirement

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        Lafayette Parish

        Downtown businesses prepare for this week's festival crowds

        Katie Navarro
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        Lafayette Parish

        Police increase downtown security for 40th Festival International

        KATC News
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        St. Martin Parish

        St. Martinville sewer project moves forward, pump station work continues

        Joshua Moton

        Lafayette Parish

        Mayor-president vetoes downtown development plan after council approval

        Kayla Quintero

        Vermilion Parish

        Debris and dead alligators pile up under Vermilion Parish bridge

        Chloe Franklin
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        Weather

        Scattered showers & storms into the weekend, but workable for Festival

        Rob Perillo
        LPSO

        Lafayette Parish

        UPDATE: Teen shot this weekend has died

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        Covering Louisiana

        Shreveport man faces gun charges in mass slaying

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        UL Sports

        Louisiana Meets Marshall to Open SBC Championship

        Ragin' Cajuns Athletics
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        Covering Louisiana

        Another major wave expected; lights out tonight!

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        Lafayette Parish

        Annual stroke screening event at no cost to participants

        KATC News
      • Vermilion Parish

        Vermilion Council on Aging Spring Barbecue Fundraiser set for Sunday

        KATC News
        Festival International Opening Night 2025

        Festival International

        Ochsner Eat Fit partners with Festival International vendors

        KATC News
        Pushing past the odds

        Acadia Parish

        Neighbors rally to help Kanonu family: “It takes a village — and a kidney”

        Taylor Toole
      • Lafayette Parish Courthouse

        Lafayette Parish

        UPDATE: Plaintiffs added to petition seeking halt to Comeaux closure

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        Weather

        Spotty showers arrive today and will be scattered through the week

        Daniel Phillips
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        St. Landry Parish

        Man arrested for making alleged death threats over CB radio

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        St. Landry Parish

        Fatal chase raises concerns about St. Landry ‘Second Chance’ program

        Anna Fischer
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        LSU Sports

        What Braylon Calais committing to LSU means to Cecilia

        Jamarcus Fitzpatrick

        Lafayette Parish

        Acadiana High student shot at apartment complex in Scott

        Chloe Franklin
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        Covering Louisiana

        Bill aims to increase compensation for wrongfully incarcerated individuals

        Katie Navarro
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        St. Martin Parish

        Thomas Nelson, former St. Martinville mayor, remembered for decades of impact

        Joshua Moton
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        Weather

        Unsettled pattern with scattered showers, some storms into the weekend

        Rob Perillo
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        Covering Louisiana

        UPDATE: Seats still available in required boating education classes

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        Covering Louisiana

        Mass shooter who killed eight kids in Louisiana had gun incident in his past

        Lori Jane Gliha
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        Lafayette Parish

        Ochsner Lafayette General announces Broussard ER

      • Iota clean-up

        Acadia Parish

        Volunteer clean-up in Iota

        Vermilionville

        Lafayette Parish

        Vermilionville seeking nominees for Creole heritage award

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        Covering Louisiana

        Policy experts weigh in on five constitutional amendments on May ballot

        By Sheridan White/LSU Manship School News Service
      • Virtual Job Fair for Unemployed South Floridians

        Iberia Parish

        Career and Resource Fair set for Wednesday

        Drought

        Covering Louisiana

        Acadiana parishes eligible for drought farm assistance

        St. Landry Parish School Board

        St. Landry Parish

        Police investigating Sunset Middle fights

        KATC News
      • Former St. Martinville Mayor Thomas Nelson

        St. Martin Parish

        Former St. Martinville Mayor Thomas Nelson Dies

        KATC News
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        Weather

        Festival Forecast: Showers set to return to Lafayette as Festival week arrives

        Daniel Phillips
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        Lafayette Parish

        Witness speaks out after escaped man killed in Carencro chase, shooting

        Paris Flannigan
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