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      • St. Landry Parish

        23rd annual Take Back the Night event unites Opelousas community

        Anna Fischer
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        High School Sports

        Underdog Iota softball chasing history after 22-year semifinal return

        Jamarcus Fitzpatrick
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        Evangeline Parish

        Evangeline Parish Superintendent Darwan Lazard announces retirement

        Paris Flannigan
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        National News

        From 'job hugging' to 'job hopping': AI fuels potential talent flight 

        Emily Hanford-Ostmann
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        Scripps News Life

        75% of American consumers have felt cheated, but few speak up 

        Emily Hanford-Ostmann
        Maduro raid

        National News

        Soldier accused of betting on Maduro raid makes first court appearance

        Maura Barrett
      • Vermilion Parish

        Chief of Police candidates share their plans for leading police department

        Chloe Franklin
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        St. Martin Parish

        Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival preps continue as weather remains a factor

        Joshua Moton
        State Fire Marshal

        St. Landry Parish

        Palmetto Man Charged with Arson and Insurance Fraud

      • Lafayette Parish

        Mental health advice for communities impacted by gun violence

        Kayla Quintero
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        Covering Louisiana

        House raises family compensation for police, firefighters killed in line of duty

        KATC News
        Fatal Crash

        Lafayette Parish

        Victim Identified in Fatal Crash on I-10 Eastbound

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        Weather

        A soaking to finish the week

        Rob Perillo
        Supreme Court

        Supreme Court is set to weigh continued TPS protections for Haitians

        Ava-joye Burnett
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        St. Landry Parish

        Cool Schools: Park Vista Elementary

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        Lafayette Parish

        Funeral arrangements announced for Martha Odom

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        Covering Louisiana

        House approves bill to mandate publishing prison data on website

        Jimmy Kimmel

        FCC probing Disney and ABC as Trump decries Kimmel's 'expectant widow' comments

        Scripps News Group
      • Iberia Parish

        Nuclear fabrication facility coming to Iberia Parish

        KATC News

        Lafayette Parish

        Lovebug season lifts local detailing business: “It gets bad."

        Anna Fischer
        Justice Department Jeffrey Epstein

        Government watchdog to probe Trump administration's handling of Epstein files

        Jacob Gardenswartz
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        Arrest warrant requested for James Comey over post alleged to be a Trump threat

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        CDC warns of drug-resistant salmonella infections linked to backyard poultry

        AP via Scripps News Group
        APTOPIX Austria Taylor Swift Trial

        National News

        Man pleads guilty to plotting attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        National News

        Agents serve search warrants in federal fraud probe in Minnesota

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Lafayette Parish

        LCG marks completion of Lajaunie Road Bridge with ribbon-cutting ceremony

        KATC News
        LPSS

        Lafayette Parish

        UPDATE: Lafayette High School a/c fixed; school tomorrow

      • 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
        Mamou

        Evangeline Parish

        Visually impaired woman dies after crash

      • APTOPIX Trump US Britain Royal Visit

        Entertainment

        'We stand united': King Charles praises US-UK ties in rare address to Congress

        Scripps News Group
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        St. Landry Parish

        UPDATE: Escaped inmate was in 2024 stand-off

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        Lafayette Parish

        Memorial fund set up to honor Martha Odom

      • Louisiana State Capitol

        Covering Louisiana

        House bill seeks to nullify damages cap on carbon-capture mishaps

        By Sheridan White LSU Manship School News Service

        Tools for Schools

        Tools for Schools helps Washington Career & Tech establish positivity program

        KATC News
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        Covering Louisiana

        Second Chance Month raises awareness of challenges formerly incarcerated face

        By Izzy Wollfarth LSU Manship School News Service
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        Calcasieu Parish

        SOWELA Offering Free Pipefitting Training Program

        Iran US Oil Prices

        World News

        United Arab Emirates says it will leave oil cartel OPEC effective May 1

        AP via Scripps News Group
        2026 Critics Choice Awards - Press Room

        Entertainment

        Kimmel pushes back on calls for his firing, says Melania joke was about age

        Brian Stelter, CNN
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        Weather

        Heavy showers setting up for the end of the week

        Daniel Phillips
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        National News

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

        Andrew Rafferty
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        In Your Parish

        Candlelight vigil held for victims of Mall of Louisiana shooting in Baton Rouge

        Joshua Moton
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        St. Landry Parish

        School officials consider rezoning to limit student transfers

        Paris Flannigan

        St. Landry Parish

        Port Barre man arrested for allegedly selling Meth

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        High School Sports

        Redemption Run: Northside Christian eyes state title after heartbreak

        Jamarcus Fitzpatrick
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        Acadia Parish

        Acadia Parish man booked with child sex abuse for fifth time

        Katie Navarro

        Vermilion Parish

        Fallen tree left nearby Abbeville residents without power

        Chloe Franklin
        White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting suspect

        National News

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

        Patrick Terpstra
      • Lafayette Parish

        Catholic Charities of Acadiana launches bottled water drive ahead of summer heat

        Kayla Quintero
        Man found dead after Lafayette fire

        Lafayette Parish

        One dead in Canal Street fire

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        Weather

        Decent rain chances later into the week; cool start to May

        Rob Perillo
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        Supreme Court grapples with wave of lawsuits over Roundup cancer claims

        AP via Scripps News Group
        Financial Markets Wall Street

        Oil prices rise and US stocks edge up to more records

        AP via Scripps News Group
        LPSS

        Lafayette Parish

        UPDATE: Appeals court rejects LPSS request

      • Jeff Davis Electric

        Jeff Davis Parish

        Jeff Davis Electric Coop schedules 10-hour power outage for members

        White House Ballroom

        Lawsuit challenging construction of new White House ballroom will continue

        Scripps News Group
        Iran US

        Iran War

        Iran offers to reopen Strait of Hormuz if US lifts its blockade and the war ends

        AP via Scripps News Group
      • Election 2026 Redistricting Virginia

        Virginia Supreme Court considers whether to block voter-approved US House map

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        National News

        Trump says Kimmel should be fired over joke about Melania days before shooting

        Gage Jackson
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        Lafayette Parish

        Heavy fire damages Shane's Loaded Mac Bar on Johnston Street in Lafayette

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