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        National News

        US intelligence-gathering flights are surging off Cuba

        Avery Schmitz
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        World News

        Russia accuses Ukraine of violating U.S.-brokered three-day truce

        AP via Scripps News Group
        APTOPIX Spain Hantavirus Ship

        First passengers begin disembarking hantavirus-stricken cruise ship

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        Food, faith and fun come together at local slider showdown

        Anthony Council
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        Lafayette Parish

        Family, friends say goodbye to Martha Odom

        Anna Fischer
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        Weather

        Latest flood reports; More rain ahead of cold front on Monday

        Breyanna Lewis
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        Road closures from flooding across Acadiana

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        Long-time Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox dead at age 84

        Justin Boggs
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        Google agrees to reforms in wake of racial bias lawsuit filed by Black workers

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Justin Boggs
        APTOPIX  Cape Verde Hantavirus Ship

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        Justin Boggs
        Election 2026 Redistricting

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        Sports

        Louisiana softball turns focus to 2027 after Sun Belt tournament exit

        Anthony Council
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        UL Sports

        Louisiana outlasts App State in 10 innings

        Jamarcus Fitzpatrick
        Election 2026 Redistricting

        Alabama plans for a new US House primary if courts allow different districts

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Weather

        Rainy festival and Mother's Day weekend ahead; Latest storm reports from today

        Breyanna Lewis
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        Lafayette Parish

        Dr. Raphael Baranco school celebrates 100 years

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        Lafayette Parish

        Acadiana High student recognized for saving classmate's life

        KATC News
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        News

        Louisiana Senate panel weighs congressional maps with majority Black districts

        Katie Navarro
        APTOPIX Vatican Pope

        National News

        Pope Leo XIV marks one year as first American pontiff

        Cameron Couvillion

        Vermilion Parish

        Maurice breaks ground on 6,000 square feet city hall

        Chloe Franklin
      • California Free Diapers

        California to provide free diapers to newborns at more than 60 hospitals

        AP via Scripps News Group
        Immigrant Detention Leavenworth

        Corporate owners of ICE lockups report drop in number of detained immigrants

        Patrick Terpstra
        APTOPIX Hantavirus Ship

        US coordinating flight for Americans aboard hantavirus-stricken cruise ship

        Lori Jane Gliha
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        DOJ seeks to strip citizenship from 12 people accused of serious crimes

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        Russia Ukraine War Russian Stalling

        World News

        Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a three-day ceasefire

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        St. Landry Parish

        Teenager booked after school fight

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        Federal grand jury indicts former warden, other supervisors

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        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Lafayette Parish

        Governor orders flags at half-staff to honor Martha Odom

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        Lafayette Parish

        Lafayette Parish man accused of aggravated assault following altercation

        KATC News
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        Judge rules Trump-era cuts to $100M in humanities grants were unconstitutional

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        DHS denies pressuring Florida to shut down Alligator Alcatraz amid reports

        Jamie Ostroff
        Emirates Iran War Strait of Hormuz

        Iran War

        US says Navy fighter jet disabled Iranian oil tankers in Gulf of Oman

        Scripps News Group
        Search in Glacier National park

        National News

        Missing hiker found dead in Glacier National Park, bear attack suspected

        Scripps News Group
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        Iberia Parish

        UPDATE: New Iberia man booked with murder

        KATC News
        Election 2026 Redistricting Virginia

        Virginia Supreme Court strikes down Democrats’ redistricting plan

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Vermilion Parish

        VFW Post #4158 plans Day of Service

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        Sports

        Bengals overcome cold start, blow past Baton Rouge

        LSU Eunice Athletics
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        National News

        Pentagon releases new UFO files, says the public can draw its own conclusions

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Lafayette Parish

        SoLAcc Graduation set for next week

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        US employers added 115,000 jobs in April despite Iran war’s global oil shock

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Lafayette Parish

        Car fire spreads to home; no injuries reported

        Cape Verde Hantavirus Ship

        Canary Islands braces for arrival of cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak

        Justin Boggs
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        Acadia Parish

        Rayne Frog Festival continues this weekend

        Education Schools Canvas Outage

        Cyberattack on Canvas hits thousands of schools; system restored for most users

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Don't Waste Your Money

        Mother’s Day bouquet hacks: How to keep flowers fresh a week or more

        John Matarese
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        Weather

        Wet weather returns this weekend

        Daniel Phillips
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        Lafayette Parish

        AT&T Fiber expands into more Lafayette-area homes and business

        KATC News
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        Lafayette Parish

        Police memorial held to honor fallen officers

        KATC News
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        Sports

        Cajuns exit Sun Belt Championship Tournament in quarterfinal round

        Matt Hebert
        USS KIDD RETURN DELAYED

        Covering Louisiana

        Celebration to welcome USS Kidd home delayed due to low river levels

        KATC News
        Kelly Hegseth

        Sen. Mark Kelly appears in court, facing potential demotion over orders video

        Ava-joye Burnett
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        Lafayette Parish

        Scott community gathers for National Day of Prayer

        KATC News

        Vermilion Parish

        Federal law to require anti-drunk driving technology in new passenger vehicles

        Chloe Franklin
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        Weather

        Drought improves and more rain is on the way for the Mother's Day Weekend

        Breyanna Lewis
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