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Former governor’s grave found in Rapides Parish Screenshot / KALB and last updated 2021-06-25 22:25:58-04 ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) — After being missing for 60 years, the gravesite of Louisiana Gov. Joseph Walker has been found in Rapides Parish in the central part of the state. Walker was the 13th governor of Louisiana, serving from 1850 to 1853. Local historians found the gravesite off Bayou Rapides Road in the city of Alexandria after searching for the landmark since the 1950s, KALB-TV...

New program will provide grants to students heading to high-demand jobs KATC - MGN ONLINE and last updated 2021-06-25 21:49:22-04 Louisiana residents will soon have the opportunity to receive grants to pay for education if they are going into certain high-demand career fields. The program, called the M.J. Foster Promise Program, was signed into law by Governor John Bel Edwards this week. Starting with the 2022-23 academic year, the program will provide an award to students enrolled in qualified...

Women on the Rebound: Taylor Curry KATC and last updated 2021-06-25 20:40:56-04 Studies have shown the pandemic has disproportionately affected women. As the world is now pushing toward recovery, so are some of the women who were hardest hit. With that, one Lafayette woman found herself in one of the toughest situations in her life in quarantine. She has taken control of her life again. "It was a creative awakening for me.," says Taylor Curry. She says she used quarantine as her time of evoluti...

Grammy-nominated artist opens dessert shop in Abbeville and last updated 2021-06-25 23:53:27-04 Grammy-nominated artist Koryn Hawthorne is adding business owner to her resume. The Abbeville native opened her shop "The Peach Cobbler Factory" on Friday. The dessert shop will serve peach cobbler and other selections like cinnamon rolls, ice cream, and more. "Im from here, my family is from here, my church family is from here, so I just wanted to have the opportunity to show that positivity can co...

Share Care USA to host job fair July 24 Job Fair courtesy MGN Online / USAF Job Fair courtesy MGN Online / USAF and last updated 2021-06-24 23:34:04-04 Share Care USA, which provides in-home personal care, will hold a job fair next month. The fair will be held on Saturday, July 24, from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. at 106 Leonie Street in Lafayette (behind Lafayette Music). The company is looking to hire a Direct Service Worker (DSW) and Family Service Coordinator (FSC). Direct Service Workers assist clie...

Breaux Bridge man arrested after shooting at apartment complex KATC and last updated 2021-06-25 08:18:59-04 A Breaux Bridge man has been arrested after a shooting Thursday afternoon shooting at an apartment complex. Officers responded shortly before 4:45 p.m. to reports of a male subject shooting from a vehicle at the Bayou Teche Apartments on Agnes Drive. No injuries were reported. Police identified the suspect as Traylon Calais, 20, of Breaux Bridge. He was arrested and transported to the S...

St. Landry Parish shooting victim remembered by family as loving, hardworking St. Landry Parish shooting victim remembered by family as loving, hardworking and last updated 2021-06-25 07:29:00-04 Were learning more about a St. Landry Parish woman detectives say was shot and killed by her husband Wednesday night. According to deputies, Derrick Hills walked into a home on East Prudhomme St. and shot his wife, Rachelle Arceneaux Hills, three times. Her daughters tell KATC she was hardworking, lo...

Rayne Police trade in speeding tickets for snoball tickets Officers rewarding kids doing good with free frozen treats this summer Rayne PD will ticket kids with snoballs this summer Posted at 8:28 PM, Jun 24, 2021 and last updated 2021-06-24 21:36:26-04 Rayne Police officers are taking part in a cool initiative this summer in an effort to build a better partnership with the community. The department is teaming up with Frozen Rayne Snocones for the summer. Theyll be keeping an eye out for youn...

Felony campaign finance hush money scheme that federal prosecutors say he was directed to commit by former president trump, who they called individual one in that case. so president trumps personal lawyer in the trump organization lawyer, roy cohn, disbarred. president trumps personal lawyer and trump organization lawyer michael cohen disbarred. today, on the 35-year anniversary of roy cohns disbarment, yet another personal attorney for donald trump being suspended. suspended by the state of new...

Police in Lafayette are currently on the scene of a triple shooting outside police headquarters.