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Broussard City Council release findings of investigation into police chief KATC News and last updated 2021-05-13 19:03:36-04 BROUSSARD, La. — The Broussard City Council and Mayor Ray Bourque held an executive meeting Tuesday regarding the citys investigation into allegations of workplace sexual harassment against Police Chief Branon Decou. According to a release from the council, city leaders received a verbal briefing from the attorneys leading the investigation regarding the allegations ...

LDVA group tours HERO Program in Opelousas Program assists veterans with conditions like PTSD, substance abuse HERO Program Johnny Patout, Managing Partner of HERO Program, Craig Laseur, HERO Program Manager, Colonel Joey Strickland, Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs, (LDVA), Julie Baxter Payer, Deputy Secretary, Dustin Guy, Deputy Chief of Staff, Billy Robbins, Incarcerated Veterans/Veteran Courts Liaison, Chris Flanagan. Director of Veteran Outreach, HERO Program. and ...

Breaux Bridge PD taking part in Click It or Ticket campaign MGN Online and last updated 2021-05-13 17:37:52-04 Breaux Bridge Police is reminding motorists to Click It or Ticket as they again take part in the national seat belt enforcement campaign. BBPD and law enforcement agencies around the country will be stepping up enforcement from May 24-June 6, ahead and during one of the busiest travel weekens of the year. "Every day, unbuckled motorists are losing their lives in motor vehicle crashes...

12-year-old gets COVID vaccine in Lafayette after CDC expands Pfizer recommendation and last updated 2021-05-13 22:05:52-04 Younger Louisiana residents are now getting the chance to receive their COVID-19 vaccines. Louisianans 12 and up became eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine after the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions (CDC) on Wednesday formally recommended the use of the Pfizer vaccine for this age group. One Acadiana 12 year old received his Pfizer vaccine at the MLK Center o...

Lil Brooklyn Neighborhood Initiative makes progress in bringing residents back to New Iberia and last updated 2021-05-13 18:34:17-04 NEW IBERIA — The Lil Brooklyn Neighborhood Initiative is a project that was started by a retired graphics designer, Anne Darrah. She started this initiative to help beautify a small section of New Iberia in hopes to attract more people. Alison Henry, a New Iberia native, recently moved back home from California after moving away when she was just fourteen y...

Acadiana's weather pattern will be on a roll into the weekend with plenty of sunshine accompanied by below normal temperatures and humidity, but enjoy it, as a wet and unsettled pattern will return and stay for most, if not all of next week.

The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office have arrested a Melville man on a charge of sexual battery against a juvenile.

Large crack found in Memphis bridge causes shutdown, backlog of river traffic Tennessee Department of Transportation and last updated 2021-05-13 23:34:12-04 Thousands of vehicles were forced to detour and shipping on a section of the Mississippi River was shut down after a crack was found in the span of the I-40 bridge linking Tennessee and Arkansas this week. Crews inspecting the 1.8-mile I-40 Hernando DeSoto Bridge discovered the crack in the bottom side of a truss Tuesday. The six-lane bri...

SEACOR search volunteer disputes cyberstalking, extortion claims by United Cajun Navy and last updated 2021-05-13 23:53:54-04 Fighting amid the volunteer search effort in the SEACOR power disaster has made its way to court. The head of the United Cajun Navy has filed a protective order against a volunteer and even made allegations against the father of one of the missing men. The protective order, filed in East Baton Rouge Parish, makes allegations of extortion and cyberbullying, but the volun...

Seven recruits graduate Friday to become Lafayette firefighters KATC and last updated 2021-05-14 10:33:15-04 Seven recruits graduated from the Louis F. Babin Institute of Fire Training on Friday to become official Lafayette firefighters. The recruits went through sixteen weeks of classroom instruction, hands-on training and physical fitness to reach this milestone. The 104th Firefighter Recruit Graduation Ceremony was held at 9:00 am at the Lafayette Fire Training Center on N. Dugas Road. T...