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Crawfish workers sue former employer KATC and last updated 2021-05-14 12:08:28-04 MARKSVILLE, La. – Two crawfish workers sued their former employer, alleging that the company regularly failed to pay overtime wages, often failed to pay the minimum wage it had promised, and deducted excessive expenses from their paychecks, according to a release from Texas RioGrande Legal Aid. The workers were hired in 2020 on H-2B visas and came from Mexico to peel and package crawfish. They allege that Ma...

LWC: Initial unemployment insurance claims rise for week ending May 8 Louisiana Workforce Commission and last updated 2021-05-14 09:52:25-04 According to the Louisiana Workforce Commission, the initial unemployment insurance claims for the week ending May 8, 2021 rose to 7,129 from the week ending May 1, 2021. Thats an increase of 346 initial claims from the previous weeks total of 6,783. For a comparison, LWC says that during the week ending May 9, 2020, 40,125 initial claims were filed. The f...

Vermilion Parish deputies searching for owner of pregnant pig Vermilion Parish Sheriffs Office and last updated 2021-05-14 11:31:00-04 The Vermilion Parish Sheriff Department is attempting to locate the owner of a pregnant miniature potbellied pig. The pig was located in the 13000 block of Harrington Rd near Boat Shop Rd, south of Erath. Deputies say the pig is expected to give birth soon. The pig has black and white markings and appears to be very nervous around strangers. The department sa...

Recurring Pfizer vaccination events happening in Acadiana Nathan Sharkey and last updated 2021-05-14 15:03:33-04 The Louisiana Department of Health and the Region 4 Office of Public Health have announced upcoming Pfizer vaccination events in Acadiana. The vaccination events are recurring each week at three locations in Acadiana. Appointments are preferred, but OPH says that walk-ins are welcome. Locations will be open from 8:30 am until 1:00 pm on designated days to administer vaccine doses....

Chief officer with Lafayette Fire Department on leave following complaint of sexual harassment KATC and last updated 2021-05-14 15:20:48-04 A member of the Lafayette Fire Department is currently on administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation into an alleged sexual harassment complaint. Lafayette Fire Chief Robert Benoit says a chief officer has been placed on leave pending the outcome of that investigation. Chief Benoit has turned the complaint over to the Lafayette Police D...

GOHSEP posts virtual disaster information sessions online GOHSEP and last updated 2021-05-14 12:38:50-04 Information sessions covering resources to assist those impacted by the 2020 hurricanes is now online. The Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) has posted the 10 public sessions online at The Virtual Disaster Resource Info Sessions, which were held in April, provided information on programs, resources, and services available to an individual or fa...

Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office supports grant to bolster mental health services initiative KATC photo and last updated 2021-05-14 12:41:40-04 The Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office is supporting a grant to bolster mental health services initiatives. LPSO says the grant would help further its collaboration with Beacon Community Connections which is a community integrated health network. According to a release Beacon Community Connections is applying for the Administration for Commun...

COVID-19: State update - 464,833 cases, 10,478 deaths KATC and last updated 2021-05-14 13:09:54-04 As of May 14, the number of total coronavirus cases reported in Louisiana increased by 427 and there have been 9 new deaths, according to the Louisiana Department of Health. Of these cases, 301 are confirmed cases and 126 are probable cases. The total number of cases reported to the state as of Friday is 464,833. The current total death count is 10,478. The collection dates for most of these cases...

Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco historical marker unveiled in New Iberia KATC and last updated 2021-05-12 22:35:11-04 Governor John Bel Edwards, Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser, and other state and local officials were in New Iberia Wednesday to honor former Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco. A ceremony was held at Bouligny Plaza in downtown New Iberia to unveil Blancos State Historical Marker, which is located on Main Street. Louisianas first female governor and a New Iberia native, Blan...

Finally, Acadiana will see drier and rather nice weather for the rest of the week and into the front end of the weekend...but enjoy it, as next week it appears that we will resume a wet pattern that has pretty much defined this month to date.