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Year of St. Joseph closing mass and celebration Lafayette Diocese and last updated 2021-04-28 17:30:05-04 LAFAYETTE, La. - The public is invited to attend as Bishop Douglas Deshotel and the Diocese of Lafayette will close out the “Year of St. Joseph” with a Closing Mass and Family Fun Day on Saturday, May 1 at St. Joseph Church in Milton. May 1 is the Memorial of St. Joseph the Worker, commemorating one of many roles he played in Jesus’ life, according to a spokesperson for the...

Nonprofit aims to help children aging out of foster care system Nonprofit helps children aging out of foster system 04/28/2021 and last updated 2021-04-28 20:52:01-04 LAFAYETTE, La. — An Acadiana organization called Family Connection is aiming to help kids who are aging out of the foster care system successfully get on their feet. The transitional housing program will help those between the ages of 16 and 21 find a job, get into school, and even teach them how to budget. Family Connectio...

Abbeville mother seeking better medical care for son in federal prison, fears death Abbeville mother seeking better medical care for son in federal prison and last updated 2021-04-28 23:22:33-04 An Abbeville mother is asking for help getting her son medical care in federal prison. Raymond Hawthorne was arrested in 2019 on drug charges, when he was already out on parole in a separate drug investigation. If convicted on his latest charge, he faces up to 40 years in prison. His mother worries he...

PRIME TIME Head Start hosts ribbon cutting in New Iberia Former School Becomes Head Start 04/28/2021 and last updated 2021-04-28 23:54:44-04 NEW IBERIA, La. — PRIME TIME Head Start held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday with the Greater Iberia Chamber of Commerce at its newly opened site on Dodson Street in New Iberia. The site is the location of the former Dodson Elementary School located at 420 Dodson Street in New Iberia. According to a release, the facility went out of use in 201...

LAFAYETTE, La. - IHOP on Ambassador Caffery is closed following an overnight fire at the restaurant.

Three cousins are hoping to raise funds for those searching for the missing Seacor Power Crew members.

A tricky forecast is taking shape for the weekend with a front slowly meandering into Acadiana before eventually stalling out right on top of south Louisiana for a few days.

Senate committee advances bill restricting law enforcement from using no-knock warrants KATC Posted at 8:30 PM, Apr 27, 2021 and last updated 2021-04-27 21:30:25-04 BATON ROUGE – A bill that would restrict law enforcement officials from using no-knock warrants and chokeholds advanced Tuesday. Sen. Cleo Fields, D-Baton Rouge, moved his bill, SB34, through the Senate Judiciary B Committee, and it will next go to the Senate floor. The bill restricts law enforcement officers from conducting n...

Pellerin family seeking answers from District Attorney Its been eight months since Trayford Pellerin was killed by Lafayette Police officers. Pellerin family seeking answers from District Attorney and last updated 2021-04-27 23:51:48-04 LAFAYETTE, La. — Trayford Pellerin’s father, Cedrick Pellerin, says the only thing that will bring the family closure is seeing the officers involved indicted and put through trial. He says the bystander video of the moment his son was shot by Lafayett...

Were Open: Wonderland Performing Arts and last updated 2021-04-27 20:31:31-04 Wonderland Performing Arts will soon be returning to in-person instruction, starting with their summer camp. During the pandemic, the studio kept its doors open with virtual lessons for students, but the change comes with COVID-19 cases trending downward and more people getting vaccinated. Now until May 1st, you can register your child for one of the four different week-long classes being offered. There will be one ...