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Several juveniles arrested in connection with recent Church Point shootings Police Lights and last updated 2021-04-20 21:41:01-04 Church Point Police have arrested several juveniles in connection with recent shootings in the town. According to police chief Dale Thibodeaux, several cases were investigated in a joint effort between the Church Point Police Department and the 15th Judicial District Attorneys Office. Those cases were presented to the Acadia Parish Grand Jury, and Thibodeaux said i...

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office will end their week long "Buckle Up In Your Truck" campaign with a seatbelt checkpoint on Saturday, April 24.

An unrestrained driver was killed Tuesday in a single-vehicle crash on US Hwy 90 in Calcasieu Parish.

Spirit of Acadiana: SOLA & Love our Schools— A match made in education and last updated 2021-04-19 20:13:41-04 Theyre called matching grants. When you donate a dollar, a dollar is matched. This year, Love Our Schools is going to do just that, but they plan on matching a whole lot of dollars. "Well, its about education,” begins Love Our Schools’ Ryan Domengeaux. “We had the opportunity to support the school system and this year we had the opportunity to bring in all of the ...

Coast Guard to suspend efforts at sunset Monday; Seacor will continue search Gerald Herbert/AP The capsized lift boat Seacor Power is seen seven miles off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico Sunday, April 18, 2021. The vessel capsized during a storm on Tuesday, killing four, with nine still missing, and six rescued. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) By: KATC Staff and last updated 2021-04-19 16:52:14-04 The United States Coast Guard search and rescue effort for eight men still...

Millions to be allocated for road and infrastructure projects in Acadiana and last updated 2021-04-19 23:37:18-04 Millions of dollars will be allocated for road and infrastructure projects in Acadiana. Several transportation projects in the area are getting a boost, thanks to federal coronavirus relief funds. $216 million is being allocated to the state. DOTD says they will receive large portions of that funding will help projects like the I-49 Connector and Highway 190. "In order to better me...

LSU, UL System announce they will not require students to get vaccinated to return to campus in fall The Advocate Posted at 6:55 PM, Apr 19, 2021 and last updated 2021-04-19 21:06:56-04 BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana’s higher education officials are encouraging tens of thousands of students to get COVID-19 vaccines before returning for in-person instruction next fall, but they do not plan to require it. LSU Interim President Tom Galligan released a statement late Monday saying that the...

Family guardedly hopeful as rescue and recovery continues for missing Seacor crewmen Family guardedly hopeful as rescue and recovery continues for missing Seacor crewmen and last updated 2021-04-19 23:37:39-04 Family members of those missing in the Seacor Power disaster remain guardedly hopeful as days pass and more heartbreaking news on the rescue and recovery continues to slowly trickle in. "What if they go through all the floors and they dont find them? Are they still out there in the sea?" ...

Deputies continue search for runaway teen from Rayne Lafayette Parish Sheriffs Office Landon LeJeune and last updated 2021-04-20 11:20:07-04 The Lafayette Parish Sheriffs Office is asking for help from the public in locating a runaway 16-year-old from Rayne. Deputies say Landon Lejeune left his home on April 6 and is believed to be in the Abbeville area. The department re-shared a post on Tuesday, April 20, asking the community to share. He is described as having brown hair and brown eyes. A...

Amber Alert issued for two Texas teens Seagoville Police Dept. and last updated 2021-04-19 10:40:15-04 Police officers in Texas are searching for two teen girls they believe to be in grave or immediate danger. According to the Seagoville Police Department, an Amber Alert was issued for 16-year-old Devany Betancourt and 17-year-old Marina Nelson who were last seen on Sunday, April 18. Seagoville is located in Dallas County, southeast of the Dallas area. Betancourt is descirbed as being 52" and 1...