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Man arrested following March 4 shooting in Lafayette that injured one LPSO and last updated 2021-03-10 10:21:55-05 One person has been arrested in connection to a March 4 shooting in Lafayette that left one person injured. According to police, Terrence Fernell Sr. is accused of shooting someone in the 200 block of Lacobie Street. Police say the victim was shot outside of a residence and suffered a non-life threatening injury. Fernell was later identified and arrested and is now facing an atte...

Family receives COVID vaccine following eligibility expansion, vaccination efforts continue and last updated 2021-03-09 23:20:55-05 For many families the vaccine eligibility expansion brings them one step closer to a return to normal. Tuesday, Governor John Bel Edwards announced a broad expansion of eligibility, allowing some as young as 16 to get a vaccine. The new guidelines expand the pre-existing conditions that will allow people to get vaccinated. Among the more common ailments are obesit...

The Technology Recruitment Virtual Job Fair to be held on Tuesday, March 30 from 9 am until noon.

Plans announced for 50-Acre Louisiana Space Campus NASA Michoud Assembly Facility / Facebook and last updated 2021-03-10 11:47:30-05 Louisiana has signed an agreement with NASAs Michoud Assembly Facility to create a space campus at NASAs 829-acre site in New Orleans. The Governors Office says the 50-acre campus would target commercial office development, with contemporary amenities, for existing Michoud tenants and new prospects from the public and private sector to support Michoud Assembly Fac...

Texas opens at 100 percent capacity with no mask mandate State of Texas Gov Abbott at Montelongos Mexican Restaurant in Lubbock where he announced reopening changes for the Texas on March 3, 2021 and last updated 2021-03-10 12:03:15-05 On Wednesday the state of Texas fully reopened. Governor Greg Abbott last week issued an Executive Order lifting the mask mandate in Texas and increasing capacity of all businesses and facilities in the state to 100 percent. This executive order, according to Tex...

UPDATE: Missing elderly woman found safe in Lafayette Leslie Blanchard and last updated 2021-03-09 07:00:18-05 UPDATE: 85-year-old Geraldine Marino has been found safe and unharmed at friends house as of 3 a.m. Family began searching for Marino who was last seen on Monday afternoon, March 8, in Lafayette. A silver alert was issued by police Police say that Marino went missing from her home on Clara Von Drive and Gayle Drive in the Greenbriar neighborhood at around 2:00 or 3:00 pm. The area is ...

Police search for suspect in Eunice shooting on N. Seventh Street Eunice PD and last updated 2021-03-09 09:42:16-05 Eunice Police are searching for a suspect wanted in connection with a Sunday shooting on N. Seventh Street. According to Chief of Police, Randy Fontenot, officers with the Eunice Police Department are attempting to locate 19-year-old Jasten Thomas of Eunice. He is wanted for four counts of attempted second degree murder for a shooting that occurred in the 300 block of N. Seventh ...

and last updated 2021-03-08 20:49:34-05 LAFAYETTE, La. — Heberts Tire and Auto opened last year on March 17, 2020 on Verot School Road, just as the pandemic was closing down surrounding businesses. Owner Jason Hebert said its been a struggle surviving not only the pandemic, but also as a locally-owned business surrounded by national retail chains. Hebert says he takes pride in his business and their dedication to quality customer service. "I named it Hebert Tires to make sure everybody k...

$2.2M FEMA grant to raise homes in Erath is on hold $2.2M FEMA grant to raise homes in Erath is on hold and last updated 2021-03-09 00:33:05-05 A FEMA grant to raise 13 houses operated by the Housing Authority in Erath is on hold, for now. On Monday , the town council decided to hold off on accepting the $2,232,261 grant. According to Mayor Taylor Mencacci, FEMA is only covering 98 percent of the total cost of the project, HUD is responsible for the rest. He says he cannot accept the grant un...