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A new program launched Friday will provide financial assistance to Louisiana renters and landlords experiencing financial hardship as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Iberia Parish man wanted after allegedly choking girlfriend, shooting at her Iberia Parish Sheriffs Office Dwight Williams and last updated 2021-03-05 12:22:44-05 An Iberia Parish man is wanted after police say he allegedly broke into his girlfriends home, assaulted her and fired several shots at her. Deputies say the incident happened on Tuesday, February 23 at 6:30 pm in the 1800 block of Wanda Street in the parish. The Sheriffs Office says that Dwight Williams allegedly forced his way into ...

More animals seized this week in St. Landry Parish KATC Photo and last updated 2021-03-05 15:42:08-05 St. Landry Parish Officials provided an update on Friday afternoon to the case involving more than 175 dogs being removed from a home last week. Parish President Jessie Bellard says that last weeks investigation at a home on Lago Road, the vet determined that the dogs should be taken from the home because the dogs allegedly had issues including broken jaws and bulging eyes. "It was a gruesome ...

Woman shares what life is like with PTSD and last updated 2021-03-04 23:22:45-05 LAFAYETTE, La. — One in 11 people will be diagnosed with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in their lifetime, according to the American Psychiatry Organization. Women are twice as likely to suffer from this condition. Nicole Pousson describes the feelings of having an episode as having a constant fight inside your head and not knowing how your body will react in certain triggering situations. “It’s like...

Judicial remand of 12 lawyers extended in Capital ATC seeks call records of two lawyers booked in sessions court attack ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Thursday extended judicial remands of 12 arrested lawyers in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) attack case. ATC Judge Raja Jawad Abbas Hassan presided over the case. The lawyers involved in the IHC attack, including Raja Zahid, Naveed Hayat Malik, Khizer Khan, Liaquat Manzoor Kamboah, Asif Irfan, Najam Abbas Faisal Khan, Zafar Khokhar, ...

Sulphur High School student arrested for alleged threat MGN Online and last updated 2021-03-05 10:32:17-05 A Sulphur High School student has been arrested for allegedly threatening to shoot up the high school. The Calcasieu Parish Sheriffs Office School Resource Officers were notified around 2:30 pm Thursday in reference to a possible threat from a student that attends Sulphur High School, according to a spokesperson for the Calcasieu Parish Sheriffs Office. During the initial investigation d...

and last updated 2021-03-05 13:04:01-05 As of March 5, the number of total coronavirus cases reported in Louisiana increased by 504 and there have been 30 new deaths, according to the Louisiana Department of Health. Of these cases, 342 are confirmed cases and 162 are probable cases. The total number of cases reported to the state as of Friday is 433,045. The current total death count is 9,716. The collection dates for most of these cases (91%) fall between February 25 and March 4, 2021. The col...

New Orleans man identified as driver killed in fiery January crash on I-10 near Louisiana Avenue LA DOTD and last updated 2021-03-05 14:50:11-05 LAFAYETTE, La. — The Louisiana State Police have identified Dajun Mosley, 20, of New Orleans, as the driver who was killed in a fatal crash on I-10 W near Louisiana identified that also injured three others. On Jan. 13, shortly after 8:30 p.m., LSP Troop I responded to a two-vehicle fatal crash on Interstate 10 westbound near Louisiana Avenue, whi...

LWC: Initial unemployment insurance claims rise for week ending February 27 Louisiana Workforce Commission and last updated 2021-03-05 10:30:39-05 According to the Louisiana Workforce Commission, the initial unemployment insurance claims for the week ending February 27, 2021 rose to 6,981 from the week ending February 20, 2021 Thats an increase of 534 initial claims from the previous weeks total of 6,447. For a comparison, LWC says that during the week ending February 29, 2020, 1,509 initial cl...

Spirit of Acadiana: UL Lafayette takes care of its own Spirit of Acadiana: UL takes care of its own and last updated 2021-03-03 20:24:01-05 LAFAYETTE, La. — On the campus of the University of Louisiana, back in February, something pretty neat happened. One of the custodians, a man named Phillip Narcisse, whose employer ABM provides janitorial services in a number of buildings on the UL campus. Mr. Narcisse’s wife was battling a number of health issues, and the medical bills were mount...