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An 18-year-old was arrested Monday in connection with a shooting Sunday on Larcade Street in Opelousas.

BBB warns of COVID-19 scams MGN Online and last updated 2021-02-24 12:53:57-05 COVID-19 vaccine distribution is spreading across Acadiana and scammers have been quick to take advantage. Better Business Bureau Serving Acadiana has heard reports of cons ranging from phishing calls for personal information to phony messages claiming consumers need to pay to guarantee a dose of the vaccine. If you are eligible to receive the vaccine, be sure to double check any messages before sharing personal info...

LSU expects campus operations to return to normal by Fall 2021 semester The Advocate and last updated 2021-02-24 13:31:48-05 LSU says they expect a majority of campus operations to return to normal by the start of the Fall 2021 semester. UPDATE: Weve reached out to other universities. UL says they "are in the planning process and are not ready yet to announce our fall plans." In a letter to students, LSU Interim President Thomas Galligan, Jr. said that the they expect the university to operate...

CVS will begin administering COVID-19 vaccines at seven select pharmacy locations in Louisiana this week.

‘Difference makers’ to give guidance at UL Lafayette’s Women’s Leadership Conference Tracey Monte / University of Louisiana at Lafayette Gayle Benson, owner of New Orleans’ Saints football and Pelicans basketball teams, Jan Hargrave, a renowned body language expert, and Teresa Weatherspoon, an NBA coach, will talk about their careers, leadership styles and lives during UL Lafayette’s Women’s Leadership Conference. By: UL Lafayette Office of Co...

Natchitoches man arrested after body found in home during fire investigation Louisiana State Fire Marshals Office Ronald Griffith and last updated 2021-02-24 16:00:39-05 The State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFM) has arrested a Natchitoches man for living with the body of a roommate for several months. Ronald Griffith, 58, was booked into the Natchitoches Parish Jail on February 21 on one count of Unlawful Disposal of Remains. Additional charges are possible. SFM Around 10:45 a.m., Natchitoche...

Chilly start, mild finish Tuesday ROBS WEATHER FORECAST PART 1 10PM 2/22/2021 and last updated 2021-02-22 23:49:30-05 Lots of sunshine is in store fore Acadiana Tuesday accompanied by a large temperature spread...starting out in the 30s but finishing off in the lower 70s. Look for morning lows Tuesday ranging from the low-mid 30s along with the chance of frost across the northern Acadiana parishes to the mid-upper 30s along and south of the I-10 corridor where frost will be less likely. KATC/Ro...

The Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office has arrested a Lafayette man for attempted second degree murder after a shooting that took place Sunday on Limoges Street.

Water in gas pump leaves drivers needing expensive repairs and last updated 2021-02-22 19:47:31-05 LAFAYETTE, La. — Ben Langlinais says his wife did not make it very far from the gas station before her car died on Thursday morning. "She got to the median on Pinhook, half a mile away before the car sputtered, I guess the water started to get into the system" Langlinais said. He says their 2020 GMC Terrain died only half a mile from the Mobil gas station on Verot School Road. Once they were ...

LPSO requests assistance in separate 2020 runaway teen cases Lafayette Parish Sheriffs Office Junior Rios and Ebony McCoy and last updated 2021-02-23 12:09:45-05 The Lafayette Parish Sheriffs Office is asking for the publics help in two previously reported runaway cases. The two runaway teens were reported last year and are not related. 16-year-old Junior Edwardo Rios of Carencro was last seen on July 26, 2020. LPSO say he left home wearing dark pants, a dark shirt, a red and black sweatshirt ...