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Downtown Lafayette becomes outdoor virtual murder mystery site and last updated 2021-02-06 23:30:13-05 The streets of downtown Lafayette were the staging ground for a virtual murder mystery game on Saturday. CluedUpp Games is an award-winning British games studio that specialized in creating unique, outdoor adventure games, according to their website. The "Lafayette Ripper" was a sold out event, but the company said they will be back in Lafayette soon. Using a smartphone app, teams of detective...

How COVID-19 can affect your heart health On Wear Red Day, local experts weigh in on the pandemics effect on heart health. and last updated 2021-02-05 19:21:37-05 LAFAYETTE, La. — The pandemic has caused habits to change including most people working from home, and this sedentary lifestyle could affect your heart health. Every 36 seconds, a person dies in the United States from cardiovascular disease, according to the American Heart Association. Studies show the COVID-19 virus increases th...

Investigators ask for publics help after remains identified as missing woman Erica Hunt went missing in 2016 from Opelousas Investigators ask for publics help after remains identified as missing woman and last updated 2021-02-05 23:20:54-05 Investigators are asking for the publics help after skeletal remains were identified as a missing St. Landry Parish woman. Erica Hunt disappeared from Opelousas in the summer of 2016. More than two years later, remains were discovered in Evangeline Parish. T...

I-10 reopens following vehicle fire, LA 347 South remains closed Police: 18-wheeler hauling produce was completely engulfed in flames St. Martin Parish Fire District and last updated 2021-02-04 18:53:51-05 I-10 East at LA 347 (Henderson) has reopened following a vehicle fire Wednesday afternoon. According to the St. Martin Parish Fire District, members of the Henderson Volunteer Fire Department were dispatched to Grand Pointe Avenue near I-10 for a reported vehicle fire. When Henderson Fire De...

State officials to hold virtual town hall on COVID-19 vaccines MGN Online and last updated 2021-02-04 18:34:43-05 Officials with the Governors Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) and the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) will host a Zoom Town Hall next week aimed at educating citizens about the COVID-19 vaccines. The Town Hall, called Vaccination Conversation, will be held Tuesday, February 9, at 1 p.m. Its designed to connect anyone who is concerned about the CO...

and last updated 2021-02-04 19:13:33-05 We may be in the middle of a pandemic, but that doesnt mean we cant celebrate Mardi Gras safely. Wednesday, One Acadiana did just that. They hosted a Gâteau to Geaux drive-thru king cake event. The community was invited to pick up a slice of king cake and other Mardi Gras goodies. The organization partnered with Village Deaux, Beads for Less, and Bubbli Balloons to host the socially distanced celebration. "We know that Mardi Gras looks a little bit...

Moss Bluff man arrested on child porn charges following joint investigation MGN Online and last updated 2021-02-04 16:58:03-05 A Moss Bluff man was arrested Thursday on child pornography charges following a joint investigation by Louisiana State Police, the Louisiana Attorney Generals Office, and Homeland Security. Troopers say 21-year-old Jack Alvin Richard was arrested for downloading and distribution of pornography involving juveniles. According to State Police, an investigation revealed th...

Acadia Parish Sheriff announce scholarship for high school students MGN Online and last updated 2021-02-04 15:26:13-05 Acadia Parish Sheriff K.P. Gibson announced Thursday that the Louisiana Sheriffs Scholarship Program is currently underway. The Louisiana Sheriffs Scholarship Program will award scholarships providing assistance to worthy Louisiana students in furthering their education and training with resources made available through the Louisiana Sheriffs Honorary Membership Program. A Sc...

UL Lafayette releases statement on Lafayette library LEH grant rejection KATC and last updated 2021-02-04 16:27:49-05 UL Lafayette says that they have secured the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities grant that the Lafayette public library declined. In a statement, UL addressed the refusal of the Lafayette Parish library board and their questioning of one of ULs faculty members who would be a facilitator of the book discussion that was planned at the public library. Read the full statement b...

LDH confirms two additional cases of U.K. COVID variant in Southwest Louisiana Louisiana Department of Health and last updated 2021-02-04 15:38:42-05 On Thursday, the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) confirmed two additional cases of the COVID-19 variant, SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7, in Southwest Louisiana. This brings the states total number of confirmed cases of the B.1.1.7 variant to 5. Two cases have been identified in Region 1 (Greater New Orleans) and 3 have been identified in Region 5 (South...