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DOTD inspectors have issued reports that the Poche Road Bridge is in dire need of repairs.

KATC participates in second annual News Literacy Week January 25 - January 29 and last updated 2021-01-25 14:01:37-05 Monday, January 25 marks the beginning of the Second annual National News Literacy week. This week, KATC, and our parent company E.W. Scripps are working together to help our viewers stay better informed. The week aims to promote news literacy as a fundamental life skill and to provide the public with the tools needed to be an informed and empowered populace. Unlike food, the me...

IPSO: Man takes patrol vehicle and leads law enforcement on pursuit IPSO: Man takes patrol vehicle and leads law enforcement on pursuit and last updated 2021-01-26 15:24:28-05 The Iberia Parish Sheriffs Office says a man led deputies on a chase through three parishes in their own marked vehicle on Monday afternoon On January 25, 2021, at around 2:00 pm, Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a call regarding a disturbance in the 4400 block of Old La. 25. Upon arrival deputies attem...

The skies across Acadiana will remain rather gloomy with plenty of clouds and some rain chances until a definitive cool front pushes through the area Wednesday morning.

The Rayne Police Department say they are investigating complaints regarding theft by fraud crimes committed through the Facebook Marketplace platform.

Ochsner: Lafayette receives no new vaccines this week, second doses still available Ochsner and last updated 2021-01-25 16:51:56-05 Ochsner Health Systems says that their Lafayette locations have received no new vaccine allocations this week. The announcement from the health system comes as Louisiana has seen a 70 percent decline in the vaccine supply over the past four weeks. Ochsner says the state is working through the allocation process from the federal government. The decline led to th...

Former Crowley Police Officer arrested, accused of battery and last updated 2021-01-26 13:45:45-05 CROWLEY, La. — A former Crowley Police officer has been booked with battery and malfeasance in office, records show. Acadia Parish Sheriffs records show that Ashlee McElroy, 27, was booked on Jan. 18 with second-degree battery and malfeasance. Sheriff K.P. Gibson confirmed that McElroy was booked in connection with an incident involving a person in her custody. Records show that McElroy w...

Old BBQ pit at Iberia Medical Center restored by local companies Courtesy of Richard Howell and last updated 2021-01-25 21:25:04-05 An old and well loved BBQ pit at Iberia Medical Center is back home after a major restoration project. Richard Howell II, CRNA returned to his hometown hospital Iberia Medical Center for employment. He says that everything seemed mostly the same, expect for the BBQ pit he remembered on the property. He says it had seen better days. That pit, Howell recalls, has b...

Woman accused of leaving meth in motel Abbeville Police Department and last updated 2021-01-23 18:36:18-05 One person is in police custody after staff at an Abbeville motel discovered narcotics in one of the rooms. On Friday at 11:00 a.m., officers of the Abbeville Police Department responded to the Sunbelt Lodge on Veterans Memorial Drive in reference to staff finding narcotics in one of the rooms after the tenants checked out, according to Lt. Jonathan Touchet, spokesperson for the Departmen...

Woman donates carbon monoxide detectors after family members die of CO poisoning Woman donates carbon monoxide detectors after family members die of CO poisoning and last updated 2021-01-23 23:21:39-05 After losing five family members to carbon monoxide poisoning, a Louisiana native is making sure no one else falls victim to the deadly gas. Brundidges relatives made it through Hurricane Laura last August, but says the next day a gust of wind blew the garage door shut, trapping a generator and i...