Page 379 - Katc News Today

Jennings man arrested for theft of a vehicle JDPSO and last updated 2021-01-20 13:34:59-05 A Jennings man has been arrested, accused of vehicle theft. The Jeff Davis Parish Sheriffs Office says that on Tuesday, January 19, 2021, deputies were dispatched to 15147 Highway 102, Jennings, Louisiana, in reference to a vehicle theft. The complainant told deputies he was working on a construction site and a co-worker notified him that someone drove away in the victims truck. At around 11:00 am deputi...

Singer and Abbeville native Koryn Hawthorne to perform at Inaugural Gospel Celebration KATC and last updated 2021-01-20 14:08:59-05 Koryn Hawthorn, Abbeville native and Christian music and gospel singer, will join a number of other performers for the 2021 Inaugural Gospel Celebration. Hawthorn, will perform during the two-hour virtual event featuring performances from artists including Fedd Hammond, Marvin Sapp and Tasha Cobbs-Leonard to celebrate the January 2021 Inauguration of President Joe ...

Bicyclist struck on Evangeline Thruway near I-10 KATC News and last updated 2021-01-18 22:20:03-05 LAFAYETTE, La. — A bicyclist was struck Monday night on the Evangeline Thruway near I-10 and transported to the hospital. According to the Lafayette Police Department, the cyclist was struck by a vehicle on the Northbound lanes of Evangeline Thruway at Castille Avenue in Lafayette. LPD says the victim was transported hospital and has yet to be identified. Police say the incident was not a h...

New Iberia residents healing after two teens shoot, kill each other Local leaders weigh in on gun violence, what the city can do to prevent these tragedies. and last updated 2021-01-19 04:36:16-05 NEW IBERIA, La. — Two mothers are mourning the loss of their two teenage boys after a shooting last night. Now, local leaders are working towards figuring out a solution to gun violence. Police says the two young men were arguing on the 700 block of Rosalie Street in New Iberia before they shot a...

LPD: Pedestrian struck by vehicle on the Evangeline Thruway dies MGN and last updated 2021-01-19 20:57:26-05 LAFAYETTE, La. — The pedestrian struck by a vehicle Monday evening on the Evangeline Thruway has died. Lafayette Police say that on January 18, at around 8:36 pm, Lafayette Police responded to a accident in the 2100 block of NE Evangeline Thruway involving a pedestrian being struck by a vehicle. The driver of the vehicle was traveling north on the NE Evangeline Thruway when the ped...

As of Jan. 19, the number of total coronavirus cases reported in Louisiana increased by 2,126 and there have been 71 new deaths, according to the Louisiana Department of Health.

St. Mary/ Vermilion Community Action Agency taking appointments for utility assistance program MGN online and last updated 2021-01-19 13:39:23-05 The St Mary / Vermilion Community Action Agency is currently taking appointments for their utility assistance program for eligible residents. The agency announced Monday that they will begin taking appointments for utility assistance at 8:30. -1:00pm on Tuesday January 19, 2021. Appointments will be taken on Tuesday and Wednesday until all appointme...

Scott asking residents, businesses to decorate for Mardi Gras KATC and last updated 2021-01-19 10:53:01-05 The Scott Business Association is asking all businesses and residents to decorate The City of Scott for Mardi Gras. The SBA Board of Directors announced in December that its annual Mardi Gras Ball and Parade would be canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. As an alternative means of celebrating, the association is asking the community to decorate homes and businesses in the spiri...

UL Lafayette students CAPE-3 satellite collecting data for NASA as it orbits Earth UL Lafayette / Virgin Orbit A tiny satellite built by student researchers at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette was launched into space Sunday to measure radiation levels as it orbits Earth. “The CubeSat” left the Mojave Air and Space Port in California inside a Virgin Orbit LauncherOne rocket attached beneath a wing of a customized Boeing 747. By: Charlie Bier, UL Lafayette Office...

Officials cut ribbon on completed I-10 widening project between Henderson and the Basin Bridge and last updated 2021-01-19 20:03:16-05 A ribbon cutting ceremony was held on Tuesday at 9:00 am to celebrate the completion of the I-10 widening project between Henderson and the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge. DOTD says the $54.7 million project involved pavement replacement within the existing lanes in each direction for 2.7 miles along I-10 from La. 347 to the base of the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge. An ad...