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The chair the house is in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for further consideration of house concurrent resolution 71 which the clerk will report by title. The clerk concurrent resolution establishing the congressional budget for the United States government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for iscal years 2019 through 2027. The chair when the committee of the whole rose earlier today, a request for a recorded vote on amendment nu...

It's been almost six years since Lafayette Police Cpl. Michael Middlebrook died in a shooting. The man accused in the case is expected to plead tomorrow.

Ian Howard has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, and will remain in a mental facility until his 2024 trial.

A hearing was set today for a judge to hear from doctors who have been treating Ian Howard, who is accused in connection with the 2017 slaying of Lafayette Police Cpl. Michael Middlebrook.

During a 2021 hearing that resulted in his being found incompetent, doctors testified Ian Howard wasn't well enough to help his lawyers in his defense - but that he could be, with treatment.

Dustin Poirier has made Lafayette proud as he not only made his ascent to national prominence in the UFC but has become an athlete known for giving back.

Dustin Poirier has made Lafayette proud as he not only made his ascent to national prominence in the UFC but has become an athlete known for giving back.

Lafayette City Marshal Reggie Thomas is hosting the Police Memorial Fest which will benefit officers families whose loved ones died while on duty.

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — A judge has declared that a man facing charges in the fatal 2017 shooting of a Louisiana police officer is not competent to stand trial. State district Judge Valerie Gotch Garrett ruled that suspect Ian Howard, is unable to help in his own defense, news outlets reported.

Ian Howard, the man accused of fatally shooting a Lafayette Police officer, is not competent to stand trial, which has been postponed, a judge ruled.