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Heavy rain with the potential for damaging winds and hail is in the forecast for the next couple of days across South Louisiana.

Another severe weather threat will move across Acadiana on Tuesday and maybe Wednesday too.

Lafayette student wins regional spelling bee, will head to Scripps bee in Orlando KATC and last updated 2021-03-05 21:20:17-05 S-P-E-L-L-I-N-G That's what some of the area's best spellers were doing Friday night as they went head to head in the hopes they could represent Acadiana at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Orlando later this year. The spelling bee is broken up into two bees: one for students in grades 3-5 and one for those in grades 6-8. Typically, both bees would be held at the same time, but in an attempt to follow social distancing guidelines and be able to allow more spectat...

Lotto winnings: What Acadiana residents would do with their millions and last updated 2021-01-14 22:43:04-05 What would you do if you won the Powerball or Mega Millions lottery? Maybe you'd go on a trip, spend it all in one day, or perhaps you'd help those you care about most. As both jackpots exceed $500 million ahead of the next drawings this weekend, we wanted to find out just what you would do if you took home the millions. Donna Boullion, who we found shopping at Rouse's, said she would donate some of the money to church charities and some to the school she works at.

NWS confirms tornado touched down in St. Martin Parish Wednesday Weather leaves damage near Parks, Breaux Bridge and last updated 2021-01-07 20:57:56-05 ST. MARTIN PARISH — Strong storms blew through Acadiana on Wednesday night, bringing with them damage for parts of St. Martin Parish. The KATC weather teams say that reports of damage from last night's storm spread from Parks to Breaux Bridge. Chief Meteorologist Rob Perillo says the National Weather Service has surveyed the damage in St. Martin Parish and confirmed a tornado touched down between Parks and Breaux Bridge on Grand Bois Roa...