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Shorten The Yellow Light – Raise The Revenue, Are Traffic Signals Manipulated For Money?

An adjustment of just half a second in the length of a yellow caution light could result in the doubling of red light camera revenue. Could this be happening in Lafayette Parish?

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Revenue Estimating Conference Finds Millions Of Dollars In Additional Money For La. Budget

In a meeting on Wednesday, the state's Revenue Estimating Conference concluded that $155 million more is available for the fiscal year that starts July 1st. This comes as lawmakers in the Senate begin to take a look at the House-approved budget next week.

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Update – Lafayette Drowning Victim Identified In Death At Moore Park

Lafayette Police say 17-year-old Christlyn Willis of Lafayette died Tuesday while swimming in a pond at Moore Park, which is located off University Avenue.

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2013 Hurricane Names Have Been Released For Upcoming 2013 Hurricane Season

The 2013 Hurricane season is just about here, and the names have just been released for the upcoming season. Here's to hoping we never meet any of these people/storms

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NTSB Recommends Tougher Drunken Driving Threshold

An NTSB study suggested dropping the blood alcohol content level could cut down the nationwide number of drunk driving deaths by as much as 10,000.

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Man Catches Flying Bird With Bare Hands [Video]

What you are about to see if real. The hunter in this video is out hunting quail with his buddies and he reaches up and plucks a bird right out of the air. I have seen people noodle fish but never have I seen anyone bare hand a quail.

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RCAF Hits the Million Mark

Over 1200 donors have contributed so far in 2013.

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LSU To Sponsor Gay ‘Lavender Graduation’ Ceremony

Members and friends of the Louisiana State University (LSU) LGBTQA community will have the opportunity to attend the Lavender Graduation ceremony.

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Child Pornography Case Involving Infants Leads To Lafayette Man’s Guilty Plea

Ray Hatton III of Lafayette has admitted to storing child pornography on his computer - illegal images that prosecutors say involved infants and very young children.

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How Much Would Privatizing Most LSU Hospitals Cost Louisiana?

As part of his $24.7 million budget proposal, La. Gov. Bobby Jindal is pushing the transfer to private management of LSU hospitals. So what could this cost Louisiana?

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