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Kidnapping Survivor Elizabeth Smart Opens Up To Lafayette

Elizabeth Smart, who survived being kidnapped and raped at the age of 14 in 2002, came to the Hub City on Thursday to share her story and to "be that voice" to other sexual abuse survivors.

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Lafayette Police Cruiser, KPEL photo
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Update – Teenager Identified In Deadly Interstate 10 Crash In Lafayette Parish

13-year-old Abigail Vasquez of Breaux Bridge has died from a crash Wednesday morning that caused a huge traffic buildup on I-10 near mile marker 102, west of University Avenue.

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Broussard Middle; LPSSOnline
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Update – Bomb Threat At Broussard Middle Lifted

Earlier this morning Broussard Middle School administrators were informed that a student had written on a bathroom stall’s wall that there was a “pressure-cooker bomb” on the school’s campus.

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Louisiana’s Music Hall of Fame All-Stars Play Rhythms on the River Tonight at River Ranch

The spring season of Rhythms on the River is winding down as we're down to the second to last show.

Louisiana's Music Hall of Fame All-Stars will be the musical entertainment tonight for Rhythms on the River at River Ranch in Lafayette. The free music showcase kicks off at 5:30pm and wraps up around 8:30pm.

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Lafayette-Based Schumacher Group Lays Off 41 Employees

In a letter sent to employees obtained by our news partners at KATC TV-3, the company announced it is cutting its Patient Financial Management Services division.

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Lafayette Parish School Supt. Pat Cooper photo by KPEL
Lafayette Parish School Supt. Pat Cooper photo by KPEL
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Lafayette School Board Members Spar With Pat Cooper, Defund Thad Welch Again

Board members had stripped funding for Thad Welch, Cooper's special assistant, following a dispute over whether his lack of a high school diploma disqualified him for the job.

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6 Ragin Cajuns Earn Invites Into The NFL

We all know how awesome our Ragin Cajuns are, and now it seems the NFL is starting to know it as well. 6 Ragin Cajun players who helped U.L. historically win back to back New Orleans Bowls now have their foot in the door to the NFL!

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BP Sign (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
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Senator David Vitter Says BP Restoration Fine Payment “A Good Step” In Continued Recovery From 2010 Gulf Oil Spill

BP has announced they have agreed to pay $340 million of the $1 billion that they initially agreed to pay for early restoration through Natural Resources Damage Assessment (NRDA).

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One Year Later, Family Of Keiosha Felix Marks Anniversary With Candlelight Vigil

One year later, investigators are not much closer to solving Felix's mysterious disappearance, but they do believe she is still alive. Her family, including her baby, pray day and night for her return.

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Member Of Rallying Group Calls La. Gov. Bobby Jindal “The Brown Devil,” LAGOP Demanding Apology

A rally was held on the La. State Capitol on Tuesday urging Louisiana to accept the expansion of Obamacare by accepting the Medicaid money that comes along with it, something Gov. Bobby Jindal has been opposing.

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