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Lafayette Shows Strength Through Recession, Tops List Of Mid-Sized Cities
Lafayette ranked 1st for Recession-Busting mid-sized cities (2nd overall) and 8th for Prime Workforce in mid-sized cities.
Police Identify Akein Scott As One Of The Shooters In Mother’s Day Shooting In New Orleans
New Orleans Police have released a photo and identified 19 year old Akein Scott as one of the shooters in the Mother's Day parade shooting that injured 19, including 2 children.
L.J. Alleman In Lafayette Searched – Classes Resume
Police say they are searching the school as a precaution.
Motorcycle Crash Claims A Life In St. Martin Parish
The crash is near Breaux Bridge
Lafayette High School Teacher Accused Of Throwing Hammer At Student
All Clear Given At L.J. Alleman Middle School Following Bomb Threat
Students at Broussard Middle School were evacuated Thursday after a similar threat.
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.
St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office Needs Help Locating Missing Charenton Woman Jacqueline Ann Haun
Mother, Child Reunited After Boy Wandered From Grandparents Near Time Plaza In Lafayette
The mom said the boy was excited to ride in the back of a police car, and when asked what he would have done if a bad person had gotten to him first, he said he "would've used a sword."

