In a tragic incident in Carencro, Louisiana, an 18-year-old high school student was fatally wounded in a shooting that occurred shortly after he exited a school bus on Friday afternoon.
Rumbles of thunder and flashes of lightning awoke Louisiana residents early this morning, when will the rain end? And, when will Louisiana get its next round of storms?
Thieves who are stealing ATM machines are continuing their crime spree across south Louisiana. The latest is reported in the small Acadia Parish town of Iota.
He was simply known to fellow hikers as Mostly Harmless or Denim, but as Facebook sleuths and the hiking community dug deeper, they discovered a checkered past...and that checkered past led to South Louisiana.
Lafayette, for example, has 11 locations. There are over a dozen in and around the Baton Rouge area, as well. Closing any of them could have a big impact on either community.
After nearly 5,000 nominations were submitted this year in Lafayette Parish, a selection committee chose the educators and support staff who stood out the most.
Thieves who have been ripping ATMs out of businesses in Louisiana are getting bolder. They stole a truck in Lafayette and used it to rip out an ATM at a bank.
Crews will be performing railroad work in Duson, Louisiana, and travelers will need to plan to take another exit if they need to get to US Highway 90 in that area.
The advisory recommending LUS customers boil their water prior to using it for consumption is lifted for most of north Lafayette Parish, with a few exceptions.
The frigid temperatures have caused problems with water treatment facilities in many Louisiana towns and cities, and officials have issued boil advisories.
According to Lafayette Consolidated Government, Acadiana Waste Services was not able to complete curbside collection routes today (Tuesday, January 16).