Port Barre

One Port Barre student is going viral for his HOCO proposal that had bystanders thinking he was going jail.

A student at a Port Barre school was arrested for allegedly making threats.

According to an heir of the nearby Thistlethwaite State Wildlife Management Area, bears have been spotted on cameras in this area in years past.

The Port Barre Police Department says that a man who claimed he was shot while riding his bicycle actually shot himself instead.

It's the latest in one of the deadliest years on Acadiana roads in recent memory.

Reports are out saying that due to COVID outbreaks amongst faculty and students at Port Barre High and Middle schools, those campuses will be moving to remote learning starting on Thursday, August 26th.

The shooting happened after the victim and another teen got into a fight.

According to reports, a 50-year-old man's body was recovered from the Old Courtableau waterway on January 18, 2021. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries are continuing their investigation, but they do understand that this incident developed after the man's kayak capsized.

Another casualty of the coronavirus pandemic was announced yesterday, and we are truly sad about this one.

21-year-old Darwin Fontenot, a Port Barre police officer, has bonded out of jail after he was arrested and charged with Malfeasance in Office and 3rd Degree Rape.

The outage occurred shortly before 10 Wednesday night, crews are currently working to restore service to the affected area.

The planned outage is expected to last at least six hours and will be followed by a boil advisory as a precaution.

Officers say the shooter killed his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend before calling 911 and killing himself.

Police are asking for your help to locate a missing Port Barre teen last seen the morning of March 28th morning at school.

A student at Port Barre High School was arrested yesterday for making a bomb threat to get out of a test he did not want to take, according to police.

The all clear has been given.

A basketball coach at Port Barre High School has been accused of having sexual relations with three students.

According to St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz the hostage situation in Port Barre has ended with the safe release of the hostage

Investigators with the State Fire Marshal's Office determined the fire started in a bedroom where the body of 64-year-old Diane Winchester was found.

Former NFL player and Port Barre native Marvin White has unspecified injuries following a run-in with Port Barre police.