Rayne

22-year-old Michael Nugent of Rayne has been charged with two counts of Attempted Second Degree Murder after an incident Sunday night just north of Rayne on Highway 35.

The shooting suspect turned himself in to authorities.

11-year-old Armstrong Middle student MaKenzie Prejean was disappointed her school's dance had been cancelled for Friday night. What she didn't know was that her family had a little surprise for her to lift her spirits.

Yesterday, a co-worker was traveling on La 35 between Kaplan and Rayne in Vermilion Parish when he noticed something a little strange. To his left, all throughout some flooded land, he saw multiple big yellow flags. They are much bigger than the little small flags used to mark gas lines and things like that. These flags are big enough to actually flap in the wind. What the heck are they for?

Our friend J.C. Webb has provided us with some amazing pictures from the rising waters in Crowley and Rayne so you can really get a visual as to what the situation is there.

I-10 west in Rayne has reopened following the crash earlier today.

If you want something for yourself, work for it. Use your own money and buy it. Work to make your own money. It is all part of growing up and becoming an adult. Some folks apparently do not like this concept. Which leads to yet another theft and your help is needed.

Obviously, having a bunch of frogs is one reason, but that's not the main reason Rayne earned the title.

Rayne Police are investigating a fatal accident that happened Sunday night in the 500 block of American Legion Street.

Make sure to share this everywhere you can, with everyone you can so he can bring that money home to Acadiana!

When police officers check surveillance videos for suspected robbers and other criminals, they try to find something identifiable about them so they can apprehend them as quick as possible.

Officials say the boy's autopsy revealed a perforation in his small intestine was caused by blunt force to the stomach.

The statement came in a Thursday press release regarding the June 5 arrest of three teenagers on felony charges.

The Bryan Badon Memorial Concert will be held at the Rayne Frog Festival Pavillion today from noon to midnight. All proceeds will go to Bryan's wife and kids to help defray funeral expenses. Bryan was a long-time musician who played with many local bands and tragically lost his life in an automobile accident earlier this year.