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Tips on Spotting a Police Imposter Video included

Authorities in Mississippi are warning drivers that a possible murderer may be posing as a policeman. In this report,  State Trooper Stephen Hammonds shows us how you can tell a real cop from the imposter. More>>

Purple Rice Video included

This fall, Jambalaya pots at Death Valley might include a bright dash of purple. More>>

Unitary Status Granted in Evangeline Parish Video included

The Evangeline Parish School District is no longer under a desegregation order. In federal court Wednesday, a judge granted the district's request for unitary status. More>>

Broussard Development Concerns Video included

Questions that are surfacing over the availability of water services and future projects in the city of Broussard have at least one major home developer concerned. More>>

Jeanerette PD Chief Ousted Video included

Jeanerette's former police chief is out of the job. The board of aldermen voted to fire Mannie Mendoza at Tuesday night's meeting More>>

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  • De Primeaux says her daughter is prone to bloody noses, but when she stepped off the bus holding a hand full of Kleenex over her nose she was shocked to learn it was a result of her daughter being hit.
    De Primeaux says her daughter is prone to bloody noses, but when she stepped off the bus holding a hand full of Kleenex over her nose, she was shocked to learn it was a result of her daughter being hit.

  • In Mississippi, authorities say they're worried a killer is posing as a fake cop and targeting drivers along the highways. Two people were found dead last week, both were separate cases on two different
    The search for a highway killer in northern Mississippi continues. Motorists are being urged to use extra caution after two drivers were shot and killed.

  • 5:02 AM, Saturday, April 21, 2012 From Meteorologist Chris Cozart in the Live Doppler 10 Weather Center: SYNOPSIS  -  Scattered showers and a few rumbles of thunder across Acadiana this early morning.
    As a weak disturbance pulls away from Acadiana overnight, we'll see clearing skies with temperatures dropping into the mid 60s.  Sunshine returns Thursday with hotter weather building in.  Highs will reach the upper 80s and remain in that ballpark all the way thru the weekend.  By early next week, highs will average around 90°-91° as some pop-up showers and t'storms return.

  • Eunice PD Press Release Officers of the Eunice Police Department responded to Acadian Medical Center (AMC) in reference to a 17 year old female victim of a stabbing. During the investigation officers
    A Eunice teen is recovering after receiving multiple wounds in a knife attack including a 5 inch slash across her throat.

  • Neighbors and family members are mourning for a tragedy that occurred Saturday night in the town of Rayne. Fire quickly demolished a mobile home leaving several fatalities in its wake. Both the police
    Shaqueta McDade bonded out of jail over the weekend. McDade petitioned for a bond reduction hearing before release.  McDade is charged with four charges of second degree murder.

  • The Lafayette Parish School Board approved a 2.1 million dollar makeover for Northside High School a few months ago. It included academic and physical renovations and, staffing may be changing as well. It's
    The Lafayette Parish School Board approved a 2.1 million dollar makeover for Northside High School a few months ago. It included academic and physical renovations and, staffing may be changing as well.

  • Fifteen students from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette were honored for perfect 4.0 grade point averages during Spring General Assembly commencement at the Cajundome on May 12. The 15 are UL
    Fifteen students from the UL at Lafayette were honored for perfect grade point averages during graduation.

  • BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The Louisiana House has agreed to require drug testing of welfare recipients, amid charges from opponents that the mandate equals class warfare by targeting poor mothers. The proposal
    The Louisiana House has agreed to require drug testing of welfare recipients, amid charges from opponents that the mandate equals class warfare by targeting poor mothers.

  • Mitchell Guist Pictured Right
    BELLE RIVER, LA - Mitchell Guist, One of the stars from the History Channel's show "Swamp People" died Monday morning. According to the Assumption Parish Sheriff's Office, Guist was loading something
    Mitchell Guist, one of the stars from the History Channel's show "Swamp People" died Monday morning.

  • The State Fire Marshal's Office is investigating a house fire that claimed the life of a Ville Platte man. Fire Marshal Butch Browning said in a news release the Ville Platte Fire Department responded
    The State Fire Marshal's Office is investigating a house fire that claimed the life of a Ville Platte man. 
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