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Foggy Morning, Toasty Afternoon Temperatures
After a foggy start to the day, we will see sunshine fill the sky through the rest of the day. Stable air from storms yesterday will lead to quiet weather conditions with just a pop-up shower or two. Highs reach the mid and upper 80s this afternoon. Tonight, skies remain mostly clear as fog redevelops. Lows will be near 70.
Lafayette man boats double-digit bass in Lake Chicot “dogfight”
That’s one thing that Derek McCauley of Lafayette is wondering after landing a huge bass on April 16 in a Tuesday evening “dogfight” tournament on Lake Chicot. The 25-inch long bass – its flat belly and healed tail screaming “post-spawn” – weighed 10 pounds, 5 ½ ounces after McCauley pulled her out of a cypress tree around 7:30 that night – an hour before weigh-in.
Gun found at defendant’s Lafayette home matches gun used in killing, ballistics analyst testifies
A ballistics analyst testified in court Monday that a gun found at a Lafayette man’s home matched the casings and bullet found at a 2016 murder. Joshua Willis faces a first-degree murder charge in the death of 23-year-old Ashley Metz and a second-degree murder charge in the death of 22-year-old Brouklynn Hill, who were found shot dead inside separate burning cars in the Scott and Carencro areas in the early morning hours of June 21, 2016.
Rock and roll fantasy: Musician creates camps for adults to learn to create music
Unleash your inner rock star at a unique adult rock and roll music camp experience in downtown Lafayette. Presented by Grammy-nominated drummer Danny Devillier who designed the Good Time Rock Retreat as a "transformative rock camp specifically designed for adults." Devillier has worked as a professional musician for more than...
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