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FAA investigating Cecilia plane crash that left pilot seriously injured
CECILIA, La. (KADN) — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is now investigating the cause of an ultra-light plane crash in Cecilia. The small plane went down in a field along the banks of the Bayou Teche, near Teche Elementary, on Saturday, May 11. CECILIA, La. (KADN) — A small...
SEVERE T-STORM WATCH until 5am Friday for parishes, counties north of I-10
The National Weather Service has issued a SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH for East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Iberville, East Feliciana, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, Tangipahoa and West Feliciana Parishes as well as, Amite, Pike and Wilkinson Counties until 5am Friday. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH means conditions are favorable for...
Iberville Parish bait, tackle store burns in early-morning fire; investigators say cause was electrical
MARINGOUIN - L&L Bait and Tackle Store was severely damaged in an early-morning fire Tuesday. Video from Facebook showed the building burning, with pictures showing heavy smoke and strong flames pouring from the sides and top of the building. "So many good memories and times we had at this place,"...
West Baton Rouge blues artist builds legendary career
PORT ALLEN, La. (BRPROUD) – Erwinville native Lil Ray Neal has been playing the guitar and singing the blues for nearly 50 years. He knew at an early age that he was born to do music. “When most kids were given toys for Christmas, me and my brothers and...
Baseball Recap: San Jacinto Valley Academy falls despite strong effort from Alex Daniels
San Jacinto Valley Academy and New Roads squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but San Jacinto Valley Academy had to settle for second. They fell 12-9 to the New Roads Jaguars. Alex Daniels made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on...
Swamp Base participants earn every mile paddling in the swamp: 'The swamp is the classroom'
For the past 14 years, Ben Pierce has served as the executive director of the Lafayette-based nonprofit Louisiana Swamp Base, as well as the director for Swamp Base’s partner company, McGee’s Swamp Tours in Henderson. As a graduate of the Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture at LSU, he has worked with several landscape architecture firms from across the country.
Storm delivers heavy damage in parts of Livonia
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Over in Livonia, a small town over in Point Coupee Parish, folks on Lejeune Road recalled how scary things got when Monday’s storm rolled through. “Around 7:00 we got on the phone from the National Weather Service that there was a tornado warning and then five minutes within that one there was a second one. And then after that all heck broke loose,” said Berthelot, a homeowner on Lejeune Road. “When you looked outside there were limbs flying everywhere, you couldn’t see because the rain was so heavy blowing on, and we had limbs falling over the trailer onto the road.”
2 dead in Louisiana as tornadoes hit the South, leaving thousands without power
At least two people died as severe weather hit Louisiana overnight, with storms and tornadoes bringing devastation to southern states and leaving tens of thousands with damaged homes or severed power lines. One person died in unknown circumstances in the outskirts of the town of Henderson, while an unidentified woman...
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